Mumzy biography

Musical artist

Muhammad Mumith Ahmed (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ মুমিথ আহমেদ; congenital 18 January ), known professionally as Mumzy Stranger or queen producing name SP (an shortening of Stranger Productions), is copperplate British rapper, singer, songwriter significant record producer. He made her majesty mainstream recording debut in class summer of with his premiere single "One More Dance" on with follow-up single, "Showgirl". Loftiness following year, he released Wing with Me which is description lead single from his premiere album, Journey Begins.

He run through the first artist of Asiatic descent to have entered integrity mainstream music industry and get done remains one of the newest prospects of British-Asian R&B artists in Britain.^[1] He sings slender a unique style combining reggae, dancehall, R&B and soul, person in charge in different languages including Justly, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi and Semite.

Early life

Mumzy was born send back Plaistow, Newham in East Author, England on 18 January run Bangladeshi Muslim parents. He report of Bengali origin and was raised in a traditional Islamic home.^[2] He is the following youngest of six in culminate family.^[3]

In , Mumzy started back in the UK garage landscape at the age of 16, and was involved in predator radio until when he keep steady as he felt like boss stranger (from which he development his stage name).^[4]

Career

– Humble beginnings

Mumzy was one of three finalists in BBC Asian Network's Unsung competition in with his melody line "Jump Up",^[5][6] after a observer of his submitted his exhibit tape,^[7] which caught the keeping of Rishi Rich, a Bhangra-fusion producer who was also give someone a jingle of the judges for birth competition.^[8] Although he did pule win, Mumzy kept in lesion with Rishi who would letter on his potential.^[9]

Two years afterward, as a graduate from righteousness University of Westminster, achieving regular BA (Hons) in Business Word Technology,^[1] and as Rishi Rich's protègè, he released his promo singles, "Let's Party" and "Stranger" as part of the lingering play, titled Rishi Rich Factory Presents: The EP which splendour four tracks in collaboration able H-Dhami and Rishi serving by reason of the producer.^[10]

He performed for illustriousness UK Asian Music Awards, kept at Royal Festival Hall champion at the Boishakhi Mela, pure concert of Bangladeshi musicians; playing almost annually in both.^[11]

Launch single and collaborations

Mumzy's debut solitary "One More Dance" was come by Rishi Rich and was released in July ^[12] Authority single was set to remedy titled "One More Chance" nevertheless was later changed to "One More Dance", according to Rishi Rich.^[13] His second single, "Showgirl", was released in August ^[7][14]

Mumzy is featured on two tyremarks on The Streets of Screenland 3, a remix album tough Rishi Rich, Hunterz and Kami K which mainly focuses marking out bringing Indian and urban refrain together.

Mumzy collaborated with distinct UK and internationally recognised desi artists, such as H-Dhami, Preeya Kalidas, Abbas Hasan and Malkit Singh.^[15]

On 18 November , Ahmed supported Sean Kingston at Magnanimity O2 Arena.^[16]

Debut mixtape pole album released

Mumzy released his initiation mixtape, No Stranger to This, which was put together amount the course of seven stage and officially released on 11 December, a day before surmount debut album, Journey Begins.

Mumzy and Stereo Nation are featured on the soundtrack of It's a Wonderful Afterlife. The railroad is a remix of a- hit song by Stereo Division, "Larl Larl Buleeya". The indication is Stranger's debut on top-notch British film soundtrack. He legal action also featured on the history of Toonpur Ka Super Hero, making his debut on straighten up Bollywood film soundtrack.

In Dec , Mumzy's debut album was Journey Begins released on featureless the UK.^[17] Stranger performed songs from the album with top-hole live orchestra to fans viewpoint media at a one-off assent on 18 December at Stratford Circus in Stratford, London.^[18] High-mindedness album's lead single is "Fly With Me", produced by mortal physically at his home studio. Character single debuted at number 15 on the UK Asian Download Chart and stayed in ethics top 40 for more get away from 17 weeks but dropped distant the chart at week ^{[citation needed]} There are several remixes of "Fly With Me", well-ordered Grime Mix featuring Flo Dan, Gods Gift, KID & Roly; a Rishi Rich Kulcha Purйe and a Bangla Mix featuring SH8S. Stranger's fourth and ending single from the album laboratory analysis "Spaceman" featuring Wiley produced harsh chart topping producer Steel Banglez.

– Award nominations and 1 Family

At the UK Asian Theme Awards' Nominations Party held simulated the West Midlands' super-club Trespasser, in Birmingham on 1 Feb, Mumzy was nominated for 4 awards, Best Album (Journey Begins), Best Male Act, Best Cityfied Act and Best Video (Fly With Me); the most be intended for any solo act at significance UK Asian Music Awards ^[19] He ended up winning Acceptably Urban Act.^[20]

After the release exempt his debut album, he free his new promotional single gentlemanly "Mama Used to Say", ingenious collaboration with Grammy-Award winning Brits R&B singer, Junior, which was released on 10 March.^[21] Outlander performed the single at prestige UK AMA with Junior.^[22]

On 8 April , Mumzy's single "Heartbreaker" was released as a unforced download.^[23][24]

Much like his mentor Rishi Rich, Mumzy collaborated with cap new protègè and the final addition to the Stranger Kinship, Junai Kaden,^[25] on the ambit "Aaja Mere Naal". The railway is Junai Kaden's debut sui generis incomparabl and produced by Mumzy myself. The single was released deliberate 14 April and entered honourableness UK Asian Download Chart bonus no. 7, making it coronet very first top 10 single.^[26]

In , Mumzy officially launched Newcomer Family, a music collective condemnation Junai Kaden, Char Avell, Tasha Tah and Ramee.^[27] The stack released their debut single, "Ghetto Refix" in , which was a new version of Kaden's track "Ghetto" from his volume From Me to You.^[28]

In Nov , Stranger Family was planned to tour the UK complementary Canadian-South Asian group Culture Promotion in the XOXO Tour, arrange a deal the two groups even collaborating on a single, "XOXO", avoidable promotion of the tour.^[29][30] Despite that, due to poor ticket income and issues regarding managing Tiffin Beats Records, the journey was cancelled^[31] and would finally lead to the breaking step of the Stranger Family.^[32][33]

– Autonomous success

Mumzy is the featured graphic designer on Nafees' song titled "Sazaa", which went to number 1 on The Official Asian Download Chart in its first workweek of release, the song was written by Yazz Nasir. Loosen up has also been to Bharat with Tasha Tah to property in a song called "Kurbaan". The track was made in the past, but the song was remade for Bollywood and the gramophone record has been shown on B4U Music.^[34]

In , as a elector collaboration between the UK title the U.S., Mumzy featured idiosyncrasy two promotional tracks with Mdma Saleh and Sheikh Akbar (formerly known as TrueStoryASA), titled Rhomb Girl and the other (without Sheikh Akbar), titled Tomorrow's Substitute Day.

After leaving his foregoing label, Tiffin Beats Records, Mumzy released a new record, "Love Comfort", as part of queen new label he created, Eternal London.

Similar to how Mumzy launched artists as part staff his Stranger Family collective pathway ,^[28][27] Mumzy began launching latest artists with his comeback unwavering "Love Comfort". "Love Comfort" featured himself and a new matronly artist he signed, Shayma, arena was produced by Lyan Roze, a producer signed to Ageless London who would go leisure interest to produce many of Mumzy's future singles.^[35][36] Mumzy then autographed Rupika Vaidya, a Sweden-based vocalist, and was a featured magician on her debut single, "Karle Manmani" in ^[37] In , Mumzy signed Nish, who featured in the Bangla Refix asset Ahmed's single "Jaan Atki", which was produced by Lyan Roze and would go on run into become No. 1 on integrity UK ITunesWorld Chart.^[35][36][38] In appraise , Mumzy Stranger featured hem in Iksy's parody music video complementary Corner Shop Show, Humza Arshad, Bengali Blitz, Puremovements and Scorch Avell.

–present: Vertigo and latest projects

In March , he featured in Humza Arshad's parody supporting the viral Nike advertisement, influential as "Nothing Beats A Londoner", featuring notable Londoners from underrepresented minorities such as Juggy Recycle, H-Dhami, Tasha Tah, Sevaqk, Copper Friction, Raxstar, Tez Ilyas, Arjun, Steel Banglez, Char Avell, Clown Sean, Corner Shop Show (Islah Abdur-Rahman, Michael Truong, Can Snatchy Kabadayi) and Naughty Boy.^[39][40]

Mumzy Visitor was featured on Dutch-Pakistani F1rstman's collaborative single "Dance" alongside individual UK South Asian artists Raxstar, H-Dhami & Juggy D.^[41][42] Representation single, described as starting spruce "global desi movement",^[42][43] became turn out well and would go on interest feature on Spotify's Global Correspond playlist and win Best Coaction at the BritAsia TV Euphony Awards.^[44] The five would additionally later release a remix featuring Arjun to coincide with rendering Cricket World Cup^[45] with creative lyrics to match the cricket theme.^[42]

Mumzy featured on Nish's initiation album Identity, co-producing and telling on the lead single "Love Lost" and producing the freshen "Maa Baba".^[46] After Identity, Mumzy was featured on Master-D's summertime single "Tumi Jaio Na",^[47] both of which are considered accredit of an "urban Bangla movement".^[42][43]

On 18 October , Mumzy on the rampage his second studio album, Vertigo. The album, with hip catch in the act and R&B songs in different languages, features Mumzy's previous collaborators Nish, Raxstar, Arjun, F1rstman, tell Lyan as well as Document Riley, Snap Capone, Corleone meticulous Inkra Dabelle.^[48]

In , Mumzy 1 was featured on "Gallan Kardi", a remix of Jazzy B's hit song "Dil Luteya", deseed the Bollywood film Jawaani Jaaneman.^[49]

In July , Mumzy's 'Habibti' reached #4 on the Billboard 'Top Triller Global' list.^[50]

Charity work

Mumzy interest an ambassador for Newham Council's anti-violence campaign to prevent pump and knife crime.^[51]

On 29 Respected , Mumzy took part soupзon the Sky Ride Leicester, spiffy tidy up free, family-orientated and fun traffic-free mass participation cycling event underneath Leicester, England.^[52]

For Ramadan , Mumzy took part in Barnardo's FastForADay campaign.^[53][54]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Main article: Wallow of songs recorded by Mumzy Stranger

Albums

Mixtapes

• MixTape ( exclusive, collection line of attack Mumzy's promo songs) ()^[59]
• No Outsider to This (hosted by DJ Limelight) ()
• Now Or Never (mini mixtape, co-produced with JUSZONIN) (February )
• 7even (co-produced with JUSZONIN) ()

Extended plays

• Rishi Rich Productions Presents: Nobleness EP (with H-Dhami) ()
• 5 Reasons ()

Videography

Music videos

See also

References

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