IMAN Roster Artist Maimouna Youssef on Tour with Common
We are excited to announce IMAN Roster Artist Maimouna Youssef’s summer tour in collaboration with IMAN and Pillars Fund. She will be joining hip-hop legend Common for several shows on his “Let Love” tour, as he premieres his book called “Let Love Have The Last Word”. This multi-city tour deepens IMAN’s Arts & Culture work by lifting up the voices of other spiritually rooted, socially conscious, and spatially relevant artists on the current Roster, uniting disconnected people and facilitating transformative collective healing in order to radically reimagine the world around us.
Maimouna Youssef, also known as “MuMu Fresh” is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, activist and acclaimed hip-hop artist who was featured on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” performance series, has been called a “quadruple threat” by The Roots’ Black Thought, and “groundbreaking” by Oscar and Grammy-winning artist Common.
Maimouna is a Baltimore native of Choctaw, African American, and Muslim heritage who was born into a family of exceptional artists deeply rooted in spirituality and activism. She began singing traditional indigenous and African songs at four years old and began her music career at 16 years old. Her deep history with IMAN traces back over a decade to multiple performances at Takin’ It to the Streets, CommUNITY Café, and Artist Retreats, as well as high-level consultations with our Arts & Culture team. She has captivated audiences with what has been described as a “unique” and spiritual” experience and we are excited by the ways that this tour and partnership will continue to celebrate Maimouna’s deep connections to Native and Muslim traditions and identity alongside her longstanding commitment to IMAN’s work and vision.
This summer she is also gearing up to release a much-anticipated album called “Chasing Goosebumps II: The Healing” produced by world-renowned DJ Jazzy Jeff and artists from The Playlist Collective. Maimouna will share this music during the upcoming tour, spreading the message of healing, resilience and empowerment.
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