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Multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, producer and film-maker, Abdulhamid has been an active member of the Toronto music scene, since his arrival in Canada in 1992. Born in Sudan, Abdulhamid began performing at the age of six. He toured across Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait and the UAE. He is known for bringing traditional rhythms into popular music in Sudan. When he left Sudan at age 18, he performed, recorded and toured extensively, appearing at major music festivals in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Oslo, Finland and Iceland. Abdulhamid plays the guitar, bass, drums, flute, harmonica, kirin, bass kirin, darabhuka, marimba, balimbo, congas, bongos, djembe, dumbek and tama.
He has been invited to perform in festivals and conduct workshops (merging music and movement) in Spain, France and Portugal. Abdulhamid has played and recorded with David Clayton Thoma, the Motown Legend Band “The Drifters”, Doug Riley, Jackie Richardson, Julie Black, Karyn White, Deborah Cox and Zaki Ibrahim. He is the film director of the awards winning documentary, Let’s Find A Way. Moreover, Abdulhamid has musically directed a series of shows at the Caliban Arts Theatre (Freedom Live), Inner Stage, and various dance companies. He also composed and produced music for several TV shows as well some main stream Hollywood movies.