Omar Musa

Today, rapper, poet, playwright, and novelist, Omar Musa. When Omar was growing up in the regional NSW town of Queenbeyan, the son of a theatre historian and Malaysian poet, he fell slowly into the world of the arts– driven partly by an obsessive desire to create, and partly by the injustices he saw in the Australia’s combustible society. It would be the basis for a life spent creating in all forms. One that would take him from seedy record labels in London, to otherworldly cultural experiences in California, and back to his family roots in Borneo. As a rapper Omar has collaborated with some of the greats – Horrorshow, Kate Tempest, Marc E. Bassy, and Akala to name a few. Beyond that his poetry books, and novel have both been widely acclaimed.  He’s currently finishing a run of his self written, self performed play Since Ali Died at Sydney festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.