Mustafa - When Smoke Rises (Dark Green Vinyl) Vinyl LP Traffic Entertainment the album was a minor

the album was a minor commercial success selling 200

crafting a sweeping variety of musical ideas that mirror the limitless universe of Minecraft

A fitting analogy of the album’s feel can be found in the origin of its title:

then they would die

Mustafa - When Smoke Rises (Dark Green Vinyl) Vinyl LP Traffic Entertainment the album was a minorWhen Smoke Rises is the debut solo release from Toronto based poet, activist, and songwriter Mustafa. The project features narrative vignettes from his community of Regent Park and was written over an 18 month period following the loss of friends to gun violence. Mustafa categorizes the cross genre work as "inner city folk music."