Mustafa Shares Video for New Song “Name of God”: Watch

Mustafa, the Toronto artist formerly known as Mustafa the Poet, has shared his first new song since dropping his album When Smoke Rises in 2021. “Name of God” was co-produced by Aaron Dessner, Simon Hessman, and Mustafa, and it comes with a self-directed video. Watch it below.

In the visual for his new song, Mustafa sings along to “Name of God” while dancing in different scenarios: surrounded by people dressed in traditional Muslim garb, hands undressing him, and a number of weapons pointed at his face. He also rides on the back of a motorcycle on the highway while draped in a Sudanese flag. At the end, a dedication to his late brother Mohamed, who died this summer, appears on the screen.

Revisit the Rising interview “Mustafa’s Meditative Songs of Mourning.”