Nadir Omowale
Artist – Producer – Creative Strategist
“New York City was recently blessed with a live performance from funk guitarist & vocalist, Nadir. He has been mystifying audiences for many years with that ‘stone cold funk’ that undeniably rocks your world, get your hips gyrating and your head bobbin’!”
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Everyone’s approach to life is just a little bit different than the next cat. Some of us need to isolate and conquer, one task at a time, in order to get where we’re going.
Don’t lump Nadir Omowale in that group.
To say that the East Tennessee transplant to Detroit is busy these days would be a serious understatement. Nadir juggles the responsibilities of running a company and involvement in various causes and organizations, all the while playing his award-winning music with his band Nadir’s Distorted Soul.
Topping it all off is his current stint with MTV as the Choose or Lose 2008 correspondent to the state of Michigan, which lasts until the presidential election in November.
DFP caught up with the ultra-motivated multi-threat himself to learn a little bit more about the man.
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On December 20, 2007, MTV announced their collaboration with AP Online Video Network for coverage of the 2008 Elections. As you will see below, they have selected a citizen journalist from each state to file weekly stories from a youth perspective throughout the year. The MTV Michigan correspondent will be funk/soul artist Nadir Omowale.
AP Online Video Network & Top Mobile Carriers to Distribute
Weekly “Street Team ’08” Reports
Knight Foundation Grant Helps Power
Mobile Media Election Coverage Experiment
December 20, 2007 – New York, NY – MTV, as part of its Emmy-winning “Choose or Lose” campaign (www.ChooseorLose.com), today unveiled “Street Team ’08”: a specially recruited group of 51 citizen journalists – one from every state and Washington, D.C. – who will cover the 2008 elections from a youth perspective and tailor their reports for mobile devices. The members will contribute weekly, multi-media reports (short form videos, blogs, animation, photos, podcasts) that will be distributed via a soon-to-launch WAP site, MTV Mobile, Think.MTV.com and to the more than 1,800 sites in the Associated Press Online Video Network. Carefully selected by MTV after an extensive nationwide search, the one-of-a-kind press corps will be armed with mobile media like laptops, video cameras and cell phones, and charged with uncovering the untold political stories that matter most to young people in their respective states. Continue reading
Montage by Christopher Land
New music by Nadir
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Is That What You Wanted?!
(c) 2007 (Mitchell, Omowale)
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Iraqi oil underneath the sand…
An endless search for weapons has began.
NeoConservatives are on the take,
And I’m still waiting on my yellowcake.
Call 9-11 there’s some fishy shit
Goin’ on, goin’ on, goin’ on.
All our surpluses turned to deficits
And all the money’s gone over there and here at home, yeah.
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
The flood is rising from the hurricane…
These muthafuckas were vacationing.
NeoImperialist hypocrites
Stole the election and the government.
Call 9-11 there’s some fishy shit
Goin’ down, goin’ down, goin’ down.
Who is the enemy combatant here?
They just take more and more while the world is at war, yeah.
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Well, the family business is oil, spies and war.
Shoulda known all along who you been workin’ for.
Mission accomplished. The nation’s disgraced.
That Dick just shot a muthafucka in the face!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Is That What You Wanted?!
Did you wanna start a civil war?
Did you want the cash? Did you want the oil?
Did you crash the planes? I wanna know.
What about the war games that very morning?
Is That What You Wanted?!
December is looking to be a very busy month for Nadir, as he tours the Midwest playing with a few of the area’s top bands, does a few solo performances, and gets with Distorted Soul for another hot show.
Saturday, December 1 is Noel Night, and Nadir has two solo singer/songwriter performances on tap. His first show is at Goodwell’s Market on Willis at 6:15p, and the second at Barnes & Noble on Warren at 8:15p.
Monday, December 3 kicks off a weekly funk night at Black Lotus Brewing Company in Clawson. Nadir is a member of Boombox Hero, an all-star quartet made up of some of Detroit’s best musicians. The band features Swami Harper of the Black Bottom Collective on keyboard, Emily Rogers from Lola Valley and Clear Gray on bass, Djallo Djakate, who plays with Spencer Barefield and many others, on the drums, and Nadir is supplying the guitar and vocals. Boombox Hero will reach into their bag of eclectic funk every Monday from 9:00 to midnight at Black Lotus.
Friday, December 7, Nadir is playing bass for Funkeestation, a band known for their jazzy funk, Motown and soul classics. Nadir and Funkeestation will be at Andiamo Lakerfront Bistro in St. Clair Shores at 9:00p.
Saturday, December 8, Nadir is back with Distorted Soul for their monthly soul experience at The Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio. Make sure to mark your calenders because beginning in 2008, Nadir and Distorted Soul will be at the Village Idiot the second Friday of each month.
Tuesday, December 11 at 8:30p, Nadir makes his much awaited return to The Elbo Room in Chicago for a solo singer/songwriter performance. Also appearing on the bill will be Agents of Change, Tristan James, and avery r. young.
For details on these and others upcoming dates, visit our Events page.
Nadir’s photo is on the cover of this week’s “Play” Entertainment Weekly in the Detroit Free Press. The feature highlights the Detroit International River Days Festival. NADIR’s Distorted Soul performed there on Tuesday, June 26, 8:00pm at the new Detroit Riverwalk.
Special thanks to Amy Leang for the dope photo and to Nancy Schoenheide-Phares for being THE BEST.
This is the image of a man making a pained and impassioned plea to his government.Every US citizen should go to Congress in Washington D.C. and lobby for a cause they believe in.
On June 18 and 19, I met with congressional staffers to tell my story and advocate for the revision of Internet radio royalty rates – a cause that could change the very nature of my business and my life. For more background on the issue click HERE.
By walking through the House and Senate office buildings, and participating in the lobbying process, I got a much better understanding of what really goes on at the Capitol. I also understand why those of us who DON’T have lobbyists working on our behalf are constantly beaten by those who do.
Here’s how it works. Continue reading
Next week I’ll travel to Washington D.C. to meet with my congressman and senators in an effort to Save Internet Radio.
I will be working with the SaveNetRadio Coalition to make sure our already limited music choices don’t dwindle even further. On May 2, 2007, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) dramatically increased the amount of royalties that Internet radio services must pay record labels and recording artists.
Now, I’m sure you’re wondering why I would be concerned that the government is telling the Internet radio stations who have been playing my music that they should pay me more money.
The reality is that the major record labels and their royalty collecting agency, Sound Exchange, convinced the CRB to increase royalty rates by 300-1200%. This will increase broadcasting bills for net radio broadcasters to levels that will put many of them out of business. The Internet radio broadcasters who have supported artists like me would be eliminated by the major corporations who have lost their monopoly on the distribution and promotion of music largely because of the freedom of the Internet. Continue reading
For the third year in a row the Detroit music community voted Nadir the Outstanding Urban/Funk Songwriter at the 16th Annual Detroit Music Awards for his 5th DMA trophy total!
Thanks to all of YOU for the love, support and work you gave to make it possible! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners at this year’s DMAs.
For more details check out www.detroitmusicawards.com
