signs Wahied Kannemeyer
Meem Music recently announced the signing of Cape Town-based singer/songwriter Wahied Kannemeyer as the newest artist on the label’s roster. His debut CD, Divine Blessings, was released in December 2004 (he also features on the compilation album The Calling.) He becomes the third South African artist on the Meem Music label, the other two being Shaheed Alkawn and Inayet Petker.
A former student of Al-Azhar, Wahied is known throughout Cape Town as a renowned nasheed singer who performs both solo and with the group Iman. In addition to beautifully rendering the Cape style dhikr on Divine Blessings and singing other classic songs, Wahied also writes and performs his own nasheeds and has performed with Malaysian group Raihan during their tour of South Africa.
Mentor/producer Amien Ahmed, ex-Radio 786 and now of Buraq Records, first introduced Wahied’s music to the Meem staff. Struck by the poetic and authentic renditions and his great voice, Meem were happy to offer Wahied a deal that would give his talents exposure outside of his native South Africa and enable him to develop his artistic capabilities.
Meem Music’s MD Tayyeb Shah said, “Wahied Kannemeyer is a good, young singer and songwriter who we believe possesses the qualities to make a fine nasheed artist and adds another dimension to Meem's artists' roster. We are looking forward to Wahied developing his talents under our label and to him working with our other artists to, God willing, become both an outstanding solo singer and important member of the group Iman.”
Wahied said, “I’m honoured and excited to be a part of the Meem family of nasheed artists. They are very passionate about what they do and I hope that will inspire me further. I'm pleased by the international release of my material.”
