Born in Washington DC and raised in Maryland, Raef has shared his music with faith-based communities across the world. In the early 2000s, he sang tenor in a college a cappella group and played his acoustic guitar at local coffee shops. Raef was introduced to the national stage after his trio rock-band "Great Seneca" toured the United States as part of the "Voices for Change" initiative. Shortly afterwards, Raef joined the "Poetic Vision Tour" - a band of traveling musicians and poets dedicated to inspiring a spiritual and cultural renewal. More recently, Raef started working with Awakening Records and in 2014 released his debut album "The Path" , a collection of songs that reflects his identity as an American Muslim and his journey throughout the years.
------------------------ Peace & Blessings: Lyrics: Raef & Bara Kherigi Melody: Raef & Maher Zain Arrangement: Maher Zain Video by: Abdulrahman El Abyad
Lyrics: Give me your hand I will give you my heart Every day is a brand new start His words are here to help us through Rasool Allah, peace and blessings on you!
I've never seen you but I love you so And in your footsteps I'll try to follow A smile you give may stop my fall, yeah! The Bright moon rose a mercy on all!
CHORUS
Salla Allahu 'ala Muhammad Sallah Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam Habibi ya Muhammad
CHORUS
Salla Allahu 'ala Muhammad Sallah Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam Habibi ya Muhammad
Awakening Records is a subsidiary of the UK-based Awakening Worldwide that has operational offices in both United States of America (USA) and Egypt.
Awakening Records currently represents five artists: Raef (USA), Maher Zain (Sweden), Hamza Namira (Egypt), Mesut Kurtis (Macedonia), and Harris J (UK). (Previously Sami Yusuf & Irfan Makki among others).