Zaki Ibrahim

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There’s a standard narrative that an artist releases an album, but for Zaki Ibrahim it seems the reverse is true. For an artist who is known for her multiplicity of influences and identities, absence from one scene is in fact presence in another. The difference between departure and arrival is simply a matter of perspective.

Throughout her career, from Vancouver to South Africa to Toronto and many points in between, Ibrahim has worked against the encroaching systems and machinery that would limit or dilute her vision. Ibrahim’s work pushes back against binaries, against reductiveness, against the clenching muscles of expectation. “Planets isn’t just a product of black American or South African music styles; its multiple identities make it distinctly Canadian,” writes critic Anupa Mistry for Pitchfork. “It’s the work of an optimist whose voice wasn’t silenced by the confines of an unimaginative industry; it’s expansive in effort, and by sheer existence.”

Ibrahim’s music brings elements of spoken word, hip hop, soul, house and 70s pop together, filtered through the prismatic and often contradictory lenses of personal, historical and scientific relativities. On stage, Ibrahim delivers theatrical, intricate configurations of bodies and ideas built on a contrast of sharp precision and untethered joy. Ibrahim aims to find space for spontaneity within the parameters of structure; in the same way that her music explores non-linear models of time and space, Ibrahim’s performances are designed with fluidity and recombination in mind.
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Top tracks

09
Diamond Time
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
04:20
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
08
Sugar B
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
03:59
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
04
Cut Loose
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
04:40
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
03
Be (Atjazz & Jullian Gomes Remix)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
05:45
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
07
Dangerous
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
03:14
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
02
Get There
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
04:24
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
09
Go Widdit
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
04:05

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  • Discography
Albums
(P) 2023 Pirates Blend
26-06-2020
Shö Live In Toronto
01
World In Waiting (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
04:23
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Nicolas Murray
02
Grow (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
04:22
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Nick Holder - Kevin Ramon Malonne Johnson
03
Computer Girl (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
03:54
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Chin Pranam Injeti
04
Sunrise (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
04:01
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Khensani Mabaso
05
Daylight (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
05:29
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Nick Holder - Kevin Ramon Malonne Johnson
06
Take A Stand (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
05:24
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Michael Charles Jansen
07
My Joy (Live)
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö Live In Toronto
03:53
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Justin Malone Ryan
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(P) 2023 Pirates Blend
31-01-2018
The Secret Life of Planets
01
Intro
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
02:00
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
02
Get There
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
04:24
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
03
Love Made Naked
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
05:00
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
04
Cut Loose
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
04:40
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
05
Profantasies
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
03:51
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
06
Galileo
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
04:34
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
07
Dangerous
Zaki Ibrahim
The Secret Life of Planets
03:14
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Alister Johnson - Casey Manierka-Quaile
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11-12-2012
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
01
Sunrise (Culoe De Song Remix)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
07:48
02
Sunrise (Ancestral Vybes Iklwa Mix)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
07:19
03
Sunrise (Infected Soul Iklwa Voyage Mix)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
07:19
04
Sunrise (La Shad Soulful Remix)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
06:12
05
Sunrise (Nkokhi Remix)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
08:18
06
Sunrise (Invaders of Afrika Deeper Mix)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
07:32
07
Sunrise (Citizen Deep's Mad Instro Dub)
DJ Kent
Sunrise (The South Africa Remixes)
07:05
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Motif Records
19-06-2012
Every Opposite
01
Draw the Line
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
03:29
02
Everything
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
03:02
03
Something in the Water
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
03:46
04
Flux Capacitor
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
03:22
05
Heart Beat (Original)
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
04:19
06
Black and Grey
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
03:58
07
Kids Are Talking
Zaki Ibrahim
Every Opposite
03:41
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2011 Bombay Records
11-04-2011
Wake With The Day
01
Wake With The Day
Koyla
Wake With The Day
05:06
Writer: Z.Ibrahim / Composers: N.Serebryakov - Z.Ibrahim
02
Wake With The Day (Osaze & Awaaz Freedom Mix)
Koyla
Wake With The Day
06:51
Writer: Z.Ibrahim / Composers: N Bhinder - N.Serebryakov - T. Fornataro - Z.Ibrahim
03
Wake With The Day (Boddhi Satva Afriki Soul Mix)
Koyla
Wake With The Day
08:09
Writer: Z.Ibrahim / Composers: B. Satva - N.Serebryakov - Z.Ibrahim
04
Wake With The Day (Osaze & Awaaz Freedom Dub)
Koyla
Wake With The Day
06:31
Writer: Z.Ibrahim / Composers: N Bhinder - N.Serebryakov - T. Fornataro - Z.Ibrahim
05
Wake With The Day (J & J Soultempo Mix)
Koyla
Wake With The Day
07:37
Writer: Z.Ibrahim / Composers: N.Serebryakov - Z.Ibrahim
06
Wake With The Day (Boddhi Satva Ancestrumental)
Koyla
Wake With The Day
08:02
Writer: Z.Ibrahim / Composers: B. Satva - N.Serebryakov - Z.Ibrahim
(P) 2023 Pirates Blend
13-05-2008
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
01
Love/Like
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
04:13
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Nick Holder
02
Computer Girl
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
03:51
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Chin Injeti
03
You Choose
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
04:08
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim
04
Grow Again
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
04:09
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Nick Holder - Kevin Ramon Malonne Johnson
05
(Interlude)
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
01:20
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Sarah Shafey
06
Lost In You
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
04:07
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Pranam Injeti
07
Connected
Zaki Ibrahim
Eclectica (Episodes in Purple) (Deluxe)
05:27
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Justin Malone Ryan
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(P) 2023 Pirates Blend
07-12-2006
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
01
Grow
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
03:47
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Nick Holder - Kevin Ramon Malonne Johnson
02
Whatever
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
05:34
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Jedediah J Harper - Alex Punzalan Jr. - Sarah Shafey
03
Connected Mattalike
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
05:00
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Justin Malone Ryan
04
My Joy
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
03:53
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Justin Malone Ryan
05
Daylight
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
04:25
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Kevin Ramon Malonne Johnson - Nick Holder
06
Take A Stand
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
04:46
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Michael Charles Jansen
07
Home
Zaki Ibrahim
Shö (Iqra in Orange)
04:06
Composers: Zahrah Ibrahim - Nicolas Murray
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EPs
(P) 2023 Pirates Blend
25-09-2020
Orbit: a Postcoital Prequel
01
Orbit 1: One
Zaki Ibrahim
Orbit: a Postcoital Prequel
05:55
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Richard Charles Rumney - Heather Dawn Thompson
02
Orbit 2: Moving Bodies
Zaki Ibrahim
Orbit: a Postcoital Prequel
05:03
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Richard Charles Rumney - Heather Dawn Thompson
03
Orbit 3: Focus
Zaki Ibrahim
Orbit: a Postcoital Prequel
03:38
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Richard Charles Rumney - Heather Dawn Thompson
04
Orbit 4: Type 1a Supernova
Zaki Ibrahim
Orbit: a Postcoital Prequel
03:33
Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - Casey Manierka-Quaile
(P) 2013 Atjazz Record Company
23-05-2014
Be
01
Be (D-Malice Afro Expression)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
06:22
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
02
Be (D-Malice Afro'mental Expression)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
06:22
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
03
Be (D-Malice Deep Dub Expression)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
05:47
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
04
Be (D-Malice Expressive Reprise)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
06:20
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
(P) 2013 Atjazz Record Company
12-07-2013
Be
01
Be
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
07:09
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
02
2sides
Kid Fonque
Be
06:24
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Jonathan Miller
03
Be (Atjazz & Jullian Gomes Remix)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
05:45
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
04
Be (Jonny Miller Remix)
Zaki Ibrahim
Be
08:37
Composers: Allan Nicoll, Mandla Sibiya
Singles
Zaki Ibrahim
03-12-2017
Cold Feet
01
Cold Feet
Zaki Ibrahim
Cold Feet
03:22
Featured in
88 Productions
26-07-2013
The Weekent
01
Friday : Friday
DJ Mix
The Weekent
71:40
Composers: Various Artists
02
Saturday : Saturday
DJ Mix
The Weekent
54:32
Composers: Various Artists
03
Breeze
DJ Kent
The Weekent
06:18
Writer: Nandi Mngoma / Composers: Nandi Mngoma - K Mabaso - I Mokitlane
04
Dia de Sol
DJ Kent
The Weekent
06:05
Writer: Jimmy Dludlu / Composers: K Mabaso - I Mokitlane - M O Mtshali
05
Sunrise
DJ Kent
The Weekent
06:28
Writer: Zaki Ibrahim / Composers: Zaki Ibrahim - K Mabaso - I Mokitlane
06
Free
DJ Kent
The Weekent
05:59
Writer: Chad Saaiman / Composers: K Mabaso - I Mokitlane - C. J. Saaiman - G. D. Borowsky
07
Maria
DJ Kent
The Weekent
06:44
Writer: Justin Chalice / Composers: Justin Chalice - K Mabaso - I Mokitlane
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(P) 2020 Six Shooter Records Inc.
15-01-2020
#uvangattauq (Doomsquad Remix) [feat. Zaki Ibrahim]
01
#uvangattauq (Doomsquad Remix)
Riit
#uvangattauq (Doomsquad Remix) [feat. Zaki Ibrahim]
05:57
Composers: Rita Claire Mike-Murphy
2025 Stay True Sounds
13-06-2025
Migration (feat. Zaki Ibrahim) (Jnr SA Remix)
01
Migration (feat. Zaki Ibrahim) (Jnr SA Remix)
Kid Fonque
Migration (feat. Zaki Ibrahim) (Jnr SA Remix)
06:27
Writer: Jonathan Miller - Allan Nicoll / Composers: Jonathan Miller - Allan Nicoll
Wagram Music
28-01-2013
City Lounge, Vol. 10
01
Middle of the Night
Lilly Wood And The Prick
City Lounge, Vol. 10
03:34
Writer: Nili Hadida - Benjamin Cotto / Composers: Nili Hadida - Benjamin Cotto
02
American Boy
Cocoon
City Lounge, Vol. 10
03:36
Writer: E. Swaray - R. Stephens - W. Kweli - K. West / Composers: E. Swaray - R. Stephens - W. Kweli - K. West
03
All I Want (feat. Elias)
Dafuniks
City Lounge, Vol. 10
03:56
Writer: Elias Wallas - Dafuniks / Composers: Elias Wallas - Dafuniks
04
I Want Your Sex
Brigitte
City Lounge, Vol. 10
03:34
Writer: George Michael / Composers: George Michael
05
Down (Scratch Bandits Crew Remix)
Chinese Man
City Lounge, Vol. 10
03:16
Writer: Sylvain Langlet - Matthieu Di Stefano - Jonathan Busson / Composers: Sylvain Langlet - Matthieu Di Stefano - Jonathan Busson
06
Just a Song
Pony Pony Run Run
City Lounge, Vol. 10
03:38
Writer: Gaëtan Réchin Lê Ky Huong - Antonin Pierre - Amael Réchin Lê Ky Huong / Composers: Gaëtan Réchin Lê Ky Huong - Antonin Pierre - Amael Réchin Lê Ky Huong
07
Without Reasons
Pegase
City Lounge, Vol. 10
04:09
Writer: Raphaël D'Hervez / Composers: Raphaël D'Hervez
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