![]() ![]() In 1983, Kashif signed with Arista Records as a solo artist. Express and landed a job as a keyboardist for R&B musician Stephanie Mills. Seeking a more challenging musical assignment in 1978, Kashif exited B. Express, whose credits included the hits "Express" and " Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)", among others. In 1974, Kashif was recruited as a keyboard player and vocalist to join the funk band B. ![]() By age 12, with the mentoring of his junior high school music teacher (Robert Wedlaw) he had mastered several musical instruments and began performing in some of New York's night clubs ( Copacabana (nightclub) and Lloyd Price's Turntable). His introduction to music came in the form of a $3.00 song flute when he was in elementary school. He was constantly abused physically and mentally by his foster parents, and at the age of six, he moved into a more stable foster home. His only connection to his birth family is his birth certificate, which indicates that his biological mother was incarcerated when he was four months old. Kashif was born Michael Jones on Decem(Some media outlets list his birth year as 1959), in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. "One Voice" was also screened at Deejay Ra's music video night in Toronto at the FILMI festival, North America's longest running South Asian film festival. Their single and music video "One Voice" was released in support of War Child Canada, an award-winning Canadian charity that provides opportunities and long term solutions for war-affected children, focusing on education, strengthening children's rights, reducing poverty and fostering self reliance. They have recently done a rendition of Sean Kingston's "Bollywood Girls" which got second place in a competition on. Their latest album is titled "Breaking Barriers" which include songs such as "One Voice", "Fire", and "Heer Ranja". Their recent single "Turn the Music Up" broke records in Canada. Their first album was title "The Bilz" which included "2-Step Bhangra" and "O Meri Rani (Spanish Fly)". They work with Kashif, a Pakistani musician who has previously worked with InMotion, a popular French-Canadian band that had hits such as "Suave-Moi". ![]() Their biggest hit is "2-Step Bhangra" which was very popular in Canada. They create mostly Hip-Hop/R&B/Desi Music. The Bilz (Brothers-in-Lawz) is a Montreal-based Canadian South Asian musical group of two musicians, DJ Vicious and Master-D, whose primary audience is Canadians of South Asian descent. ![]()
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