In this up-close episode of the Blood Brothers podcast, Dilly and Aki Hussain catch up with nasheed artist Omar Esa. Omar explains how his journey into the mainstream music industry began, which artists influenced him when he was young, as well as the reason why he decided to leave instrument-based music. Topics of discussion also include the Islamic ruling on instrument-based music, beef with instrument-based nasheed artists, Muslims' general love for music, and UK charities paying hundreds of thousands of pounds to artists for tours. Please support us: Patreon.com/themadmamluks