Bilal Salaam is an American independent, experimental singer and composer from the United States. An attendant of the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and graduate of Morgan State University and Rutgers University, Bilal Salaam's sound was described by Soul Culture. magazine as "a left of centre, soulful Kid A". Washington DC's City Paper.characterized Heart Alarm, the single from Salaam's third effort, Pedagogia Do Oprimido, as "calm", "quirky", and "acquired". Kevin Nottingham.called Bilal's Boulder, a 2012 release, "seven tracks of sheer aural orgasms". Prior to recording as a solo artist, Bilal toured.internationally with the Morgan State University Choir, and Raheem DeVaughn.