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  1. Kashif Saleem (born Michael Jones; December 26, 1956 – September 25, 2016) [1][2] was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from New York City. As a teenager, Kashif joined the funk group B. T. Express. [3] He studied Islam and changed his name from Michael Jones to Kashif. [4] He later signed with Arista Records enjoying ...

  2. Kashif began his music career as a teenager playing keyboards for the funk band B.T. Express. He then joined the band Mystic Merlin before pursuing a successful solo career in the early 1980s. Kashif was a prolific songwriter and producer, having written and produced hits for artists such as Whitney Houston, George Benson, and Evelyn “Champagne” King, among others.

  3. Kashif Saleem, previously Michael Jones (December 26, 1959 – September 25, 2016), was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, record producer, artist, composer, author, director and educator from New York City. Kashif first taught himself to play a $3 song flute at age seven and later the piano in the basement of his church.

  4. Nov 1, 2015 · Saxophonist Kenny G credits the multifaceted Kashif for launching his career. Kashif was found dead in his Los Angles home on Sunday, September 25th. Updated reports state that he was actually 59. A spokeswoman, Jalila Larsuel, confirmed the death but said the cause had not been determined.

  5. Oct 5, 2016 · NEW YORK — Kashif, whose contributions as a singer, producer, and songwriter were vital to the post-disco development of R&B in the 1980s, and who played a crucial role in the creation of ...

  6. Kashif was born Michael Jones [6] on December 26, 1956 (Some media outlets list his birth year as 1959), [4] [7] in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. 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. He was immediately put in foster ...

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  8. Sep 25, 2016 · On the academic side of his career he put together the Contemporary Record Production course after an invitation by U.C.L.A. in 1994. The following year his company Brooklyn Boys Books, Entertainment and Information, which was based in Los Angeles, published his book Everything You’d Better Know About the Record Industry.

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