Mansur Brown is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer based in South London's Brixton district. His musical signature is a hybrid that embodies -- and often seamlessly combines -- funk, ambient, neo-electro, hip-hop, jazz fusion, and rock. He made his recording debut as a member of future fusion outfit Triforce, comprised of his Middlesex University schoolmates. Their Triforce 5ive EP arrived in 2016. Brown also served as guitarist in jazz-funk outfit Yusef Kamaal on their debut Black Focus. After Triforce split in 2018 (following the appearance of their track "Walls" on Brownsville's globally acclaimed We Out Here compilation, an overview of London's 21st century jazz scene, Brown released his long-playing debut Shiroi that year. His studio cast on the date included bassist Thundercat and keyboardist Robert Glasper. Issued as the first album on Black Focus, it was produced by Henry Wu (aka Kamaal Williams). Brown followed with the Tetsuo EP in 2020, and in 2021, released three consecutive singles from May through July -- "Serious/Kerene," "My Prayer," and "Flight" -- before his second album Heiwa appeared in September. The six-track NAQI appeared in September 2022, and was followed by the four-song NAQI, Vol. 2 that November. ~ Thom Jurek