Best Nasheed Bands

Zain Bhikha, born August 9, 1974, sings Islamic nasheed songs. He works with other Muslim musicians like Yusuf Islam and Dawud Wharnsby. Bhikha has collaborated on albums and released solo albums. Bhikha sometimes performs with a drummer and backup vocalists, African singers from The Lion King cartoon.

Sami Yusuf is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and humanitarian. He was born in Iran. Yusuf gained global notice with his debut album, Al-Mu`allim, in 2003. Over 34 million albums sold now, he plays worldwide. Media like the BBC, CNN, ARTE, FRANCE 24, Reuters, Time, Rolling Stone, and Music Week covered him and his work. His seventh studio album, Barakah, came out in 2016. In 2014, the United Nations appointed Yusuf Global Ambassador for his humanitarian work.

Maher Zain (Arabic: ماهر زين‎; born July 16, 1981) is a Swedish R&B singer, songwriter, and music producer of Lebanese origin. He released his debut album Thank You Allah, an album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. He released the follow-up album Forgive Me in April 2012 with the same company, and a third album, One (Maher Zain album), in 2016.

Dawud Wharnsby (born David Howard Wharnsby on June 27, 1972) is a Canadian Universalist Muslim singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator, and television personality. He is a multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in English Language nasheed and spoken word music.

Cat Stevens, born Steven Demetre Georgiou in July 1948, is an internationally celebrated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Stevens started his music career in England as a teenager, performing at local cafes. This led to his discovery in 1966, and he signed with Decca Records. Under this label, Stevens released his first album, Matthew and Son, which hit the top ten in the UK. Health and personal issues later stopped Stevens's musical career.

Raihan is a Malaysian nasheed group. Five members formed the group. They made Malaysia famous with their debut album, Puji-Pujian, in October 1996. The original members were Nazrey Johani, Che Amran Idris, Abu Bakar Md Yatim, Amran Ibrahim, and Azhari Ahmad, with Azhari Ahmad leading. Farihin Abdul Fattah produced Puji-Pujian. In Malaysia, the album sold over 750,000 units. Two hundred thousand units sold in the first two months after launch. Three million, five hundred thousand units sold globally. This makes them the most successful Malaysian artists by album sales.

Rabbani is a Malaysian nasyid group. Rabbani currently has eight members.

Asmawi bin Ani, born August 25, 1981, uses the stage name Mawi. Mawi is a Malaysian singer and won the Third Season of Akademi Fantasia. His father works as a blacksmith in his hometown of Kulai. Mawi tests acting skills and performs magic. He also develops his business.

Imad Rami sings Nasheeds. Imad Rami is a Syrian singer of Islamic music.

Timur Mutsurayev, known as Mucuraev, is a Chechen singer and bard. He was born June 25, 1976. His full name is Timur Mutsurayev (Chechen: Муцурай ХӀамзат-кӀант Темур; Russian: Тимур Хамзатович Муцураев).