Mouraine

Mouraine was born in Sudan. Together with his mother and siblings, he left Sudan first for Egypt before arriving in Canada as asylum-seekers, eventually settling in north Edmonton in 2005 at the age of 10.^[1][2] He learned English in part through hip-hop and poetry, and was particularly inspired by Somali-Canadian rapper and singer K'naan.^[1][3]

Mouraine only reveals his stage name in interviews.^[2]

Fellow Edmonton-based rapper Arlo Maverick served as an important mentor to Mouraine in his early career.^[1] In 2017, the music video for Mouraine's single "Poppin'" was released on Vice's channel Noisey.^[4]

In 2021, Mouraine released the EP Bigger Dreams.^[5] In 2023, he released the album In Search of Gold, preceded by lead single "Gold".^[3][5] The album was produced by deadmen, a duo comprising two members of Royal Canoe.^[5]