Mustafa sets release date for debut project When Smoke Rises The Regent Park singer/songwriter's long-awaited debut record is coming out on May 28 By Kevin Ritchie Samuel Engelking Mustafa has set a spring release date for his debut project When Smoke Rises. The Toronto singer/songwriter will drop the eight-track record on May 28 via his Regent Park Songs imprint. When Smoke Rises is one of the most anticipated local releases of the year, marking the Regent Park-raised artist’s long-awaited debut and the culmination of a six-year process that saw him transition from poetry to music. He has also released a new video for the song Ali, which is about his late friend Ali Rizeig, aka NSK (North Side King). In an interview with NOW last fall, Mustafa described Rizeig as a sensitive soul who always kept alive the memories of other friends who had died.