Maktub is a Seattle, Washington-based music group formed in the late 1990s that combines elements of hip-hop, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk, with a sprinkling of jazz and rock.
Maktub was formed in 1996 when Davis Martin called Reggie Watts, a student at the Cornish College of the Arts at the time, to come jam with Kevin Goldman, Alex Veley and himself. After only 5 minutes of jamming, the band hit it off, and by days end wrote their first son...
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Maktub is a Seattle, Washington-based music group formed in the late 1990s that combines elements of hip-hop, rhythm and blues, soul, and funk, with a sprinkling of jazz and rock.
Maktub was formed in 1996 when Davis Martin called Reggie Watts, a student at the Cornish College of the Arts at the time, to come jam with Kevin Goldman, Alex Veley and himself. After only 5 minutes of jamming, the band hit it off, and by days end wrote their first song. After realizing their potential, the four planned to commit to each other, calling themselves Maktub. According to their website, the name Maktub is an Arabic word that Reggie got from Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist, which translates into "it is written" or "destiny".
In August 1999, they released their first album, Subtle Ways. There was an immediate response; "The album hit number one on KCMU and later on the soul and urban charts at MP3.com and earns them Best R&B; Album at the Northwest Music Awards". After they released the album,...
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