Sadiq Bey is Poet, Performer, Composer and Percussionist combined to produce his striking and sometimes dramatic, brand of spoken word  performance. His work has appeared in many forms as soloist and as collaborator.

He is, perhaps, best known for his collaboration with Don Byron and Existential Dred in writing/performing the lyric content of NU BLAXPLOITATION (Blue Note) and Music for Six Musicians and Tuskeegee Experiments (Elektra Nonsuch).

Other collaborations include appearances on Sidewalks of New York, Bach: Goldberg Variations, Dark Flame/Gustav Mahler and the upcoming release of The Othello Syndrome with pianist composer Uri Caine (Winter&Winter).

His long-time association with guitarist Brandon Ross produced two collaborative efforts with Costume, Ross' most recent release (Intoxicate) and Live at the Knitting Factory Vol 2 with the Overflow (A&I). Most recently, Sadiq,  Brandon and bassist Stomu Takaishi  performed in Rome at Fandango Jazz Festival as sadiqbeythemusesboyfriend.

Bey is currently developing his solo performance Schwartzegeist (with electronics and voice) and a real fun, dance band called Your Houze Is My Hotel with Charles Matushewsky in Berlin.

In Tandem with New York artist Michele Zalopany, Sadiq is researching and writing a true story of 1970's Detroit focusing on the greatest manhunt in the history of his hometown, which started at his then home in 1972. 

He has published a hand made book/box entitled Slow The Eye in collaboration with Detlef Gunter and Martin Knüsel, for twosuns productions berlin, 2004. Limited Edition.

His book, A Thousand Days a Year, is to be published in the spring of 2006 (in German).