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Mie Mambo
Mie Mambo a.k.a Nur Azmi Mokhtar is a Malaysian multidisciplinary artist from Malaysia. Best known as 'Mie Mambo'after his famous graphic novel called Mambo di kuale!!! published in 2006. His career begins when he was 10 years back in 1990 (10 years old). Veteran in experiences, Mie Mambo has produced numerous of his artworks, designs, books and music (a painter,illustrator, writer, composer, lyricist,musician and caricaturist).

1.Painting In painting, Mie Mambo well known as a naive style artist. He's a pioneer of modern naive art styles for his generation and the rest also An apprentice of yusof Gajah, a famous Malaysian naive artist. His artworks influenced a lot of Zulkifli Dahlan,Zulkifli Buyong and Yusof Gajah himself built his own characteristic in art. Well recognized by his favorite vibrant colors. Mie Mambo also an important figure in Malaysian naive style artist by numerous of researches and thesis have been written about him.

2. Graphic Novel His first graphic novel have been published by Al Ameen Serve Holdings Sdn Bhd in 2006 titled Mambo di Kuale!!!. The trend setter for graphic novel genre in Malaysian books and comics publishing. After the hit book, he'd written a few more graphic novel such like 'Siri: Mambo' (5 books), Lili,Lulu,Lala, Tapir di Kuala Lumpur and etc.Mie Mambo also an important name in graphic novel scene and have been claimed by medias as a pioneer for the genre as well.

3. Children Books As a multidisciplinary artist, he's also a multi talented one. Mie Mambo also a famous children books illustrator in Malaysia. As a committee member of Society of Children Books Writer and Illustrator (SCBWI), Mie Mambo a mentor for several young artist also idolized by numerous new artist especially in children books scene. He'd illustrated, writing and publish more than 50 title of books.

4. Music A brilliant composer, cheerful singer and talented acoustic guitar player and a charismatic person on stage during his performances. Mie Mambo first exposed by his band called Nuras in 2005.Formed with his brother Asmawi Mokhtar begins as a duo group featured a few musicians included line up from the world music called Abonation, a guitarist of Grindcore/industrial band-Infectious Maggots named lan Bear and former Lela's drummer named khai. The band still around in local indie music scene with new 2 permanent members. They are Saiful from the controversial band called Y2K and Sham a former Blumps drummer. Today Nuras members are Mie mambo-vocal/acoustic guitar, Wie Loco (Asmawi Mokhtar)-Guitars/vocal,Saiful-bass/vocal and Sham-drums. Blending rock n roll sounds with folk and local ethnic styles in their music.

5. Designer Mie Mambo graduated from MARA University of Technology in Art and Design. With his degree in art, his also a good designer. He has formed his designing group named ' Muralist Militan' in 2010 and still serve their art and design for mural, prop and conceptual stuff around Malaysia. His best works are at Galactic LaserItalic text in Mid Valley Mega Mall and Sector 6,interactive game center at Sunway Pyramid.