Ibn Al-Haythams Adventure
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
مشاركة
Ibn Al-Haythams Adventure – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
من البوم
تفاصيل نشيد
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
تفاصيل نشيد
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
تفاصيل نشيد
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
مشاركة
1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
مشاركة
Ibn Al-Haythams Adventure – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
Healing (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
Khorasan:
Khorasan is inspired by the stories ‘In Baghdad Dreaming of Cairo: In Cairo,
Dreaming of Baghdad’ by Rumi, and ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho. Sometimes
the treasures we are looking for have been with us all along, but it can take a long journey
to discover this. Khorasan is a historical region of Persia that provides
the destination of this spiritual journey, where we discover the answers
to the secrets of this world were inside us all along.
—
lyrics:
Khorasan
I have come
Here alone
In my dream
Earth and stone
Turned to gold
Was that you
Long ago
Khorasan?
Can you guide me to the treasures I have lost?
Can you show me every secret I forgot?
When I came you asked me where I had come from
You said my homeland was my kingdom all along
Khorasan
I must go
Send me home
Breathe in me
I have healed
I have grown
Give me peace
In my soul
Khorasan
Can you guide me to the treasures I have lost?
Can you show me every secret I forgot?
When I came you asked me where I had come from
You said my homeland was my kingdom and my secret all along
Khorasan,
Send me home
Khorasan.
Khorasan:
Khorasan is inspired by the stories ‘In Baghdad Dreaming of Cairo: In Cairo,
Dreaming of Baghdad’ by Rumi, and ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho. Sometimes
the treasures we are looking for have been with us all along, but it can take a long journey
to discover this. Khorasan is a historical region of Persia that provides
the destination of this spiritual journey, where we discover the answers
to the secrets of this world were inside us all along.
—
lyrics:
Khorasan
I have come
Here alone
In my dream
Earth and stone
Turned to gold
Was that you
Long ago
Khorasan?
Can you guide me to the treasures I have lost?
Can you show me every secret I forgot?
When I came you asked me where I had come from
You said my homeland was my kingdom all along
Khorasan
I must go
Send me home
Breathe in me
I have healed
I have grown
Give me peace
In my soul
Khorasan
Can you guide me to the treasures I have lost?
Can you show me every secret I forgot?
When I came you asked me where I had come from
You said my homeland was my kingdom and my secret all along
Khorasan,
Send me home
Khorasan.
مشاركة
Khorasan ( The Centre Album ) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Khorasan ( The Centre Album ) – Sami Yusuf
Composed, performed and produced by Sami Yusuf
Words by Abu Nuwas (d. 814)
Backing Vocals:
Ismail Boujia, Mohammed El Ouafi, Mustafa Al Ashqar, Mohammed El Alami & Sami Yusuf
Percussionists:
Seyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Omer Avci: Daf, Bendir, Dohol
Sami Yusuf: Additional Percussions
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Additional Recording Studios:
Navahang Studio (London) recorded by Farhad Zamani
Omer Avci Studio (Istanbul) recorded by Omer Avci
…..
Ilahana Lyrics :
إلهنا ما أعدلك
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
والملك يا مولاي
إلهنا ما أعدلك
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
الله وحده لا شريك له
سبحانه ما أعظمه
والملك لا شريك لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
والعز لا شريك لك
الله الله الله الله
لا إله إلا هو
الله الله الله الله
لا إله إلا هو
سبحانه ما أعدله
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
هو أول وهو آخر
الظاهر والباطن
والوالي ما أعظمه
والملك لا شريك له
لبيك إن الحمد لك
والعز لا شريك لك
لا إله إلا الله
الوكيل القوي المتين الغني
اللطيف الخبير الحليم
سبحانه ما أعدله
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
ارحمنا واسترنا واحفظنا
من كل بلوة ضراء يا مولانا
سبحانه ما أعدله
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
سبحانه
Composed, performed and produced by Sami Yusuf
Words by Abu Nuwas (d. 814)
Backing Vocals:
Ismail Boujia, Mohammed El Ouafi, Mustafa Al Ashqar, Mohammed El Alami & Sami Yusuf
Percussionists:
Seyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Omer Avci: Daf, Bendir, Dohol
Sami Yusuf: Additional Percussions
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Additional Recording Studios:
Navahang Studio (London) recorded by Farhad Zamani
Omer Avci Studio (Istanbul) recorded by Omer Avci
…..
Ilahana Lyrics :
إلهنا ما أعدلك
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
والملك يا مولاي
إلهنا ما أعدلك
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
الله وحده لا شريك له
سبحانه ما أعظمه
والملك لا شريك لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
والعز لا شريك لك
الله الله الله الله
لا إله إلا هو
الله الله الله الله
لا إله إلا هو
سبحانه ما أعدله
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
هو أول وهو آخر
الظاهر والباطن
والوالي ما أعظمه
والملك لا شريك له
لبيك إن الحمد لك
والعز لا شريك لك
لا إله إلا الله
الوكيل القوي المتين الغني
اللطيف الخبير الحليم
سبحانه ما أعدله
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
ارحمنا واسترنا واحفظنا
من كل بلوة ضراء يا مولانا
سبحانه ما أعدله
مليك كل من ملك
لبيك قد لبيت لك
لبيك إن الحمد لك
سبحانه
مشاركة
Ilahana – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Ilahana – Sami Yusuf
Azerbaijan: A Timeless Presence is a breathtaking musical odyssey through a rich
artistic and cultural heritage. The music was composed, arranged, and directed by Sami Yusuf
for the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
in Baku on June 30, 2019. The performance was directed by the renowned creative director Andrei Boltenko.
This newly created cultural treasure comprises nine themes; each theme
expresses an aspect of the ethos of Azerbaijan from the land’s earliest
inhabitants some twenty thousand years ago to its contemporary realities and aspirations.
With fifty-seven highly skilled musicians under his direction,
Sami Yusuf displays his mastery of a complex musical language while
staying true to the traditional sounds of the region. The instruments
used (except the piano) are traditional instruments from the region including the tar,
an instrument so significant that it is said to have taken a role in shaping
the cultural identity of Azerbaijanis; the kamancha, the stringed instrument related to the Byzantine
lyra and European violin family; and the balaban, a double-reed ancient wind instrument with a plaintive, solemn sound.
Azerbaijan: A Timeless Presence mesmerises with its dazzling musical range
from the subtle to the powerful and from the evocative to the majestic.
It is the soundscape of a region that displays an underlying universality.
These inspired compositions by this renowned musician evoke powerful emotional responses in listeners
no matter their cultural origin.
• Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: A Timeless Presence is a breathtaking musical odyssey through a rich
artistic and cultural heritage. The music was composed, arranged, and directed by Sami Yusuf
for the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee
in Baku on June 30, 2019. The performance was directed by the renowned creative director Andrei Boltenko.
This newly created cultural treasure comprises nine themes; each theme
expresses an aspect of the ethos of Azerbaijan from the land’s earliest
inhabitants some twenty thousand years ago to its contemporary realities and aspirations.
With fifty-seven highly skilled musicians under his direction,
Sami Yusuf displays his mastery of a complex musical language while
staying true to the traditional sounds of the region. The instruments
used (except the piano) are traditional instruments from the region including the tar,
an instrument so significant that it is said to have taken a role in shaping
the cultural identity of Azerbaijanis; the kamancha, the stringed instrument related to the Byzantine
lyra and European violin family; and the balaban, a double-reed ancient wind instrument with a plaintive, solemn sound.
Azerbaijan: A Timeless Presence mesmerises with its dazzling musical range
from the subtle to the powerful and from the evocative to the majestic.
It is the soundscape of a region that displays an underlying universality.
These inspired compositions by this renowned musician evoke powerful emotional responses in listeners
no matter their cultural origin.
• Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
مشاركة
Azerbaijan: A Timeless Presence (Live) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Ibn Al-Haythams Adventure – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
أعمال قد تنال استحسانك
The vocal and instrumental drones of this meditative piece in Shustar mugham resonate with echoes of Indian rags
and Middle East maqams. Featuring the vibrant voice of Sami Yusuf, its aim is to immerse the
listener’s spirit in contemplation.
Ateshgah, The Fire Temple, is an 18th century structure in Baku that speaks of the land’s Zoroastrian past.
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The vocal and instrumental drones of this meditative piece in Shustar mugham resonate with echoes of Indian rags
and Middle East maqams. Featuring the vibrant voice of Sami Yusuf, its aim is to immerse the
listener’s spirit in contemplation.
Ateshgah, The Fire Temple, is an 18th century structure in Baku that speaks of the land’s Zoroastrian past.
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
مشاركة
Ateshgah – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Ateshgah – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Persian Nightingale – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
فاعل الخير ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – سيف فاضل
This is an original instrumental composition in Bayāt-e Shīrāz mugham whose joyous melody is carried from the balaban and kemanche solos to the layered sounds of the orchestra. This piece celebrates the art of movement, an art that tells many stories and reveals the inner world of a culture.
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
This is an original instrumental composition in Bayāt-e Shīrāz mugham whose joyous melody is carried from the balaban and kemanche solos to the layered sounds of the orchestra. This piece celebrates the art of movement, an art that tells many stories and reveals the inner world of a culture.
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
مشاركة
A Dancing Heart – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
A Dancing Heart – Sami Yusuf
Music composed & arranged by Sami Yusuf
Duduk: Cem Ekman
Ney: Eyyup Hamis
Santoor: Mahyar Toreihi
Classical Guitar: Jon Lawton
Percussions: Omer Avci
Daf: Seyed Mohamed Jaberi
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Additional recording by Omer Avci at Omer Avci Studio (Istanbul)
Music composed & arranged by Sami Yusuf
Duduk: Cem Ekman
Ney: Eyyup Hamis
Santoor: Mahyar Toreihi
Classical Guitar: Jon Lawton
Percussions: Omer Avci
Daf: Seyed Mohamed Jaberi
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Additional recording by Omer Avci at Omer Avci Studio (Istanbul)
مشاركة
Khorasan ( Instrumental ) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Khorasan ( Instrumental ) – Sami Yusuf
This powerful new composition begins with the haunting and resonant vocalizations of Sami Yusuf,
then adds instrumental, rhythmic, and vocal layers to create an epic unison section
that evokes the many-faceted aspects of the arc of Azerbaijan’s history. This piece features
stunning vocal solos by Sevda Alekperzadeh, Tayyar Bayramov, Samira Aliyeva, and a beautiful tar solo
by Sahib Pashazade that leads into the majestic outro.
Written in Bayāt-e Shīrāz mugham, its sweeping melody is inspired by the story of this region
from its earliest times to its hopes for the future.
—-
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Words: Aytan Ismikhanova
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
This powerful new composition begins with the haunting and resonant vocalizations of Sami Yusuf,
then adds instrumental, rhythmic, and vocal layers to create an epic unison section
that evokes the many-faceted aspects of the arc of Azerbaijan’s history. This piece features
stunning vocal solos by Sevda Alekperzadeh, Tayyar Bayramov, Samira Aliyeva, and a beautiful tar solo
by Sahib Pashazade that leads into the majestic outro.
Written in Bayāt-e Shīrāz mugham, its sweeping melody is inspired by the story of this region
from its earliest times to its hopes for the future.
—-
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Words: Aytan Ismikhanova
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
مشاركة
Azerbaijan – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Azerbaijan – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Breeze (Extended) (Live in Concert) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Dawn (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
مشاركة
The Golden Ages ( Instrumental Version ) 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
The Golden Ages ( Instrumental Version ) 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
To Guide You Home (Instrumental) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Mahur Instrumental (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics & Melody: Saif Fadhel كلمات وألحان: سيف فاضل
Arrangement: Hamza Namira توزيع: حمزة نمرة
Strings: Budapest Symphony Orchestra :وتريات
—
كلمات العمل :
ها قد مضى في سلام
يومٌ كباقي الأيام
به بعض حلوٍ ومُرّ
به بعض خيرٍ وشر
خذ الذكرى، خذ العبرة
ولا تدع الهمّ يمر
لغدٍ جديــد .. حانَ المنـــام
نوماً سعيد.. نم في سلام
نم في سلام
ردّد بحلوِ الكلام
قولاً كمسكِ الختام
فالغدُ يبدأ منذ اليوم
تحديداً ما قبل النوم
فَقُل خيراً.. تَجِد خيرا
وَمَنّ النفسِ بما يَسُرّ
لغدٍ جديــد .. حانَ المنـــام
نوماً سعيد.. نم في سلام
نم في سلام
Lyrics & Melody: Saif Fadhel كلمات وألحان: سيف فاضل
Arrangement: Hamza Namira توزيع: حمزة نمرة
Strings: Budapest Symphony Orchestra :وتريات
—
كلمات العمل :
ها قد مضى في سلام
يومٌ كباقي الأيام
به بعض حلوٍ ومُرّ
به بعض خيرٍ وشر
خذ الذكرى، خذ العبرة
ولا تدع الهمّ يمر
لغدٍ جديــد .. حانَ المنـــام
نوماً سعيد.. نم في سلام
نم في سلام
ردّد بحلوِ الكلام
قولاً كمسكِ الختام
فالغدُ يبدأ منذ اليوم
تحديداً ما قبل النوم
فَقُل خيراً.. تَجِد خيرا
وَمَنّ النفسِ بما يَسُرّ
لغدٍ جديــد .. حانَ المنـــام
نوماً سعيد.. نم في سلام
نم في سلام
مشاركة
نوما سعيد ( توزيع موسيقي ) – حمود الخضر
مشاركة
نوما سعيد ( توزيع موسيقي ) – حمود الخضر
مشاركة
Awake ( Instrumental ) [ Bonus – Track ] – Barakah (Deluxe) – Sami Yusuf
Sami Yusuf – Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) | 2018
‘Breeze’ was recorded and filmed at the annual Nasimi Festival in Baku.
Sami Yusuf inaugurated the Festival with a concert on the 28th of September 2018.
The Festival honoured Imadeddin Nasimi (d. 1417), the great Azerbaijani Sufi poet who is considered by many to be
the greatest Turkic-speaking poet-mystic and the first master of the poetic Divan
in the history of the Turkic peoples.
Music composed by Sami Yusuf
PERFORMERS:
Hossein Rezaeenia: daf, dayre & vocals
Ömer Avci: bendir, udu, bass darbuka & vocals
Onur Cicin: qanun & vocals
Sami Yusuf: vocals & piano
Türker Dinletir: ney & vocals
Kutay Ozcan: baglama, Turkish tanbur & vocals
Jon Lawton: classical guitar & vocals
CREDITS
Recording Engineer: Diego Biagioni
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video Editing and Postproduction by Omar Habib @ Andante Studios
Filmed by Heydar Aliyev Foundation (Baku, Azerbaijan).
Sami Yusuf – Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) | 2018
‘Breeze’ was recorded and filmed at the annual Nasimi Festival in Baku.
Sami Yusuf inaugurated the Festival with a concert on the 28th of September 2018.
The Festival honoured Imadeddin Nasimi (d. 1417), the great Azerbaijani Sufi poet who is considered by many to be
the greatest Turkic-speaking poet-mystic and the first master of the poetic Divan
in the history of the Turkic peoples.
Music composed by Sami Yusuf
PERFORMERS:
Hossein Rezaeenia: daf, dayre & vocals
Ömer Avci: bendir, udu, bass darbuka & vocals
Onur Cicin: qanun & vocals
Sami Yusuf: vocals & piano
Türker Dinletir: ney & vocals
Kutay Ozcan: baglama, Turkish tanbur & vocals
Jon Lawton: classical guitar & vocals
CREDITS
Recording Engineer: Diego Biagioni
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video Editing and Postproduction by Omar Habib @ Andante Studios
Filmed by Heydar Aliyev Foundation (Baku, Azerbaijan).
مشاركة
Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
فكرة – توزيع موسيقي ( البوم فكرة – موسيقى ) – حمود الخضر
كلمات والحان : علي مجاهد | توزيع : مروان الحمادي
هندسة صوتية ومكساج : م . محمد الحميري
شكر خاص لـ : عبدالرشيد محيي الدين
إنتاج : الجامعة اللبنانية الدولية
مشاركة
حلم التخرج ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – ندى الهويدي
مشاركة
Prelude to River of Paradise – Sami Yusuf
Performed, composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Based on film footage released under license from 1001 Inventions Ltd
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed by Vishnu Rajan & Barron @ Andante Studios
Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
مشاركة
Why – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
DESCRIPTION:
Sami Yusuf’s composition ‘Veritas’ premiered at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam
as part of his concert series ‘When Paths Meet’.
From the minimal and ethereal sound of the intro,
it subtly transitions to a sense of awe at the astonishing majesty and multiplicity of creation.
The Persian-influenced musical phrasing of Sami Yusuf’s vocalisations
in the intro are inspired by the Daramad of Avaz-e dashti,
a subgroup of the Shur dastgah, a Persian modal system evocative of a meditative state.
Cappella Amsterdam sings quarter tones here and they do so brilliantly.
The flamenco and Andalusian sounds of the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra interplay
with Western classical elements and the vibrant Arabic maqam Bayati.
When the mode shifts to the passionate yearning of maqam Nahawand,
its similarity to the Western classical minor scale brings an effortless resonance between the two.
The outro joins Bayati and a harmonic minor scale in a multi-faceted,
fiery expression of multiple, even contradictory states of being,
while the vocalists insist,
‘Veritas’, ‘Veritas’ – Truth, Truth – and cast our focus beneath the turbulent surface storms
to the calm depths below.
CREDITS:
Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Mode: Shur with allusions to Nahāwand
Sami Yusuf & Ensemble:
Sami Yusuf: Vocal
Ömer Avci: Bendir
Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney
Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud
Onur Cicin: Qanun
Guo Gan: Erhu
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama
Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor
Jon Lawton: Guitar
Cappella Amsterdam:
Soprano: Sanda Audere, Elisabeth Blom, Marijke van der Harst
Alto: Hebe de Champeaux, Irene Sorozabal, Inga Schneider
Tenor: Jon Etxabe Arzuaga, Jelle Leistra, Diederik Rooker
Bass: Jan Douwes, Angus van Grevenbroek, Johan Vermeer
Production: Francesca Thompson
DESCRIPTION:
Sami Yusuf’s composition ‘Veritas’ premiered at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam
as part of his concert series ‘When Paths Meet’.
From the minimal and ethereal sound of the intro,
it subtly transitions to a sense of awe at the astonishing majesty and multiplicity of creation.
The Persian-influenced musical phrasing of Sami Yusuf’s vocalisations
in the intro are inspired by the Daramad of Avaz-e dashti,
a subgroup of the Shur dastgah, a Persian modal system evocative of a meditative state.
Cappella Amsterdam sings quarter tones here and they do so brilliantly.
The flamenco and Andalusian sounds of the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra interplay
with Western classical elements and the vibrant Arabic maqam Bayati.
When the mode shifts to the passionate yearning of maqam Nahawand,
its similarity to the Western classical minor scale brings an effortless resonance between the two.
The outro joins Bayati and a harmonic minor scale in a multi-faceted,
fiery expression of multiple, even contradictory states of being,
while the vocalists insist,
‘Veritas’, ‘Veritas’ – Truth, Truth – and cast our focus beneath the turbulent surface storms
to the calm depths below.
CREDITS:
Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Mode: Shur with allusions to Nahāwand
Sami Yusuf & Ensemble:
Sami Yusuf: Vocal
Ömer Avci: Bendir
Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney
Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud
Onur Cicin: Qanun
Guo Gan: Erhu
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama
Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor
Jon Lawton: Guitar
Cappella Amsterdam:
Soprano: Sanda Audere, Elisabeth Blom, Marijke van der Harst
Alto: Hebe de Champeaux, Irene Sorozabal, Inga Schneider
Tenor: Jon Etxabe Arzuaga, Jelle Leistra, Diederik Rooker
Bass: Jan Douwes, Angus van Grevenbroek, Johan Vermeer
Production: Francesca Thompson