Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center)
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
Music by Sami Yusuf
English words by Will Knox
Arabic words by Dr. Shihab Ghanem
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—-
Lyrics:
Tonight the world will sleep
But hunger will not wait
For promises we made
We share one soul
We share one land
We have one time to understand
We are one humankind
Brothers side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
We are one humankind
Sisters side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
[Arabic]
سامحنا يا الله
Samihna ya allah
Forgive us o lord
وارحمنا يا رباه
Wa irrhamna ya rabbah
Have mercy on us o lord
وامنح رزقك للأفواه
Wa imnah rizqaka lil-afwah
Give your bounty to the mouths
وابعد عنا كل الآه
Wa abi’d anha kul al-aah
And keep away from them all the moans and groans
Our words must count
Hunger will not wait
For promises we made
We share one soul
We share one land
We have one time to understand
We are one humankind
Brothers side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
We are one humankind
Sisters side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
[Arabic]
سامحنا يا الله
Samihna ya allah
Forgive us o lord
وارحمنا يا رباه
Wa irrhamna ya rabbah
Have mercy on us o lord
وامنح رزقك للأفواه
Wa imnah rizqaka lil-afwah
Give your bounty to the mouths
وابعد عنا كل الآه
Wa abi’d anha kul al-aah
And keep away from them all the moans and groans
Our words must count
Hunger will not wait
For promises we made
Music by Sami Yusuf
English words by Will Knox
Arabic words by Dr. Shihab Ghanem
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—-
Lyrics:
Tonight the world will sleep
But hunger will not wait
For promises we made
We share one soul
We share one land
We have one time to understand
We are one humankind
Brothers side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
We are one humankind
Sisters side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
[Arabic]
سامحنا يا الله
Samihna ya allah
Forgive us o lord
وارحمنا يا رباه
Wa irrhamna ya rabbah
Have mercy on us o lord
وامنح رزقك للأفواه
Wa imnah rizqaka lil-afwah
Give your bounty to the mouths
وابعد عنا كل الآه
Wa abi’d anha kul al-aah
And keep away from them all the moans and groans
Our words must count
Hunger will not wait
For promises we made
We share one soul
We share one land
We have one time to understand
We are one humankind
Brothers side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
We are one humankind
Sisters side by side
We’ll have no regret
We will not forget
[Arabic]
سامحنا يا الله
Samihna ya allah
Forgive us o lord
وارحمنا يا رباه
Wa irrhamna ya rabbah
Have mercy on us o lord
وامنح رزقك للأفواه
Wa imnah rizqaka lil-afwah
Give your bounty to the mouths
وابعد عنا كل الآه
Wa abi’d anha kul al-aah
And keep away from them all the moans and groans
Our words must count
Hunger will not wait
For promises we made
مشاركة
Forgotten Promises – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Forgotten Promises – Sami Yusuf
Composed By – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics By – Sami Yusuf, Bara Kherigi
—
Lyrics:
O People!
In a hut made of tin and clay
A small boy dreams away
Of clean water and a meal a day
And not to fear mines as he plays each day
O People!
Somewhere dark and out of the way
AIDS has found yet another prey
To save his life he just couldn’t pay
Tell me what we’re going to do
For our brothers in Durban,
For our sisters in Darfur,
Show me what we’re going to do
Are we just going to sit there,
Nice and cowzy on our armchairs?
Will we not even make a prayer (2x)?
You might ask yourself:
“Why should I help these people?”
They’ll tell you why:
“We’re not so different from you.
We have dreams just like you,
But they were buried with the
Bodies of our loved ones.”
O People!
Are we dead, dumb, and blind?
What is going through our minds?
Don’t we care for the rest of mankind?
O People!
We claim to love peace and justice
Why do we preach but we don’t practice?
Let’s help them out of this darkness
Tell me what we’re going to do
For our brothers in Ethiopia,
For our sisters in Rwanda,
Show me what we’re going to do,
Are we just going to sit there
Nice and cozy on our armchairs?
Will we not even make a prayer (4x)?
Composed By – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics By – Sami Yusuf, Bara Kherigi
—
Lyrics:
O People!
In a hut made of tin and clay
A small boy dreams away
Of clean water and a meal a day
And not to fear mines as he plays each day
O People!
Somewhere dark and out of the way
AIDS has found yet another prey
To save his life he just couldn’t pay
Tell me what we’re going to do
For our brothers in Durban,
For our sisters in Darfur,
Show me what we’re going to do
Are we just going to sit there,
Nice and cowzy on our armchairs?
Will we not even make a prayer (2x)?
You might ask yourself:
“Why should I help these people?”
They’ll tell you why:
“We’re not so different from you.
We have dreams just like you,
But they were buried with the
Bodies of our loved ones.”
O People!
Are we dead, dumb, and blind?
What is going through our minds?
Don’t we care for the rest of mankind?
O People!
We claim to love peace and justice
Why do we preach but we don’t practice?
Let’s help them out of this darkness
Tell me what we’re going to do
For our brothers in Ethiopia,
For our sisters in Rwanda,
Show me what we’re going to do,
Are we just going to sit there
Nice and cozy on our armchairs?
Will we not even make a prayer (4x)?
مشاركة
Make a Prayer (Percussion Version) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Make a Prayer (Percussion Version) – Sami Yusuf
أعمال قد تنال استحسانك
مشاركة
The Dawn (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
أداء و ألحان الفنان : عبدالله الجارالله
كلمات : الحارث الغراز
توزيع و مكساج : عمار البني
…
كلمات العمل :
كن متقناً تجد الحياة جميلةً بعطائها
كن متقناً تلقى بنفسك فرحة تحيا بها
كن متقناً تجد الحياة جميلةً بعطائها
كن متقناً تلقى بنفسك فرحة تحيا بها
اجعل لنفسك بصمةً في كل امرٍ إننا
ننمو ونزهو حين تتقن بالعطاء أكُفنا
لا مستحيل لباذلٍ بالجهد اتقن ما يريد
لا مستحيل لمن سعى يعطي إذا طُلبَ المزيد
كن متقناً تسمو بروحٍ مُيّزَت بجمالها
كن متقناً ومكافحاً ومسارعاً لندائها
كن متقناً تسمو بروحٍ مُيّزَت بجمالها
كن متقناً ومكافحاً ومسارعاً لندائها
اتقاننا ورُقينا حضارةٌ وبها النما
هي رؤية لديارنا بها الفؤاد ترنما
لا مستحيل لباذلٍ بالجهد اتقن ما يريد
لا مستحيل لمن سعى يعطي إذا طُلبَ المزيد
أتقن فإنك إن تُرِد حُسناً
يكُن لك ما تريد
والله أوصى إن عَمِلتَ
بأي شيءٍ أن تُجيد
أداء و ألحان الفنان : عبدالله الجارالله
كلمات : الحارث الغراز
توزيع و مكساج : عمار البني
…
كلمات العمل :
كن متقناً تجد الحياة جميلةً بعطائها
كن متقناً تلقى بنفسك فرحة تحيا بها
كن متقناً تجد الحياة جميلةً بعطائها
كن متقناً تلقى بنفسك فرحة تحيا بها
اجعل لنفسك بصمةً في كل امرٍ إننا
ننمو ونزهو حين تتقن بالعطاء أكُفنا
لا مستحيل لباذلٍ بالجهد اتقن ما يريد
لا مستحيل لمن سعى يعطي إذا طُلبَ المزيد
كن متقناً تسمو بروحٍ مُيّزَت بجمالها
كن متقناً ومكافحاً ومسارعاً لندائها
كن متقناً تسمو بروحٍ مُيّزَت بجمالها
كن متقناً ومكافحاً ومسارعاً لندائها
اتقاننا ورُقينا حضارةٌ وبها النما
هي رؤية لديارنا بها الفؤاد ترنما
لا مستحيل لباذلٍ بالجهد اتقن ما يريد
لا مستحيل لمن سعى يعطي إذا طُلبَ المزيد
أتقن فإنك إن تُرِد حُسناً
يكُن لك ما تريد
والله أوصى إن عَمِلتَ
بأي شيءٍ أن تُجيد
مشاركة
كن متقنا ( نسخة توزيع – كاريوكي ) – عبدالله الجارالله
مشاركة
كن متقنا ( نسخة توزيع – كاريوكي ) – عبدالله الجارالله
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
Struggle – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
Struggle – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
The Persian Nightingale – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Māhūr Instrumental (Live at the Dubai Opera)
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
أجلى ذكرك – من البوم بسم الله
الإيقاع الحي : محمد ياسين المرعشلي
عازف الناي & الكولة : زياد النويران
عازف القانــــــون : فــراس شهرستان
عازف الكمنجة والفيولا : راضي عودة
الإنتاج والتوزيع الموسيقي : استوديونا
المكساج والماسترينج : م . عمرو همام عقاد
أجلى ذكرك – من البوم بسم الله
الإيقاع الحي : محمد ياسين المرعشلي
عازف الناي & الكولة : زياد النويران
عازف القانــــــون : فــراس شهرستان
عازف الكمنجة والفيولا : راضي عودة
الإنتاج والتوزيع الموسيقي : استوديونا
المكساج والماسترينج : م . عمرو همام عقاد
مشاركة
أجلى ذكرك ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – مصطفى كريم
مشاركة
أجلى ذكرك ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – مصطفى كريم
سيد الخلق ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – أداء عبدالله الجويبر
من البوم في هواك
ألحان : عبدالله الجويبر
كورال : هارموني باند | بيروت، لبنان
توزيع : آدم علي
كورال : هارموني باند | بيروت، لبنان
التسجيل والعمليات الصوتية والمرئية
B3 Production | Abu Dhabi, UAE
الإشراف الصوتي والمرئي : عبدالكريم ملا
شكر خاص : نايف العبدالحي – محمد الوادعي
عبدالمعطي الرحيلي – سندس جمال – فرح أحمد
الإشراف العام : عبدالرحمن بن صالح
سيد الخلق ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – أداء عبدالله الجويبر
من البوم في هواك
ألحان : عبدالله الجويبر
كورال : هارموني باند | بيروت، لبنان
توزيع : آدم علي
كورال : هارموني باند | بيروت، لبنان
التسجيل والعمليات الصوتية والمرئية
B3 Production | Abu Dhabi, UAE
الإشراف الصوتي والمرئي : عبدالكريم ملا
شكر خاص : نايف العبدالحي – محمد الوادعي
عبدالمعطي الرحيلي – سندس جمال – فرح أحمد
الإشراف العام : عبدالرحمن بن صالح
مشاركة
سيد الخلق ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
مشاركة
سيد الخلق ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
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
Darkness – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
Darkness – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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
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The Golden Ages ( Instrumental Version ) 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
Performed live on 9th February 2019 at The Sufi Route (New Delhi, India)
Special thanks to The Sufi Route.
Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
مشاركة
The.Dawn ( Live in New Delhi ) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
موسيقى ٢ ( البوم فك الكلابش ) – محمد عباس
مشاركة
Mahur Instrumental (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Breeze (Extended) (Live in Concert) – Sami Yusuf
About the Performance
Sami Yusuf’s instrumental composition ‘The Meeting’ is an intimate
and deeply personal work. Direct and non-linear, the melodies,
rhythms and vocalisations sustain and support
one another flawlessly as the music moves fluidly between the Western
aeolian mode and the Persian dastgah shur. Solos by Sami Yusuf on tar,
Guo Gan on erhu, and Asad Khan on sitar circle each other
to create an embracing ambience where each melodic line is a subtle gem,
strong and fragile in equal measure.
—-
Credits:
Composer and Musical Director: Sami Yusuf
The Instrumentalists:
Eyüpcan Açıkpazu: ney
Togrul Asadullayev: kemanche
Omer Avci: percussion
Selim Boyaci: oud
Onur Cicin: qanun
Shirzad Fataliyev: balaban
Guo Gan: erhu
Fariz Huseynov: kemanche
Mohammad Jaberi: daf
Seyed Ali Jaberi: tanbur
Asad Khan: sitar
Jon Lawton: classical guitar, tanbur
Khalil Masimov: kemanche
Farshad Mohammadi: santur
Lyudmila Naumova: orchestral percussion
Kutay Ozcan: baglama
Rufat Xalilov: kemanche
Manoj Kumar Moothedath: Dholak
Sudheesh Kakkur: Tabla
Choir:
Narmin Abdullayeva
Nigar Asgarova
Nancy Al Baltaji
Abdulrazzak Barma
Mahsati Jabbarova
Rufat Khalilov
Nazim Mahmudov
Karim Hodroj-Remmel
Abeer El Sayed
Ismayil Yunusov
Music Production Supervisor: Ruslan Salimov
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
About the Performance
Sami Yusuf’s instrumental composition ‘The Meeting’ is an intimate
and deeply personal work. Direct and non-linear, the melodies,
rhythms and vocalisations sustain and support
one another flawlessly as the music moves fluidly between the Western
aeolian mode and the Persian dastgah shur. Solos by Sami Yusuf on tar,
Guo Gan on erhu, and Asad Khan on sitar circle each other
to create an embracing ambience where each melodic line is a subtle gem,
strong and fragile in equal measure.
—-
Credits:
Composer and Musical Director: Sami Yusuf
The Instrumentalists:
Eyüpcan Açıkpazu: ney
Togrul Asadullayev: kemanche
Omer Avci: percussion
Selim Boyaci: oud
Onur Cicin: qanun
Shirzad Fataliyev: balaban
Guo Gan: erhu
Fariz Huseynov: kemanche
Mohammad Jaberi: daf
Seyed Ali Jaberi: tanbur
Asad Khan: sitar
Jon Lawton: classical guitar, tanbur
Khalil Masimov: kemanche
Farshad Mohammadi: santur
Lyudmila Naumova: orchestral percussion
Kutay Ozcan: baglama
Rufat Xalilov: kemanche
Manoj Kumar Moothedath: Dholak
Sudheesh Kakkur: Tabla
Choir:
Narmin Abdullayeva
Nigar Asgarova
Nancy Al Baltaji
Abdulrazzak Barma
Mahsati Jabbarova
Rufat Khalilov
Nazim Mahmudov
Karim Hodroj-Remmel
Abeer El Sayed
Ismayil Yunusov
Music Production Supervisor: Ruslan Salimov
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
مشاركة
The Meeting (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Meeting (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
The opening sounds of this dramatic new composition by Sami Yusuf carry
the eternal message of wind and stones, with anchoring vocalization by Emin Mammadov.
Shur mugham elements are then introduced through the astonishing voice of Kanan Bayramli.
The sweeping melody conveys the majesty of place and the weight of time.
Rising above the Caspian Sea, Gobustan’s boulders contain six thousand ancient stone carvings,
messages left by our human ancestors over twenty thousand years ago.
They speak to us not just of another time, but of another way of being.
One remarkable feature of Gobustan are its stone drums, an ancient means of communicating
across distance (like a Stone Age text message).
The sound of these stone drums are incorporated into this extraordinary piece.
—-
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The opening sounds of this dramatic new composition by Sami Yusuf carry
the eternal message of wind and stones, with anchoring vocalization by Emin Mammadov.
Shur mugham elements are then introduced through the astonishing voice of Kanan Bayramli.
The sweeping melody conveys the majesty of place and the weight of time.
Rising above the Caspian Sea, Gobustan’s boulders contain six thousand ancient stone carvings,
messages left by our human ancestors over twenty thousand years ago.
They speak to us not just of another time, but of another way of being.
One remarkable feature of Gobustan are its stone drums, an ancient means of communicating
across distance (like a Stone Age text message).
The sound of these stone drums are incorporated into this extraordinary piece.
—-
CREDITS:
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
Copyright of Andante Records
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
مشاركة
Gobustan – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Gobustan – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
شوقا إليه ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
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To Guide You Home (Instrumental) – Sami Yusuf
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
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A Dancing Heart – Sami Yusuf
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A Dancing Heart – Sami Yusuf
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Prelude to River of Paradise – Sami Yusuf
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الآخرة ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
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Muhammad Part 2 (Bonus Track) – 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.
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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
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Azerbaijan – Sami Yusuf
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Azerbaijan – Sami Yusuf
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
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Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
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Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
النشيد الرسمي لشبكة سما العالمية
بمناسبة الذكرى السنوية السادسة للتأسيس
كلمات : علياء سكر
الحان : عمرو همام عقاد
إنتاج : استوديونا
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