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
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
Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) – Sami Yusuf
Let Us Not Forget – Sami Yusuf
Words by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Composed, performed and produced by Sami Yusuf
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Directed by Omar Habib @ Andante Studios
….
LYRICS:
Let us not forget
Let us not forget
who we are, whence we came, where we shall go
Let us not forget
We have now fallen and forgotten who we are
Wandering on earth with no compass in hand
But we can remember
We can remember
Let us not forget that although cast in this lowly world
Let us not forget
Although blinded by veils of neglect and heedlessness
We are placed here on earth to remember
To remember
Who we really are as we make this journey of earthly life
Let Us Not Forget – Sami Yusuf
Words by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Composed, performed and produced by Sami Yusuf
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Directed by Omar Habib @ Andante Studios
….
LYRICS:
Let us not forget
Let us not forget
who we are, whence we came, where we shall go
Let us not forget
We have now fallen and forgotten who we are
Wandering on earth with no compass in hand
But we can remember
We can remember
Let us not forget that although cast in this lowly world
Let us not forget
Although blinded by veils of neglect and heedlessness
We are placed here on earth to remember
To remember
Who we really are as we make this journey of earthly life
مشاركة
Let Us Not Forget – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Let Us Not Forget – Sami Yusuf
Music by Sami Yusuf
English words by Sami Yusuf;
Arabic words by Osama Al-Saafi & Kawthar Guendouz
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Lyrics:
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL POWER
MY NEED IN MY DARKEST HOUR
MY LORD
YOUR LIGHT AND LOVE ALL I SEEK
NOTHING MORE I’D EVER WANT OR NEED
MY LORD
PROTECT ME FROM DISHONOUR
GRANT ME FAITH TO BE STRONGER
MY LORD
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL MERCY
INFINITE LIGHT FOR ALL TO SEE
MY LORD
SOME CLAIM TO REPRESENT YOU
BUT EVERYTHING THEY DO IS SO FAR AWAY FROM YOU
MY LORD
HELP US TO KNOW YOU BETTER
HELP US LOVE ONE ANOTHER
MY LORD
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
كم يعاني قلبي،
KAM YU’ANI QALBI
HOW MUCH MY HEART SUFFERS
لكن معي ربي
LAKIN MA’I RABBI
BUT MY LORD IS WITH ME
إلهي، رحمن
ILAHI, RAHMAN
MY LORD, THE SOURCE OF MERCY
أنت نور الأمان
ANTA NOOR AL-AMAN
YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF SAFETY
I KNOW SOME DOORS YOU MAY CLOSE
BUT THIS IS HOW LIFE’S STORY GOES
YOU ARE MY GUIDE, THE SOURCE OF LIGHT
MY LORD
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
Music by Sami Yusuf
English words by Sami Yusuf;
Arabic words by Osama Al-Saafi & Kawthar Guendouz
—-
Lyrics:
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL POWER
MY NEED IN MY DARKEST HOUR
MY LORD
YOUR LIGHT AND LOVE ALL I SEEK
NOTHING MORE I’D EVER WANT OR NEED
MY LORD
PROTECT ME FROM DISHONOUR
GRANT ME FAITH TO BE STRONGER
MY LORD
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL MERCY
INFINITE LIGHT FOR ALL TO SEE
MY LORD
SOME CLAIM TO REPRESENT YOU
BUT EVERYTHING THEY DO IS SO FAR AWAY FROM YOU
MY LORD
HELP US TO KNOW YOU BETTER
HELP US LOVE ONE ANOTHER
MY LORD
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
كم يعاني قلبي،
KAM YU’ANI QALBI
HOW MUCH MY HEART SUFFERS
لكن معي ربي
LAKIN MA’I RABBI
BUT MY LORD IS WITH ME
إلهي، رحمن
ILAHI, RAHMAN
MY LORD, THE SOURCE OF MERCY
أنت نور الأمان
ANTA NOOR AL-AMAN
YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF SAFETY
I KNOW SOME DOORS YOU MAY CLOSE
BUT THIS IS HOW LIFE’S STORY GOES
YOU ARE MY GUIDE, THE SOURCE OF LIGHT
MY LORD
ذو الجلال و الإكرام، سيد الأكوان، هو المنان
DHUL-JALAALI WA AL-IKRAAM, SAIYYD AL-AKWAN, HOWA-AL-MANNAN
THE MOST MAJESTIC AND MOST BOUNTIFUL, MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE, THE MOST GRACIOUS
إن لي رب عظيم، ليس مثله إله، هو الرحمن
INNA LI RABBAN ADHEEM, LAIYYSA LI RABBUN SIWAH, HOWA-AL-RAHMAN
MY LORD IS TRULY GREAT, THERE IS NO GOD BUT HIM, HE IS THE MOST MERCIFUL
مشاركة
The Source – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Source – Sami Yusuf
أعمال قد تنال استحسانك
مشاركة
Oblivion – 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 Giants – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
The Giants – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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
مشاركة
The Dawn (Live at the Dubai Opera) – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Barakah – Sami Yusuf
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
تفاصيل العمل :
أداء : الشبل عمران البقاعي
كلمات : عبدالقادر زين الدين
الحان وتوزيع : عبدالرحمن الزيبق
مكس وماسترينج : محمد القيسي
مشاركة
لاجئ ( توزيع موسيقى فقط ) – عمران البقاعي
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
Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) – Sami Yusuf
This new arrangement of a much-loved Novruz song in Chargah mugham is inspired by traditional Azerbaijani music. The festive sounds of percussion and zurna reflect the joyous spirit of the day.
Novruz — the day of the vernal equinox — is the jubilant holiday that celebrates rebirth, renewal, fertility, and the return of spring.
CREDITS:
Words & Music: Azerbaijani Folk Music
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 new arrangement of a much-loved Novruz song in Chargah mugham is inspired by traditional Azerbaijani music. The festive sounds of percussion and zurna reflect the joyous spirit of the day.
Novruz — the day of the vernal equinox — is the jubilant holiday that celebrates rebirth, renewal, fertility, and the return of spring.
CREDITS:
Words & Music: Azerbaijani Folk Music
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
Novruz – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Novruz – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Māhūr Instrumental (Live at the Dubai Opera)
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
شوقا إليه ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
النشيد الرسمي لشبكة سما العالمية
بمناسبة الذكرى السنوية السادسة للتأسيس
كلمات : علياء سكر
الحان : عمرو همام عقاد
إنتاج : استوديونا
مشاركة
في سمانا ( نسخة كاريوكي ) محمد سيف – زياد سيف
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
مشاركة
امسح دموعك ( توزيع فقط ) – من البوم قلبي معاكم
مشاركة
أرض النسيان ( موسيقى فقط ) – بدر الحمودي
‘Shirvanshah’s Palace’, a new instrumental work from Sami Yusuf, features a 57-member
orchestra and dazzling solos on oud, kamanche, tar and balaban.
The musical narrative is majestic, powerful and intensely beautiful.
This piece is performed in Shur mugham [Əbu Əta], evoking an ecstatic mood that
echoes the Sufi ceremony of remembrance.
Although the sub-mode Əbu Əta (Or Abū ’Atā) is seldom used in recent decades,
it has been part of the Azerbaijani mugham system for centuries. The composer has chosen
to honor this particular traditional expression here, and in doing so seeks
to contribute to the revival of this complex musical language.
Shirvanshah’s Palace is a 15th century complex in Baku where the revered philosopher and sage,
Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, taught and prayed and where his tomb is located.
Performed live at the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd World Heritage Committee held in Baku,
Azerbaijan on 30th June, 2019.
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CREDITS
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
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
SOLOISTS
Oud: Mirjavad Jafarov
Kemanche: Toghrul Asadullayev
Balaban: Shirzad Fataliyev
Tar: Sahib Pashazade
‘Shirvanshah’s Palace’, a new instrumental work from Sami Yusuf, features a 57-member
orchestra and dazzling solos on oud, kamanche, tar and balaban.
The musical narrative is majestic, powerful and intensely beautiful.
This piece is performed in Shur mugham [Əbu Əta], evoking an ecstatic mood that
echoes the Sufi ceremony of remembrance.
Although the sub-mode Əbu Əta (Or Abū ’Atā) is seldom used in recent decades,
it has been part of the Azerbaijani mugham system for centuries. The composer has chosen
to honor this particular traditional expression here, and in doing so seeks
to contribute to the revival of this complex musical language.
Shirvanshah’s Palace is a 15th century complex in Baku where the revered philosopher and sage,
Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, taught and prayed and where his tomb is located.
Performed live at the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd World Heritage Committee held in Baku,
Azerbaijan on 30th June, 2019.
—–
CREDITS
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf
Creative Producer & Director: Andrei Boltenko
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
SOLOISTS
Oud: Mirjavad Jafarov
Kemanche: Toghrul Asadullayev
Balaban: Shirzad Fataliyev
Tar: Sahib Pashazade
مشاركة
Shirvanshah’s Palace – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Shirvanshah’s Palace – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
The Persian Nightingale – 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
Into the Light – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
مشاركة
Into the Light – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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
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