The Meeting (Live at the Holland Festival)
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.
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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
من البوم
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
When paths meet (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival)
Karitas (Live at the Holland Festival)
Pearl (Live at the Holland Festival)
Hijaz Kabeer - Andalus (Live at the Holland Festival)
Fiyyashiyya (Live at the Holland Festival)
The Fire Within (Live at the Holland Festival)
I Only Knew Love (Live at the Holland Festival)
The Meeting (Live at the Holland Festival)
One (Live at the Holland Festival)
مشاركة
The Meeting (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
Music & English words by Sami Yusuf
Urdu words by Mehboob
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—
Lyrics:
DON’T DESPAIR, DON’T LOSE HOPE
HOLD ON TO THAT ROPE
DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
THOUGH YOU FEEL SO COLD
ABANDONED AND ALONE
BUT DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BROTHER
I WILL NOT LET YOU GO
PLEASE DON’T LOOK BACK MY SISTER
I SWEAR I HEAR YOU CALL
GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BROTHER
I WILL NOT LET YOU FALL
PLEASE DON’T LOOK BACK MY SISTER
‘CAUSE I SWEAR I HEAR YOUR CALL
LITTLE BOY ASK AWAY “WHERE ARE THE STREETS I USED PLAY TO?”
BUT DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
DON’T YOU KNOW WE’RE ONE
WHEN YOU HURT I HURT
DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
(URDU)
UMMEDON KO NA TODO
DO NOT LOSE HOPE
HATH MERA THAAM LO
HOLD MY HAND
TANHA NAHI SAMJHO TUM
DO NOT CONSIDER YOURSELF ALONE
MERE APNE TUM HO
WE ARE A FAMILY
GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BROTHER
I WILL NOT LET YOU FALL
SO DON’T LOOK BACK MY SISTER
‘CAUSE I SWEAR I HEAR YOUR CALL
Music & English words by Sami Yusuf
Urdu words by Mehboob
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—
Lyrics:
DON’T DESPAIR, DON’T LOSE HOPE
HOLD ON TO THAT ROPE
DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
THOUGH YOU FEEL SO COLD
ABANDONED AND ALONE
BUT DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BROTHER
I WILL NOT LET YOU GO
PLEASE DON’T LOOK BACK MY SISTER
I SWEAR I HEAR YOU CALL
GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BROTHER
I WILL NOT LET YOU FALL
PLEASE DON’T LOOK BACK MY SISTER
‘CAUSE I SWEAR I HEAR YOUR CALL
LITTLE BOY ASK AWAY “WHERE ARE THE STREETS I USED PLAY TO?”
BUT DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
DON’T YOU KNOW WE’RE ONE
WHEN YOU HURT I HURT
DON’T LET GO, DON’T LET GO
I HEAR YOUR CALL
(URDU)
UMMEDON KO NA TODO
DO NOT LOSE HOPE
HATH MERA THAAM LO
HOLD MY HAND
TANHA NAHI SAMJHO TUM
DO NOT CONSIDER YOURSELF ALONE
MERE APNE TUM HO
WE ARE A FAMILY
GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BROTHER
I WILL NOT LET YOU FALL
SO DON’T LOOK BACK MY SISTER
‘CAUSE I SWEAR I HEAR YOUR CALL
مشاركة
Hear Your Call – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
Hear Your Call – Sami Yusuf
You, you’re not aware
That we’re aware
Of your despair
Don’t show your tears
To your oppressor
Don’t show your tears
Try not to cry little one
You’re not alone
I’ll stand by you
Try not to cry little one
My heart is your stone
I’ll throw with you
‘Ayn Jalut where David slew Goliath
This very same place that we be at
Passing through the sands of times
This land’s been the victim of countless crimes
From Crusaders and Mongols
to the present aggression
Then the Franks, now even a crueller oppression
If these walls could speak,
imagine what would they say
For me in this path that I walk on
there’s only one way
Bullets may kill, bones may break
Still I throw stones like David before me and I say
You, you’re not aware
That we’re aware
Of your despair
Your nightmares will end
This I promise, I promise
No llores, no pierdas la fe
La sed la calma el que haze
Agua de la arena
Y tu que te levantas con orgullo entre las piedras
Haz hecho mares de este polvo
Don’t cry, don’t lose faith
The one who made water come out of the sand
Is the one who quenches the thirst
And you who rise proud from between the stones
Have made oceans from this dust
I throw stones at my eyes
’cause for way too long they’ve been dry
Plus they see what they shouldn’t from oppressed babies to thighs
I throw stones at my tongue
’cause it should really keep its peace
I throw stones at my feet
’cause they stray and lead to defeat
A couple of big ones at my heart
’cause the thing is freezing cold
But my nafs is still alive
and kicking unstoppable and on a roll
I throw bricks at the devil so I’ll be sure to hit him
But first at the man in the mirror
so I can chase out the venom
Hmm, a little boy shot in the head
Just another kid sent out to get some bread
Not the first murder nor the last
Again and again a repetition of the past
Since the very first day same story
Young ones, old ones, some glory
How can it be, has the whole world turned blind?
Or is it just ’cause it’s only affecting my kind?!
If these walls could speak,
imagine what would they say
For me in this path that I walk on
there’s only one way
Bullets may kill, bones may break
Still I throw stones like David before me and I say
You, you’re not aware
That we’re aware
Of your despair
Don’t show your tears
To your oppressor
Don’t show your tears
Try not to cry little one
You’re not alone
I’ll stand by you
Try not to cry little one
My heart is your stone
I’ll throw with you
‘Ayn Jalut where David slew Goliath
This very same place that we be at
Passing through the sands of times
This land’s been the victim of countless crimes
From Crusaders and Mongols
to the present aggression
Then the Franks, now even a crueller oppression
If these walls could speak,
imagine what would they say
For me in this path that I walk on
there’s only one way
Bullets may kill, bones may break
Still I throw stones like David before me and I say
You, you’re not aware
That we’re aware
Of your despair
Your nightmares will end
This I promise, I promise
No llores, no pierdas la fe
La sed la calma el que haze
Agua de la arena
Y tu que te levantas con orgullo entre las piedras
Haz hecho mares de este polvo
Don’t cry, don’t lose faith
The one who made water come out of the sand
Is the one who quenches the thirst
And you who rise proud from between the stones
Have made oceans from this dust
I throw stones at my eyes
’cause for way too long they’ve been dry
Plus they see what they shouldn’t from oppressed babies to thighs
I throw stones at my tongue
’cause it should really keep its peace
I throw stones at my feet
’cause they stray and lead to defeat
A couple of big ones at my heart
’cause the thing is freezing cold
But my nafs is still alive
and kicking unstoppable and on a roll
I throw bricks at the devil so I’ll be sure to hit him
But first at the man in the mirror
so I can chase out the venom
Hmm, a little boy shot in the head
Just another kid sent out to get some bread
Not the first murder nor the last
Again and again a repetition of the past
Since the very first day same story
Young ones, old ones, some glory
How can it be, has the whole world turned blind?
Or is it just ’cause it’s only affecting my kind?!
If these walls could speak,
imagine what would they say
For me in this path that I walk on
there’s only one way
Bullets may kill, bones may break
Still I throw stones like David before me and I say
مشاركة
Try Not to Cry – Sami Yusuf ( feat. Outlandish )
مشاركة
Try Not to Cry – Sami Yusuf ( feat. Outlandish )
I’M YOUR HOPE
Music by Sami Yusuf
Words by Dr. Walid Al-Fitaihi
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—-
lyrics :
(ENGLISH)
YOU ARE THE HOPE FOR OUR GLOBE
DON’T GIVE UP NOR DESPAIR
THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T REPAIR
YOU CAN CHANGE THIS WORLD TO A BETTER WORLD
WITH YOUR SOULS, WITH YOUR SOULS
DO NOT HARM ME, I AM YOUR TRUTH
DO NOT KILL ME, FOR I’M YOUR YOUTH
I AM YOUR HOPE, I AM YOUR TRUTH
I’M YOUR FAITH, I’M YOUR YOUTH
(ARABIC)
بالقول والعمل ، أنتم الأمل
BILQAWLI WALAMAL, ANTUMUL-AMAL
WITH WORDS AND ACTION, YOU ARE THE HOPE
سلمهم يارب , سلمهم يارب
SALIMHUM YA RABB, SALIMHUM YA RABB
GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD, GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD
بِالعِلم و القَلم، يُدفَع الألَم
BIL-ILMI WAL-QALAM, YUDFA’U-L’ALAM
THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND THE MIGHT OF THE PEN, PAIN WILL BE PUSHED ASIDE
لآ تَنسَني أنآ ضَميرك
LA TANSANI ANA DHAMEERUK
DON’T FORGET ME FOR I’M YOUR CONSCIENCE
لآ تُؤذِني أنآ شبآبك
LA TU’DHINI ANA SHABABUK
DON’T HARM ME I’M YOUR YOUTH
سلمهم يارب , سلمهم يارب
SALIMHUM YA RABB, SALIMHUM YA RABB
GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD, GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD
I’M YOUR HOPE
Music by Sami Yusuf
Words by Dr. Walid Al-Fitaihi
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—-
lyrics :
(ENGLISH)
YOU ARE THE HOPE FOR OUR GLOBE
DON’T GIVE UP NOR DESPAIR
THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T REPAIR
YOU CAN CHANGE THIS WORLD TO A BETTER WORLD
WITH YOUR SOULS, WITH YOUR SOULS
DO NOT HARM ME, I AM YOUR TRUTH
DO NOT KILL ME, FOR I’M YOUR YOUTH
I AM YOUR HOPE, I AM YOUR TRUTH
I’M YOUR FAITH, I’M YOUR YOUTH
(ARABIC)
بالقول والعمل ، أنتم الأمل
BILQAWLI WALAMAL, ANTUMUL-AMAL
WITH WORDS AND ACTION, YOU ARE THE HOPE
سلمهم يارب , سلمهم يارب
SALIMHUM YA RABB, SALIMHUM YA RABB
GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD, GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD
بِالعِلم و القَلم، يُدفَع الألَم
BIL-ILMI WAL-QALAM, YUDFA’U-L’ALAM
THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND THE MIGHT OF THE PEN, PAIN WILL BE PUSHED ASIDE
لآ تَنسَني أنآ ضَميرك
LA TANSANI ANA DHAMEERUK
DON’T FORGET ME FOR I’M YOUR CONSCIENCE
لآ تُؤذِني أنآ شبآبك
LA TU’DHINI ANA SHABABUK
DON’T HARM ME I’M YOUR YOUTH
سلمهم يارب , سلمهم يارب
SALIMHUM YA RABB, SALIMHUM YA RABB
GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD, GRANT THEM PEACE OH LORD
مشاركة
I’m Your Hope – Sami Yusuf
مشاركة
I’m Your Hope – Sami Yusuf
أعمال قد تنال استحسانك
مشاركة
الآخرة ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
‘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
‘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
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
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
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
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Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival) – Sami Yusuf
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Veritas (Live at the Holland Festival) – 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
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Struggle – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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Struggle – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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فاعل الخير ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – سيف فاضل
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شوقا إليه ( توزيع موسيقي ) – عبدالله الجويبر
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
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Ateshgah – Sami Yusuf
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Māhūr Instrumental (Live at the Dubai Opera)
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فكرة – توزيع موسيقي ( البوم فكرة – موسيقى ) – حمود الخضر
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The Dawn (Live at the Dubai Opera) – 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
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أجلى ذكرك ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – مصطفى كريم
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أجلى ذكرك ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – مصطفى كريم
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To Guide You Home (Instrumental) – 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
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Breeze (Live at the Heydar Aliyev Center) – Sami Yusuf
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Breeze (Extended) (Live in Concert) – Sami Yusuf
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Muhammad Part 2 (Bonus Track) – 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
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Ibn Al-Haythams Adventure – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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Ibn Al-Haythams Adventure – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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
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كن متقنا ( نسخة توزيع – كاريوكي ) – عبدالله الجارالله
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
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
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Novruz – Sami Yusuf
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Novruz – 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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