The Persian Nightingale



Composed By – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics By – Sami Yusuf, Bara Kherigi*
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Lyrics:
What goes through your mind?
As you sit there looking at me
Well I can tell from your looks
That you think I’m so oppressed
But I don’t need for you to liberate me
My head is not bare
And you can’t see my covered hair
So you sit there and you stare
And you judge me with your glare
You’re sure I’m in despair
But are you not aware
Under this scarf that I wear
I have feelings, and I do care
CHORUS:
So don’t you see?
That I’m truly free
This piece of scarf on me
I wear so proudly
To preserve my dignity…
My modesty
My integrity
So don’t judge me
Open your eyes and see…
“Why can’t you just accept me?” she says
“Why can’t I just be me?” she says
Time and time again
You speak of democracy
Yet you rob me of my liberty
All I want is equality
Why can’t you just let me be free?
For you I sing this song
My sister, may you always be strong
From you I’ve learnt so much
How you suffer so much
Yet you forgive those who laugh at you
You walk with no fear
Through the insults you hear
Your wish so sincere
That they’d understand you
But before you walk away
This time you turn and say:
But don’t you see?
That I’m truly free
This piece of scarf on me
I wear so proudly
To preserve my dignity
My modesty
My integrity
So let me be
She says with a smile
I’m the one who’s free

Composed By – Sami Yusuf
Lyrics By – Sami Yusuf, Bara Kherigi*
—
Lyrics:
What goes through your mind?
As you sit there looking at me
Well I can tell from your looks
That you think I’m so oppressed
But I don’t need for you to liberate me
My head is not bare
And you can’t see my covered hair
So you sit there and you stare
And you judge me with your glare
You’re sure I’m in despair
But are you not aware
Under this scarf that I wear
I have feelings, and I do care
CHORUS:
So don’t you see?
That I’m truly free
This piece of scarf on me
I wear so proudly
To preserve my dignity…
My modesty
My integrity
So don’t judge me
Open your eyes and see…
“Why can’t you just accept me?” she says
“Why can’t I just be me?” she says
Time and time again
You speak of democracy
Yet you rob me of my liberty
All I want is equality
Why can’t you just let me be free?
For you I sing this song
My sister, may you always be strong
From you I’ve learnt so much
How you suffer so much
Yet you forgive those who laugh at you
You walk with no fear
Through the insults you hear
Your wish so sincere
That they’d understand you
But before you walk away
This time you turn and say:
But don’t you see?
That I’m truly free
This piece of scarf on me
I wear so proudly
To preserve my dignity
My modesty
My integrity
So let me be
She says with a smile
I’m the one who’s free
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Free (Percussion Version) – Sami Yusuf
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Free (Percussion Version) – Sami Yusuf
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I Only Knew Love | Barakah (Deluxe) – Sami Yusuf
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Mast Qalandar – Sami Yusuf (feat. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan)


Words: Sami Yusuf
Music: Sami Yusuf
Produced by Sami Yusuf
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Lyrics:
My life is not the same
When I’m too concerned by what they say
Why should I? When I have you
To doubt you would be the worst mistake
Deep inside I know
That amidst all the darkness
And everything, which makes no sense
I know that you exist
You are the light
That guides me through my darkest nights
That shows me right from wrong in life
In a world that often lies
Cause I don’t need anyone
Nor anything in life
But You
No I don’t need anyone
To show me my way
No I don’t need anyone
But You
Trials of life upon me
Are more precious than diamonds and gold
Tested with fire I may be
But I know I’ll come out stronger in this world
Deep inside I know
That amidst all the darkness
And everything, which makes no sense
I know that you exist
You are the light
That guides me through my darkest nights
That shows me right from wrong in life
In a world that often lies
Cause I don’t need anyone
Nor anything in life
But You
No I don’t need anyone
To show me my way
No I don’t need anyone
But You
I only want the things
You know is best for me
I’d gladly sacrifice
If that’s what you decree
I would break and
Mourn in eternity
Perish into the sea
If that’s what you want for me

Words: Sami Yusuf
Music: Sami Yusuf
Produced by Sami Yusuf
—
Lyrics:
My life is not the same
When I’m too concerned by what they say
Why should I? When I have you
To doubt you would be the worst mistake
Deep inside I know
That amidst all the darkness
And everything, which makes no sense
I know that you exist
You are the light
That guides me through my darkest nights
That shows me right from wrong in life
In a world that often lies
Cause I don’t need anyone
Nor anything in life
But You
No I don’t need anyone
To show me my way
No I don’t need anyone
But You
Trials of life upon me
Are more precious than diamonds and gold
Tested with fire I may be
But I know I’ll come out stronger in this world
Deep inside I know
That amidst all the darkness
And everything, which makes no sense
I know that you exist
You are the light
That guides me through my darkest nights
That shows me right from wrong in life
In a world that often lies
Cause I don’t need anyone
Nor anything in life
But You
No I don’t need anyone
To show me my way
No I don’t need anyone
But You
I only want the things
You know is best for me
I’d gladly sacrifice
If that’s what you decree
I would break and
Mourn in eternity
Perish into the sea
If that’s what you want for me
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Trials of Life – Sami Yusuf
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Trials of Life – Sami Yusuf
أعمال قد تنال استحسانك
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فاعل الخير ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – سيف فاضل


راج ناداه – أداء هيثم الحلبي
من البوم بسم الله
الحان : تركي
كمان : راضي عودة | ناي وكولة : زياد النويران
توزيع موسيقي : ماهر الكرك
مكس : م . أبي سكر
ماستر : م . عمرو عقاد
…
إنتاج :
استوديونا | Studiona
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راج ناداه ( توزيع موسيقي ) – هيثم الحلبي

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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Why – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham


‘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.
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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
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Shirvanshah’s Palace – Sami Yusuf
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Shirvanshah’s Palace – 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).
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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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الرجاء | Hopefulness – Only Music


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


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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The Giants – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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The Giants – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham


النشيد الرسمي لشبكة سما العالمية
بمناسبة الذكرى السنوية السادسة للتأسيس
كلمات : علياء سكر
الحان : عمرو همام عقاد
إنتاج : استوديونا
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في سمانا ( نسخة كاريوكي ) محمد سيف – زياد سيف
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Prelude to River of Paradise – Sami Yusuf


كلمات والحان : علي مجاهد | توزيع : مروان الحمادي
هندسة صوتية ومكساج : م . محمد الحميري
شكر خاص لـ : عبدالرشيد محيي الدين
إنتاج : الجامعة اللبنانية الدولية
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حلم التخرج ( توزيع موسيقي فقط ) – ندى الهويدي
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Breeze (Extended) (Live in Concert) – Sami Yusuf
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To Guide You Home (Instrumental) – Sami Yusuf
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امسح دموعك ( توزيع فقط ) – من البوم قلبي معاكم


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


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
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The.Dawn ( Live in New Delhi ) – Sami Yusuf
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The Persian Nightingale – Sami Yusuf
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موسيقى ٢ ( البوم فك الكلابش ) – محمد عباس


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
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Ateshgah – Sami Yusuf
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Ateshgah – Sami Yusuf
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الآخرة ( 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
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Darkness – 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham
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Darkness – 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


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

تفاصيل العمل :
أداء : الشبل عمران البقاعي
كلمات : عبدالقادر زين الدين
الحان وتوزيع : عبدالرحمن الزيبق
مكس وماسترينج : محمد القيسي
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