Channel: Sami Yusuf

Category: Music

Tags: crossoverholland festivalsami yusufabu al-hasan al-shushtariclassicalchoral musicgregorian chantmeister eckhartsufimusiccompositionsufi musicwhen paths meetamsterdam andalusian orchestrasufismarthollandcomposerfestivalcappella amsterdamoneshushtariorchestral musichasbi rabbiandalusiaclassical musicchoirmystic

Description: Listen to ‘ONE’ now on ‘The Sapiential Album’ SY.lnk.to/TheSapientialAlbum Watch Sami's Official YouTube Playlist andnt.co/SYplaylist Watch Sami's Live Playlist: sy.lnk.to/SYLivePlaylist – Join Sami Yusuf on @Spotify and add your favourite tracks to your personal playlist andnt.co/SY-Spotify – Subscribe to Sami's official YouTube channel andnt.co/YT-samiyusuf Follow Sami Yusuf on: twitter.com/samiyusuf facebook.com/samiyusuf instagram.com/samiyusuf samiyusufofficial.com DESCRIPTION: ‘One’ is a collaboration between Sami Yusuf, Cappella Amsterdam, and The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra. Composed by Sami Yusuf, this piece was intended to be part of the full concert ‘When Paths Meet’ at the Holland Festival in June 2020. With the Festival and concert postponed until next year, it was decided to make this piece available online. Its production was exhilarating but incredibly challenging technically, with 28 musicians performing in separate studios. ‘One’ opens with Cappella Amsterdam’s performance of a hauntingly beautiful vocal score suggestive of Gregorian chant. Transitioning from Western Europe to the world of Andalusia and North Africa, the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra engages and tantalizes with sounds of the ney, violin, qanun and percussions, until the dramatic outro seals the ecstatic experience. Composed in E Flat / Maqām Nahāwand, the German lyrics are from the 13th century Christian metaphysician and sage Meister Eckhart. Arabic lyrics are by Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari, the 13th century Andalusian mystic and poet. Thematically linked, the words of these two visionaries speak of the Eternal I and of the Unity of vision — one seeing, one knowing, one love. CREDITS: Composer & Musical Director: Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf & Ensemble: Sami Yusuf: Vocal, Piano & Tonbak Ömer Avci: Bendir Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney Selim Boyaci: Oud Onur Cicin: Qanun Seyed Ali Jaberi: Tanbour Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf Seyyed Pourya Jaberi: Bendir Kutay Ozcan: Baglama Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor Cappella Amsterdam: Sopranos: Aldona Bartnik, Elma Dekker Altos: Sabine van der Heijde, Inga Schneider Tenors: Jon Etxabe Arzuag, Diederik Rooker Basses: Jan Douwes, Nathan Tax Follow Cappella Amsterdam: twitter.com/cappellaadam youtube.com/cappellaadam instagram.com/cappellaamsterdam facebook.com/cappellaamsterdam Spotify: spoti.fi/2CxooGp The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra: Abderrahim Semlali: Musical leader AAO, violin & vocals Mohamed Mokhlis: Violin & Vocals Jaafar Loughmani: Violin Yassir Bouselem: Viola Ahmed El Maai: Kanun, Rabab and vocals Daniel van Huffelen: Double Bass Ruven Ruppik: Percussion Ahmed Khaili: Percussion Mohamed Chairi: Vocals Abdellatif Lghali: Vocals Mohamed Aadroun: Director Follow The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra on: youtube.com/amsterdamsandalusischorkest instagram.com/amsterdam_andalusian_orchestra facebook.com/amsterdamsandalusischorkest Spotify: spoti.fi/2Bo7CZz German words: Meister Eckhart Arabic words: Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari Consultants: German Language: Marion Höchstötter Arabic Language: Elouafi Mohammed Consultant & Advisor: Katherine O’Brien English Translation (Arabic): Dr. Yousef Casewit & Saad Ansari English Translation (German): Maurice O'C Walshe Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios Recording Engineers: Arjan van Asselt, Omer Avci, Vishnu Rajan Filmed by Aps Bakkali & Jeffry Bakker for AAO and Cappella Amsterdam Scoring Assistant: Axel Gonzalez Graphic Design & Artwork: Mahdi Jahangir Executive Producers: Holland Festival, Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf Management: Clover Management Limited Concept and Commission: The Holland Festival Learn more: hollandfestival.nl Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World © 2020 Andante Records. All rights reserved.