Channel: Sami Yusuf

Category: Music

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Description: Get the album here andnt.co/SYDubaiOpera 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 Recorded and filmed at the Dubai Opera in December 2016, ‘Live at the Dubai Opera’ explores a thousand years of the great musical traditions of Andalusia, North Africa, Arabia, Greater Khorasan (Persia) and the Indian Subcontinent. For this special night, Sami Yusuf directed an ensemble of highly accomplished musicians from around the globe in this celebration of mystical music and poetry. This concert marks a turning point for the artist in that many of his compositions and arrangements found here are inspired by traditional musical systems and performed on traditional instruments. These pieces reflect not only the unique beauty of the diverse regional legacies represented, but also the composer’s passion for refining and redefining this heritage for a new generation. CREDITS Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf PERFORMERS (From right to left): Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf, Bendir, Dayre & vocals Ömer Avci: Dohol, Bendir, Kudum & vocals Abbas Karacan: Bass Darabuka, Bendir & Tef Selim Boyaci: Oud & vocals Mustafa Olgan: Qanun & vocals Seyed Ali Jaberi: Tanbour, Tar & vocals Türker Dinletir: Ney, Zourna & vocals Adem Tosunoglu: Baglama, Tanbur, Kemançe & vocals Farshad Mohammadi: Santoor & vocals Jon Lawton: Classical Guitar, Tanbour & vocals AND Sami Yusuf: Vocal, Piano, Tar, Oud & Tonbak Backing Vocalists (From the right): Sami Mohammad Ahmad Alhaj: Bass AbdulRazzak Barma: Baritone Abeer El Sayed Ahmad: Mezzo-Soprano Nancy Al Baltaji: Contra-Alto Qawwali Musicians: Riaz Hussain (Soloist & Qawwali Group Coordinator) Abbas Ghayoor (Vocal) Syed Ali Mehdi Naqvi (Vocal) Haider Ali Hussain Shah (Vocal) Manoj Kumar Moothedath (Dholak) Sudheesh Kakkur (Tabla) Executive Producers: Ahmed Salim, Sami Yusuf, Christine Hoechstoetter Recording Engineer: Peter Herrmann Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios Video Editing and Postproduction by Omar Habib @ Andante Studios Filmed by 2Shoes (London, UK). Graphic Design & Artwork: Kwame Busia Additional Graphics & Design: Mahdi Jahangir Learn More: samiyusufofficial.com/discography/live-at-the-dubai-opera Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World © Andante Records. All Rights Reserved.