Channel: Sami Yusuf

Category: Music

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Description: Listen to ‘The Praised One’ now sy.lnk.to/ThePraisedOne 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 Inspired by the evocative sound of flamenco ‘The Praised One’ is Sami Yusuf’s ethereal rendition of Qasidah Muhammadiyyah, a love poem for the Prophet by the 13th century Sufi poet Imam Busiri, author of one of the world’s most famous poems ‘The Burda’. It has been said from his day to ours that the writings of Imam Busiri have a healing power, and their recitation is widespread across many regions. From its intensely emotional intro to the sustained energy of the outro, the composer fuses traditional instruments of the Silk Road with contemporary sounds. Sami Yusuf plays tar, rabab and frame drums for this fully acoustic performance that moves from meditative vocals to the complexity of flamenco rhythms with classical guitar performed by Jon Lawton. The music is both intimate and exhilarating, reflecting the multi-faceted and luminous spirit of the Prophet expressed in this beautiful poem. CREDITS Performed, Composed & Arranged by Sami Yusuf Words: Imam Al-Busiri Classical guitar performed by Jon Lawton English Translation by Dr Yousef Casewit Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios Additional Recording Studios: Crosstown Studio (Liverpool, UK) Executive Producer: Sami Yusuf DOP: Binu Pallickal Video Editing & Post Production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios Colour Grading @ Elements Cine Productions Special thanks to: Saleh Nass Elouafi Mohammed Dr. Yousef Casewit RIS Convention Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World © ℗ Andante Records. All Rights Reserved.