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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.


Live at the Dubai Opera:

The Dawn (Live) 00:43
Pearl (Live) 04:15
Ya Nabi (Live) 07:49
Fiyyashiyya (Live) 12:58
Mahur Instrumental (Live) 18:34
You Came To Me (Live) 21:28
Jaaneh Jaanaan (Live) 28:11
Sari Gelin (Live) 34:29
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum (Live) 39:51
Mast Qalandar (Live) 43:18
Lament (Live) 50:19
I Only Knew Love (Live) 56:30
Khorasan (Live) 1:02:33
Forgotten Promises (Live) 1:06:57
Healing (Live) 1:11:11
Fire (Live) 1:15:21
Go {Encore} (Live) 1:20:37

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
Producers: Omar Habib, Vishnu Rajan, Mahdi Jahangir

Recording Engineer: Peter Herrmann
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video Editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
Filmed by 2Shoes (London, UK).

Graphic Design & Artwork: Kwame Busia
Additional Graphics & Design: Mahdi Jahangir


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