Sami Yusuf - The Dawn (Live)

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DESCRIPTION

Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf
Dastgāh/Mode: Shūr-Aeolian

‘The Dawn’ begins our journey into the soul of Sami Yusuf’s repertoire. Masterfully arranged, this original composition by Sami Yusuf incorporates both Eastern and Western modal systems. A seamless marriage of the Orient and the Occident (representing Sami Yusuf’s own identity), it pushes through boundaries and incorporates instruments from the eastern and western parts of the Islamic world. We hear the distinct sounds of Persia, Ottoman Turkey, Egypt, Syria, the far east to China, then move west to Greece and Andalusia. The sounds join at times yet each individual land’s voice is heard. On this musical odyssey we perceive that the love of the sacred unites us all and that our destinies are intertwined.

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

THE CONCERT

Recorded and filmed at the Dubai Opera on the 16th of December 2016, this concert explores traditions from over one thousand years of the cultural and sacred music of Andalusia, North Africa, Arabia, Khorasan (Greater Persia) and Asia. Sung in multiple languages (including English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Azeri), this exhilarating performance by the multi-instrumentalist, composer and renowned singer Sami Yusuf brings together world-class musicians from around the globe to take listeners on a musical journey of discovery.

CREDITS

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

Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World

Copyright of Andante Records. All Rights reserved.

[almashaelah]

It's a small trip around the world . through India over China crossing Turkey Passing through Egypt , What a great mix have you done. Really unbelievable.❤️

[khloudkhaled]

تعجز الكلمات عن سحر الموسيقى والأداء والعالم الجديد الذي اسافر فيه كلما سمعت سامي يوسف المميز الرائع ربي يسعدك ويحميك سامي يوسف انت وفريق العمل ومحبيه

[انعامالرفاعيعاشقةالمنشدسامييوس]

يا خالقي
إني أحببت عبدا من عبادك
 فا إحفظه لي إينما كان
  ❤سامي يوسف❤

[sangpengembara]

I've repeated 3:01 for millions of time! its so soothing

[koninasir]

Azərbaycanın milli musiqi aləti TAR i Sami Yusufun elinde.Masallah ne güzel calir

[minebagatar]

Müziğin tınıları yüreğimizi o kadar evrensellestiriyorki kendinizi bir anda her kıtada buluyorsunuz. Yűreğinize sağlık. Teşekkürler. 🙏👏❤

[faraz_qureshi]

I don't know how other people take this masterpiece but for me the DAWN is much more than a instrumental masterpiece, for me it is a reminiscent of the last Ramadan I had, which probably was one of the best I had, although it included some of the unspeakable hardships I ever had, but whenever I hear it again, all that echoes in my brain again, and I always just say Al-hamdu-li-llah.

[mudassarrana]

2:18, takes the breath away. Marvelous !!!!

[انعامالرفاعيعاشقةالمنشدسامييوس]

أنت رجل عظـــــــــــم
وأنا أحـــــــــبك فـــــي الـــلـــه
أنـــــــــت أنســــــــان مــــــاشــــــــــاء الَـــلـــه
فــــــــي السماء جنـــــــة وفــــــي الأرض محــــــبوبي العـــظـــــيم ســـــامي يــــــوسف ❤

[leilaibrahimovic]

Let’s Say Alhumdulillah in every situation. ☝🏻

[angeldead]

Gelmiş geçmiş en iyi sanatçılardan birisin Sami Yusuf ... ❤️

[JuenoEnigma]

Enchanting ! A truly remarkable musician . . This is Islamic music at it's BEST ! !

[HasanNaser]

❤❤❤ دمج جميع الثقافات الموسيقية في مقطوعة واحدة .. ابـــداع

[katrekattre]

ALLAH ; has given you this skill knowingly. To touch our hearts. Fantastic !!

[riyazkhan-whot]

Every musicians are performing heart touching

[ayanhaider]

No one can do
Sami yusuf's best singer and musician in this world.Man you are God gifted..Muslims really blessed to have you, Big Love and Respect from Pakistan🙏

[luanmateus]

THIS IS EXACTLY what i am was looking for, i love folk music, Eastern/Mediterranean's culture is AWESOME.

[crescentskating]

This song means a lot to me:
It tells the story of the era when prophet Mohammad peace be upon him were born, the moment the Indian wind instrument starts resembles the moment his excellency were born, and the joy that fills the music is the joy of all creatures of his manifestation.
Peace be upon the greatest creation Mohammad ❤️🙏🏻 2:19

[yusufguney]

Peaceful music, perfect orchestra. Don't needless to much say . Great music and tranquility

[tianzhuzhang]

Sami and his talented team contributed much to the worldly music gallery, where great precursors like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and other soul-touching musicians laid... It's just an amazing craft to the world and all human beings. Sami is a muslim, but that faith doesn't give him a title like the "modern muslim singer" or "king of islamic pop". He is religious on faith, but he is not crazy or inordinate about faith like many guys in today's Ummah. He is a musician and his duty is to bring us beautifulness and love through the way of making musical treasures. This is extraordinary.