Sami Yusuf - The Key #worldmusic #worldmusictraditions

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Recorded live at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in June 2019, Sami Yusuf’s latest single ‘The Key’ is based on a famous centuries-old Andalusian folk song. This musically rich piece is beautifully performed here by world class musicians accompanying Sami Yusuf's signature vocals. New English lyrics along with the original Arabic poem weave together seamlessly to create a stunning sound that is peaceful, exotic and centering.

PERFORMERS (From right to left):

Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: daf, bendir & vocals
Ömer Avci: bendir, tef, kudum & vocals
Onur Cicin: qanun
Sezgin Yaman: oud
Emre Kayacan: kemanche
Hasan Kirkisoglu: ney
Mahyar Toreihi: santoor
Hüseyin Can Pala: bağlama

AND

Sami Yusuf

Special thanks to Ismail Boujia & his group for joining as guest vocalists (From right to left):

Mostafa El Lachkar
Ismail Boujia
Elouafi Mohammed
Hamza Idrissi
Mohammed El Alami
Abderrazak Idrissi

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Sami Yusuf’s latest album ‘Live at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music’ was born of his desire to translate for a global audience the rich musical language of cultures stretching from Andalusia, North Africa, and Arabia to Turkey and beyond. His desire is realised here: the music is refined, and whether meditative or ecstatic, it is all connected by remarkable emotional depth of expression. In its melodic Arabic love songs, its rhythmic chants of North African Sufi lodges, its trance-like Turkish ilahis of the whirling dervishes – this is the visionary work of a composer and performer at the top of his game. Directing an international ensemble of master instrumentalists on traditional acoustic instruments – Bağlama, santur, qanun, kemanche, ney and more – and joined by a renowned Moroccan vocal group, in this 16-track album Sami Yusuf delivers all the magic of the live performance that held his Fes audience spellbound.

2019 was Sami’s second time headlining this prestigious festival, the first time was 2009, joining the ranks of earlier headliners such as Ravi Shankar, Paco de Lucia, Youssou N’Dour, Joan Baez, Björk and Ben Harper.

CREDITS

FOH & Recording Engineer: Sachin Savio
Monitor Engineer: Diego Biagioni

Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios

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

Copyright of Andante Records. All Rights Reserved.

#samiyusuf #humanmusic #traditionalmusic

[MaluAngels]

OMG!!! What a precious performance, so amazing and magical, I'm so thrilled. I really can't hold my heart... Crying!! Deeply touching this poem of love, art, culture and tradition! Lovely!! Thank you so much!!! God bless you!🙏🏽✨💖

[hachimzizo]

آآه يا أندلس.. لنا فيك رابطة وتاريخ، ولنا عودة إليك إن شاء الله 🇲🇦

[Belle-mlot]

Nothing can beats Arabic music and language! Arabic always hits different✨

[AdamSahr-cjkf]

Considering this piece is 700 years old, it's got to be the greatest masterpiece ever...

[hibabazzi]

الله عليك يا أندلس تاريخنا فخرنا أندلسية موريسكية مغربية

[محمدعبدالله-لن]

ما أجمل هذه الألحان والكلمات عندما تُغنى باللغة العربية

[khalidkellou]

هي من أروع القصايد الاندلسية للسان الدين بن الخطيب وزادها جمالا احساس الفنان المتالق سامي يوسف

[amalnechad]

احسن آداء لللموشح الاندلسي في تاريخ الاغنية العربية

[mustafasamil]

آه يا أندلس اشتقنا إليك وإلى أيام المجد
متى نصرك يا الله... ما لنا غيرك يا الله😥😥😔😔😔😔 اللهم أعز الإسلام والمسلمين واكسر شوكة الظالمين يا الله . اللهم انصرنا في فلسطين وسوريتنا الحبيبة وكل بلاد المسلمين ⁦🤲🏼⁩⁦🤲🏼⁩⁦🤲🏼⁩⁦🤲🏼⁩⁦🤲🏼⁩

[Allinda.]

Arabic language
The most beautiful language ever.

[mantiq]

Tomorrow I'll give a class on Andalusi culture, literature and poetry. I think I will show this to the class.

[maysoonmusic]

(When I saw my love sway)


When I saw my love sway
Aman aman aman aman
The beauty charmed and amazed us
Aman aman aman aman

Something in a moment captivated us
Aman aman aman aman
Like a branch bending gracefully
Aman aman aman aman

Oh my fate, and my confusion
Who is there to alleviate my suffering
In love and torment
Except this ruler of beauty
Aman aman aman aman
In love and torment
Aman aman aman aman

[ThePeaceful]

it's much more beautiful when we listen to this song performed in the Arabic language, than in English, as the Arabic language is so sweet melodic more expressive and touching the feeling. It makes you fly in heavens or dive into a romantic serene ocean! Viva el idioma árabe!

[realahmedfarag]

موشحة "لما بدا يتثنى" للسان الدين بن الخطيب.. جمال التراث وروعة الأداء.. بين ابن الخطيب وسامي يوسف الروح قبل القلب تذوب في الجمال الأندلسي ❤️

[hamzakellali]

موشوح اندلسي مغربي ل لسان الدين بن الخطيب درس في القرويين ومات في فاس وكانت تربطه علاقة قوية مع السلطان ابي فارس المريني سلطان دولة المرنيين في المغرب🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦💪🏼

[elyoussfimeryem]

موشحة "لما بدا يتثنى" ل لسان الدين ابن الخطيب المدفون بمدينة فاس ❤🇲🇦🇲🇦

[omar]

لنا مدنية سلفت، سنحييها و إن دثرت. 🇲🇦 🇲🇦

[NasvetaMujakovic-jv]

I am from Bosnia And Hercegovina I would like to see mister Sammy Joussuf with his orchestra and all how preforms with him in real this is moist beautiful song what I heard. I love all what mister Jussuf made thank you for your music I really enjoyed every single one of your songs

[ghadeerswid]

my gosh when he starts singing in Arabic ❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍😍

[verdeamor]

هذه الأغنية تأخذني من قلب الاندلس الى هدوء طنجة و منها الى الجزائر البيضاء ثم الى جمال سيدي بوسعيد الفتان في ضواحي تونس فطرابلس الرائعة و ابراج الفاتح و لما لا القاهرة و اهراماتها الخالدة و ننزل الى مفترق النيلين الخرطوم و ناسها الطيبين ثم يذهب بي خاطري الى قدسنا الشريف و قبة الاقصى فبيروت و شوارعها الاوروبية و حلب الزكية و عمّان الهاشمية و بغداد الابية و صنعاء الجريحة و جنات عدن و ابراج الخليج و المدينة المنورة و أخيرا مكة المكرمة و ارضها المقدسة ⁦❤️⁩