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Download ’Glorification’ here Download/Stream the album here Watch Sami’s Official YouTube playlist – Join Sami Yusuf on Spotify and add your favourite tracks to your personal playlist – Subscribe to Andante Records official YouTube channel Follow Sami Yusuf on: DESCRIPTION Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf Words by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mode: Aeolian Performed live at the Dubai Opera, musically speaking, this piece is a marriage between East and West. The composition incorporates traditional instruments of the eastern and western parts of the Muslim world underpinned by a Western/European modal system. This piece showcases the superb virtuosity of the musicians for it stretches the boundaries of what can be played on such instruments. The subject is the Supreme Reality (known in the Islamic tradition as ALLAH), which according to the Islamic tradition has ninety-nine beautiful Names. Some are ’Jamālī’ (feminine/beautiful) and some as ‘Jalālī’ (masculine/majestic). Sami Yusuf’s composition strikes a balance between the two as do the profound lyrics. For this special performance, an open call went out to singers in the UAE to audition for the choir. A panel of judges helped choose the winners who embarked on rigorous training before their captivating live performance. PERFORMERS (From right to left): Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf, Bendir, Dayre & Vocals Ömer Avci: Dohol, Bendir, Kudum & Vocals Abbas Karacan: Bass Darabuka, Bendir & Tef Mustafa Olgan: Qanun & Vocals Selim Boyaci: Oud & 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 Guest Backing Vocalists for ‘Glorification’: Abdallah Taha El-Khatib Sarah Mustafa Erfan Shekarriz Eisar Alkhalifa Haider Khan Abdulrahman Bechir Maria Ollero Sunyer Mishlien Alkhoury Hajar El Harrak Yara Mohamed Ahmed Amin Mays Albeik Hamed Al Herbawi 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 Colour Grading @ Elements Cine Productions Filmed by 2Shoes (London, UK) Graphic Design & Artwork: Kwame Busia Additional Graphics & Design: Mahdi Jahangir *Special thanks to ‘Nassim Al-Saba’ Choir, Dubai Opera and the casting judges: Zoe Richards, Shaza Shannan, Joseph Fowler and Ahmed Salim. *Filmed live thanks to the generous support of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. Learn More: Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World Copyright of Andante Records. All Rights Reserved.