Sami Yusuf - Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum (Stepping into Light) [Live]

Download/Stream now Watch Sami’s Official YouTube Playlist ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE Sami Yusuf’s new arrangement of the popular Sufi qawwali song ‘Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum’ is an exceptional work of art. A mystical celebration of the source of life, the piece opens in a meditative mood with intensely captivating and intimate vocal solos by Pooja Gaitonde, Tayyar Bayramov and Nabyla Maan and a sitar solo by the renowned Asad Khan. Fluidly transitioning to the exuberant rhythms and vocals of the outstanding group of qawwali musicians joining him, Sami Yusuf leads a passionate call and response of the centuries-old devotional lyrics. This new arrangement of ‘Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum’ was recorded live over two nights at Sami Yusuf’s highly acclaimed ‘Beyond the Stars’ concert at the Dubai EXPO. The full concert can be heard here Credits: Composer and Musical Director: Sami Yusuf The Vocal Soloists: Sami Yusuf Pooja Gaitonde Nabyla Maan Tayyar Bayramov The Qawwali Musicians: Riaz Hussain: vocal soloist Sudheesh Kakkur: tabla Manoj Kumar: dholak Seyed Ali Mehdi Naqvi: vocalist Abbas Raza: vocalist Syed Munawar Ali Rizvi: vocalist The Instrumentalists: Eyüpcan Açıkpazu: ney Togrul Asadullayev: kemanche Omer Avci: percussion Selim Boyaci: oud Onur Cicin: qanun Shirzad Fataliyev: balaban Guo Gan: erhu Fariz Huseynov: kemanche Mohammad Jaberi: daf Seyed Ali Jaberi: tanbur Asad Khan: sitar Jon Lawton: classical guitar, tanbur Khalil Masimov: kemanche Farshad Mohammadi: santur Lyudmila Naumova: orchestral percussion Kutay Ozcan: baglama Rufat Xalilov: kemanche Manoj Kumar Moothedath: Dholak Sudheesh Kakkur: Tabla Choir: Narmin Abdullayeva Nigar Asgarova Nancy Al Baltaji Abdulrazzak Barma Mahsati Jabbarova Rufat Khalilov Nazim Mahmudov Karim Hodroj-Remmel Abeer El Sayed Ismayil Yunusov Music Production Supervisor: Ruslan Salimov Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios Video editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios ASTIANA: Christine Höchstötter Katherine O’Brien Claire Mcrandal Vishnu Rajan Omar Al Balushi Show and Content Producers: Artists In Motion For further information on the compositions: Published by Andante Records and Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World.