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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 Arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf Words: Amir Khusro and Bulleh Shah Music: Traditional Islamic Qawwali Additional composition by Sami Yusuf Raag: Kafi This piece is from Sami Yusuf’s best selling album released in 2016, ‘Barakah’, that celebrates over one thousand years of sacred Islamic music. ‘Mast Qalandar’, which has been popular in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, is based on a poem by the scholar, Sufi poet and musical genius, Amir Khusro, and later modified by the great Punjabi Sufi poet Bulleh Shah. The song’s lyrics honor and revere (but do not worship) Ali ibn Abi Talib as well as the famous 12th century revered Sufi saint of Sindh, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. 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 Abbas Ghayoor Manoj Kumar Moothedath Haider Ali Hussain Shah Sudheesh Kakkur Syed Ali Mehdi Naqvi 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 Learn More: Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World Copyright of Andante Records. All Rights Reserved.
