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

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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 https://sy.lnk.to/BeyondtheStars

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: https://samiyusufofficial.com/sami-yu...

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

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