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The Compositions:

O Mankind (00:00 )
Knowing One Another (01:56)
The Journey (06:11)
For True Lovers (10:27)
The Fire Within (19:19)
I Have Come Alive (28:07)
The Meeting (37:44)
Stepping Into Light (42:42)
The Wine of Love (52:21)
Nasimi / Madad (Nasimi Arabic Version) (01:01:10)
Beyond the Stars (01:06:00)

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Sami Yusuf’s riveting performance ‘Beyond the Stars’ features eight new compositions and dynamic new arrangements of previous releases. Taking as its point of departure a Quranic injunction that nations and tribes are meant to know one another, this epic event brings together several musical traditions in deeply meaningful dialogue.

From Gregorian chant to Andalusian mawwals, from Middle Eastern melodic modes and rhythms to the euphoria of qawwali music and the poignant sound of the Chinese erhu, each shares its stories in a distinct musical language. Lyrics are drawn from beloved luminary figures and mystical poets – Hildegard of Bingen, Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari, Mansur al-Hallaj, Yunus Emre, Rumi, Imadeddin Nasimi, Amir Khusro, and Bulleh Shah. The entire concert is performed by master musicians on traditional instruments – rabab, tar, santur, qanun, ney, erhu, tanbur, kemanche, balaban, oud, sitar, tabla, dholak, and daf.

– Sami Yusuf performed ‘Beyond the Stars’ on two nights in Al Wasl Plaza at the Dubai EXPO. This YouTube release is a compilation of the two performances, mixed and mastered for optimal quality.


Credits

Composer and Musical Director: Sami Yusuf

The Vocal Soloists:

Sami Yusuf
Tayyar Bayramov
Pooja Gaitonde
Nabyla Maan


The Instrumentalists:

Sami Yusuf: tar, rabab
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


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

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

Graphic Design & Artwork: Mahdi Jahangir


ASTIANA:
Christine Höchstötter
Katherine O’Brien
Claire Mcrandal
Vishnu Rajan
Omar Al Balushi

Show Producer: Artists In Motion
Special thanks to Richard Lindsay

Special Thanks also to:
Ömer Avci
Dr. Nicholas Boylston
Dr. Ibrahim Kalin
Büşra Kavaklıoğlu
Saadet Ateş
Simon Long
Dr. James Newell
Katherine O’Brien
Dr. Derya Örs
Mohammed El Ouafi
Ahmed Salim
Ruslan Selimov
İbrahim Tut
Ailya Vajid

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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