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DESCRIPTION
‘Hamziyya’ is a multi-layered piece that brings together music inspired by an Algerian mystical chant with a melody suggestive of the English folk tradition. In the interweaving of these musical expressions the listener can hear how traditional music is always in harmony, never dissonant. ‘Hamziyya’ was initially released on Sami Yusuf’s album Barakah, but this is a completely new arrangement with a never-before-heard Taqsīm composition in the Intro.
The Intro was performed for the first time at the 2019 Fes Festival of Sacred Music. In it each solo instrument explores a unique maqam or musical mode: Sīkah (qanun), Bayāti (bağlama), Rāst (ney), Hījāz (oud), and eventually returning to Rāst. Each of these modes is known to have a distinct emotional effect on the listener. Here the transitions from one mode to another are arranged to evoke various stages of an inner journey.
The lyrics come from portions of the thousand-verse Hamziyya (poem rhyming in hamza) by the renowned Palestinian scholar Yusuf Nabhani (d. 1932). Because it describes the Prophet’s life and character, it’s frequently recited during Mawlid celebrations of the Prophet’s (pbuh) birthday.
CREDITS
Music Composed and Arranged by Sami Yusuf
(Refrain based on a mystical Algerian chant)
Words by Yusuf Nabhani
English translation by T J Winter
Additional translation by Yousef Casewit and Saad Ansari
FOH & Recording Engineer: Sachin Savio
Monitor Engineer: Diego Biagioni
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios
PERFORMERS (From right to left):
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: daf, bendir & vocals
Ömer Avci: bendir, tef, kudum & vocals
Onur Cicin: qanun
Sezgin Yaman: oud
Emre Kayacan: kemanche
Hasan Kirkisoglu: ney
Mahyar Toreihi: santoor
Hüseyin Can Pala: bağlama
AND
Sami Yusuf
Special thanks to Ismail Boujia & his group for joining as guest vocalists (From right to left):
Mostafa El Lachkar
Ismail Boujia
Elouafi Mohammed
Hamza Idrissi
Mohammed El Alami
Abderrazak Idrissi
ABOUT THE ALBUM
Sami Yusuf’s latest album ‘Live at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music’ was born of his desire to translate for a global audience the rich musical language of cultures stretching from Andalusia, North Africa, and Arabia to Turkey and beyond. His desire is realised here: the music is refined, and whether meditative or ecstatic, it is all connected by remarkable emotional depth of expression. In its melodic Arabic love songs, its rhythmic chants of North African Sufi lodges, its trance-like Turkish ilahis of the whirling dervishes – this is the visionary work of a composer and performer at the top of his game. Directing an international ensemble of master instrumentalists on traditional acoustic instruments – Bağlama, santur, qanun, kemanche, ney and more – and joined by a renowned Moroccan vocal group, in this 16-track album Sami Yusuf delivers all the magic of the live performance that held his Fes audience spellbound.
2019 was Sami’s second time headlining this prestigious festival, the first time was 2009, joining the ranks of earlier headliners such as Ravi Shankar, Paco de Lucia, Youssou N’Dour, Joan Baez, Björk and Ben Harper.
Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World
Copyright of Andante Records. All Rights Reserved.
Goosebumps! So thrilled, crying! Breathtaking this beautiful, wonderful, divine masterpiece~!! I love this divine treasure!! Thanks~! 🙏🧡✨
2 MILLION VIEWS SOON, Really deserves more and more. congratulations dear
Nice music
خداوند خیلی دوستت دارد برادر
اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين
صل يا ربي ثم سلم على من هو للخلق رحمة وشفاء
وعلى اﻵل والصحابة جمعاً، جمعاً، ما تزينت بالنجوم السماء
صل يا ربي ثم سلم على من هو للخلق رحمة وشفاء
وعلى اﻵل والصحابة جمعاً، جمعاً، ما تزينت بالنجوم السماء 💌
Among all your songs, this song is very beautiful with a difference. It touches the human soul and soothes it. It is a heavenly song. You have to have a beautiful soul to be able to make it. God bless you💛🌻
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You are very smart and with a heavenly voice. We are proud of you. You are wonderful and pleasant in whatever language you read. Thanks ❤ 🌹 🌹🌹👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👌
Subhanallah
Hiç bir din bir sonrakini kabüllenmediği halde bir öncekilerini zorunlu olarak kabül eden din olarak değil semavi diye adlandırılan her ne çeşit var ise sonuçta aynı olan soyut yani masal dan öteye gitmeyen birbirinden alıntı olmakla beraber sami nin müziği alkışlanır ne diyelim düşünce başka beyin başka
The Hammazia as it is chanted here isn't algerian (as claimed in the description), it's Moroccan….that's how Moroccan chant. BTW, the regions that recite/chant it in algeria as such were Moroccan historically. BTW, sheikh al busiri the peot of this chant, is of Moroccan origin (Berber Senhaji)
i’m from india 🇮🇳 but i’m big fan sami yusuf
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Masya Allah
So beautiful ..
اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين
اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين
اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين
MashaAllah so beautiful voice from Bangladesh
Cennet- alâdan gelen tınılar gibi.. Şu ahir zamanın gürültüsünden azade maveradan gelen âvazlar cümlesinden..
…. Başka insan nasıl mest olur? Bu ne Ruh coşkunluğu..
Nasıl bir kabiliyet vermişsin Rabbim.. Sami Yusuf bir başka…
موسيقى رائعة
احب سماعك دائما ياأجمل من غنى لرب العالمين
Mashallah alot of love from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰
this is so beautiful 💚
Is there a version without the english singing in between?
رووووعة ماشاء الله .. صاحب الناي أبدع كثييير .. اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين
ما شاء الله سامي ما شاء الله المغرب من اخوكم عاشق الفن و التفاني من الجزائر،🕌🕌🇩🇿🇲🇦🇹🇳
اناشيد في قمة الروعة
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تحية لسامي يوسف والمنشدين المغاربة روعة في روعة
Maşallah
MaşaAllahh SuphanAllahh
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Subhanallah mashaallah Alloh rozi bo'lsin sizdan Sami Yusuf 🤲🤲👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💞💞💞💞💞💞💞🙏🙏
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This is so beautiful ❣️🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
Love the words so much! 🤲
From Bangladesh…🇧🇩
Ye heyyyyy
It takes sometime to enter your heart, once it is entered,his music makes a home there 😍🥰🌹👍
It takes sometime to enter your heart, once it is entered,his music makes a home there 😍🥰🌹👍
Congratulations 👏👏👏😇🙏🌹
فاس مدينة العلم والادب وابتهالات ومقامات راءعة في هذا المحفل المجيد🤩🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦ارض الأولياء الصالحين
Cox gozel
أحبك يا فاس وأحب أجوائك الدافئة
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