Sami Yusuf - Existentia (feat. Homayoun Shajarian) (Official Music Video)

Listen to the new single now: Watch SY’s Official YouTube Playlist Follow Sami Yusuf on: @samiyusuf DESCRIPTION: ‘Existentia’ is a powerful new work by renowned British composer Sami Yusuf featuring the brilliant Homayoun Shajarian in their first-ever collaboration. This single is the first track to be released from Sami Yusuf’s highly anticipated tenth studio album, Ecstasy. ‘Existentia’ is a mega production. To create this sweeping soundscape, Yusuf composed and arranged for one hundred plus musicians from four continents. It is an unprecedented recording of dozens of traditional acoustic instruments being performed by masters from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, the UK, and beyond. A philharmonic strings section from Europe adds a Western classical element, and two choirs: one from India and one from Morocco bring a multilayered sound to the piece. It’s a production that was years in the making. From the vision, to the composition, to the orchestration, arrangement, and audio engineering, ‘Existentia’ is the result of exceptional creativity and skill at every level of its execution. Soaring vocals by Sami Yusuf and his featured guest Homayoun Shajarian reveal two master musicians at the top of their game and their riveting synergy is clear in every note. The lyrics, in Persian and in Arabic, point to a mystical understanding of a unity underlying all creation. This unity is not limited to one civilisation, but rather, it is the common thread tying together all humanity, no matter what forms are used to express it. Drawn from the universal mysticism of Rumi and Bayazid Bastami, the lyrics reinforce the musical unfolding of an inner journey. CREDITS: Composed, Arranged, Produced & Performed by Sami Yusuf Words by Bayazid Bastami & Rumi Featuring Homayoun Shajarian Directors: Booshehri Brothers CGI and Visual Effects: Red Galaxy Studio Executive Producer: Mahdi Jahangir Production Manager: Hoda Zarini Director of Photography: Mohammad Booshehri Focus Puller: Zakaria Amer Steadycam: Asem Mohammad Makeup Artist: Mehdi Zhaleparvar Stylist: Sahel Mahmoudi Lighting Design: Hossein Booshehri Additional Color-grading: Mohammad Mollaei Key grip: Amar Gurung Best boy: Emmanuel Artwork Design: Hasan Kuchkarov Production Companies: LPME Studio, Gamma Engineering Middleeast Special thanks to Mleiha Archaeological Centre & Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation Recorded by Omer Avci, Erdem Altinses & Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios Additional recording by Gholamreza Sadeghi Sound Design by Odai Shawagfeh & Arash Pakzad Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan & Arash Pakzad @ Andante Studios Dolby ATMOS mix by Vishnu Rajan & NEO @ LPME Studio Special thanks to: Elouafi Mohammed Katherine O’Brien Sahar Forouzan Bahareh Sagheb Neda Mobarra Nicholas Boylston Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World ©℗ 2024 Andante Records. All rights reserved. #samiyusuf #existentia #homayounshajarian