Sami Yusuf - One (When Paths Meet)

Download/Stream: Download/Stream the full album now Watch SY’s Official YouTube Playlist – Join Sami Yusuf on @Spotify and add your favourite tracks to your personal playlist – Subscribe to Sami’s official YouTube channel Follow Sami Yusuf on: DESCRIPTION: Experience the beauty and unity of diverse musical traditions with Sami Yusuf’s latest release, ’One.’ Recorded live at the Holland Festival in June 2022, this piece showcases exceptional artistry from Cappella Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra, and Sami Yusuf’s own ensemble. Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf, ’One’ is a stunning blend of Western European vocal performance and the dynamic rhythms of Andalusian, North African and Middle Eastern instruments including the ney, violin, qanun, santur and percussions. The German words by Meister Eckhart and Arabic poetry by Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari speak of the Eternal I and the unity of vision, emphasising the separate beauty of each path and their underlying unity. Performed in E Flat with allusions to maqām Nahāwand, ’One’ opens with Cappella Amsterdam’s hauntingly beautiful vocals, transitioning to the richly textured and dynamic rhythms of Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra, culminating in a mesmerising santur and percussion performance by Sami Yusuf’s ensemble. ’One’ invites you to experience the oneness of the human spirit in art. CREDITS: Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf German words by Meister Eckhart Arabic words by Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari E Flat (with allusions to Maqām Nahāwand) Sami Yusuf & Ensemble: Sami Yusuf: Vocal Ömer Avci: Bendir Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud Onur Cicin: Qanun Guo Gan: Erhu Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor Jon Lawton: Guitar Cappella Amsterdam: Soprano: Sanda Audere, Elisabeth Blom, Marijke van der Harst Alto: Hebe de Champeaux, Irene Sorozabal, Inga Schneider Tenor: Jon Etxabe Arzuaga, Jelle Leistra, Diederik Rooker Bass: Jan Douwes, Angus van Grevenbroek, Johan Vermeer Production: Francesca Thompson Follow Cappella Amsterdam: Spotify: Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra: Abderrahim Semlali: Violin Jaafar Lougmani: Violin Mohamed Al Mokhlis: Violin Hessel Moeselaar: Viola Hannelore de Vuyst: Violin Haytham Safia: Oud Marianne Noordink: Ney Ruven Ruppik: Percussion Khaili Ahmed: Percussion Salah Mesbah: Vocals Dwight Breinburg: Percussion,Vocals Mohamed Chairi: Rabab,Vocals Daniël van Huffelen: Double Bass Ahmed el Maai: Qanun, Oud, Vocals Follow Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra on: Spotify: Mixed and Mastered @ Andante Studios Video Editing & Postproduction @ Andante Studios Consultants: German Language: Marion Höchstötter Arabic Language: Elouafi Mohammed English Translation (Arabic): Dr. Yousef Casewit & Saad Ansari English Translation (German): Maurice O’C Walshe Audio Editing & Premixing: Omer Avci & Erdem Altinses Recording Engineer: Joost Dellebare Scoring Assistants: Ruslan Salimov, Amin Ebrahimi Director: Henk van Engen Assistant Director: Lieke van Zutphen Producer Holland Festival: Rianne Super Technical Producer: The Crew: Daan Kluin, Kaj de Groot, Shading: Niels Hakkel, Ray van Verseveld Technical Facilities: The Crew The Netherlands 1st Camera: Job Scholtze Camera: Ivo Borkus, Feline Potshuizen, Kees Patijn, Lars de Jong, Frits Schrijvers Crane cam: Marjolein Hooting Junior Cam: Lex Brouwer Assistant Coordinator: Monica Hoogendoorn Graphic Design & Artwork: Hasan Kuchkarov Produced by ASTIANA Learn more: Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World ©℗ 2023 Andante Records. All rights reserved. #samiyusuf #one #whenpathsmeet