Published On Premiered Sep 15, 2022
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About the Performance
Sami Yusuf’s ‘Beyond the Stars’ opens with a mesmerizing solo by Moroccan vocalist Nabyla Maan. The shimmering melody is underpinned by minimal accompaniment as Sami Yusuf joins vocalists Pooja Gaitonde and Tayyar Bayramov to weave together a song both tender and inspiring. Written as a tribute to the promise and potential of our human family, the exquisite Arabic lyrics are interwoven with the Swahili refrain, ‘Simama Ju’ (‘Rise Up’).
Recorded live at the Dubai EXPO.
The full concert can be heard here: https://sy.lnk.to/BeyondtheStars
Credits:
Composer and Musical Director: Sami Yusuf
Arabic Lyrics by: Mohammed El Ouafi
The Vocal Soloists:
Sami Yusuf
Nabyla Maan
Pooja Gaitonde
Tayyar Bayramov
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.