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DESCRIPTION  
 
Recorded and filmed at the Dubai Opera in December 2016, ‘Live at the Dubai Opera’ explores a thousand years of the great musical traditions of Andalusia, North Africa, Arabia, Greater Khorasan (Persia) and the Indian Subcontinent. For this special night, Sami Yusuf directed an ensemble of highly accomplished musicians from around the globe in this celebration of mystical music and poetry. This concert marks a turning point for the artist in that many of his compositions and arrangements found here are inspired by traditional musical systems and performed on traditional instruments. These pieces reflect not only the unique beauty of the diverse regional legacies represented, but also the composer’s passion for refining and redefining this heritage for a new generation. 
 
 
Live at the Dubai Opera: 
 
The Dawn (Live) 00:43  
Pearl (Live) 04:15 
Ya Nabi (Live) 07:49 
Fiyyashiyya (Live) 12:58 
Mahur Instrumental (Live) 18:34 
You Came To Me (Live) 21:28 
Jaaneh Jaanaan (Live) 28:11 
Sari Gelin (Live) 34:29 
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum (Live) 39:51 
Mast Qalandar (Live) 43:18  
Lament (Live) 50:19  
I Only Knew Love (Live) 56:30 
Khorasan (Live) 1:02:33 
Forgotten Promises (Live) 1:06:57 
Healing (Live) 1:11:11 
Fire (Live) 1:15:21 
Go {Encore} (Live) 1:20:37 
 
CREDITS  
 
Musical Director & Composer: Sami Yusuf 
 
 
PERFORMERS (From right to left): 
 
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf, Bendir, Dayre & vocals 
Ömer Avci: Dohol, Bendir, Kudum & vocals 
Abbas Karacan: Bass Darabuka, Bendir & Tef 
Selim Boyaci: Oud & vocals 
Mustafa Olgan: Qanun & vocals 
Seyed Ali Jaberi: Tanbour, Tar & vocals 
Türker Dinletir: Ney, Zourna & vocals 
Adem Tosunoglu: Baglama, Tanbur, Kemançe & vocals 
Farshad Mohammadi: Santoor & vocals 
Jon Lawton: Classical Guitar, Tanbour & vocals 
 
AND 
 
Sami Yusuf: Vocal, Piano, Tar, Oud & Tonbak 
 
Backing Vocalists (From the right): 
 
Sami Mohammad Ahmad Alhaj: Bass 
AbdulRazzak Barma: Baritone 
Abeer El Sayed Ahmad: Mezzo-Soprano 
Nancy Al Baltaji: Contra-Alto 
 
Qawwali Musicians: 
 
Riaz Hussain (Soloist & Qawwali Group Coordinator) 
Abbas Ghayoor (Vocal) 
Syed Ali Mehdi Naqvi (Vocal) 
Haider Ali Hussain Shah (Vocal) 
Manoj Kumar Moothedath (Dholak) 
Sudheesh Kakkur (Tabla) 
 
 
Executive Producers: Ahmed Salim, Sami Yusuf, Christine Hoechstoetter 
 
Recording Engineer: Peter Herrmann 
Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios 
Video Editing and post-production by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios 
Filmed by 2Shoes (London, UK). 
 
Graphic Design & Artwork: Kwame Busia 
Additional Graphics & Design: Mahdi Jahangir 
 
 
Learn More: https://samiyusufofficial.com/discography/live-at-the-dubai-opera/ 
 
 
Published by Andante Records & Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World 
 
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