Karitas (Original Version)

Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Mode: Shur with allusions to 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

واحدة من اروع الحان الموسيقي الروحية Varitas ( الصدق) للموسيقار العالمي  Sami yusuf

سامي يوسف الفياشية

Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf

Latin words by Hildegard von Bingen
Azerbaijani words by Mahammad Fuzuli
Mode: Bayati Shiraz with allusion to Rast


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

When Paths Meet (Live at The Holland Festival)

مقطوعة Karitas (العشق) من تاليف الموسيقار Sami yusuf في مهرجان هولندا للموسيقي الروحية

Sami Yusuf - La Llave

VenMi Alma’ invites listeners into a stunning musical journey that celebrates the rich history of Al-Andalus, Flamenco, and both Eastern and Western classical music traditions. The piece opens with Israel Moro’s vocals, setting the stage for a journey that moves through the soulful call of the ney, the intricate beauty of Antoine Morinière’s classical guitar followed by the fiery spirit of flamenco guitars performed by José Manuel León and Tarik Hilal. As Maqsad Azizov’s Balaban enters, it converses with the orchestra in a profound dialogue. Sami Yusuf’s vocals, followed by Nabyla Maan, Ismail Boujia, and Israel Moro, creates an ecstatic union of voices, each one distinct yet harmoniously intertwined. As the piece progresses, the Balaban and guitars blend seamlessly with Sami Yusuf’s vocals, evoking a dreamlike state that carries the listener through a voyage of introspection and revelation. The culmination of ‘Ven Vi Alma’ is a euphoric musical dance—a powerful dialogue between the full ensemble and the Balaban. This climactic exchange embodies the essence of the piece’s title, ‘Ven Mi Alma’, or ‘Come, My Soul’ in Spanish, reflecting a call to the depths of the human spirit. CREDITS: Composer and Musical Director: Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf : Vocals José Manuel Léon: Flamenco Guitar Antoine Morinière: Classical Guitar Tarik Hilal: Classical and Flamenco Guitar Magsad Azizov: Balaban Tolga Saracoglu: Ney Eren Turan : Baglama Bayramcan Boy : Oud Mostafa Momenianrizi: Santoor Emin Bayram : Qanun Mohammad Jaberi: Daf and Dayre Eren Bayram: Bass Darbuka, Riq and Cajon VOCAL SOLOISTS: Nabyla Maan Israel Moro Ismail Boujia BACKING VOCALISTS: Mostafa El Lachkar Elouafi Mohammed Soufyane Jabrane Mahmoud Ketami Hamza Idrissi Kamal Nejjar Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan and Arash Pakzad Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al Balushi Graphic Design & Artwork: Hasan Kuchkarov Audio Editing & Premixing: Amal Neehar Special thanks to: Elouafi Mohammed Katherine O’Brien 



مقطوعة موسيقية بايقاعات أذربيجانية اسبانية Ven Mi Alma (تعالى يا روحى) للموسيقى العالمى Sami Yusuf

At last, the day has come.
The day I release into the world something that has been writing itself within me for twelve years.
With pauses, with pain, with awe, with faith.
Requiem. The work of my life so far.

In the beginning, I wrote without much purpose. Because if I can—then why not?
But over the years, this piece became more than just music. It became a path.
And this last year made me understand exactly what it was all for.
And why now.

This is not a requiem for death.
This is a requiem for life.
It is light.
It is not a funeral mass, but a voice saying:
“Thank you for letting me live. And for letting me keep living. Just like this.”

With people who love. With moments that teach. With experiences that break you and then remake you.

But this piece is also something more.
It’s armor.
Forged from truth I hammered out over years when life was anything but gentle.
And from today on—I will pass that armor on.
Not to defend myself.
But so that every good person I meet can receive even a fragment of courage.
To keep going. Honestly. With head held high.

Because the only thing truly worth being in life—is a good human being.
Not clever. Not cunning. Not successful at the expense of others.
Good.

And now I say it out loud—to those who walk through life with cold eyes:
If you hurt others, if you lie, if you live as if no one else matters—then you know who you are.
And it’s not about fear.
It’s about looking in the mirror and asking yourself honestly:
Is that really how you want to be remembered?

Because the day will come. For everyone.
A day when you won’t answer to your god, the world, or other people.
Only to yourself.

And may you then be able to say:
“The universe remembered. And day by day, it came for me...
But today I stand. I don’t hide. I feel no shame.
I’m proud of who I was. And how I lived this life.”

That’s what I wish for you. All of you.
That you settle accounts with yourselves—before the world does.
And that you can say, without blinking an eye:
“I gave goodness. I didn’t do to another what I wouldn’t want done to me.”

Because only you know what you gave this world.
And what you took from it.

Aure Horae Lumen (EPILOG)

THE DAWN 

Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf
Dastgāh/Mode: Shūr-Aeolian

The Dawn - Sami Yusuf

Sami yusuf - I only knew love (Live) عرفت الهوى

Sami Yusuf | The Key (لمّا بدا يتثنّى)

melody is carried from the balaban and kemanche solos to the layered sounds of the orchestra. This piece celebrates the art of movement, an art that tells many stories and reveals the inner world of a culture.

Performed live at the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd UNESCO World Heritage Committee held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan

Sami Yusuf - A Dancing Heart

Artist
Mo Muzic 🖤🎧
Baglama Musician 🎶🪕
(Creative Always Deep) ✌️🎼

واحدة من اروع الحان الموسيقي الروحية Varitas ( الصدق) للموسيقار العالمي Sami yusuf

El_Kurdy

Recent comments

عَبْدُٱللَّهِ بْنِ إسْمَاعِيْل

Related tracks