Sami Yusuf - En al-Ándalus [جادك الغيث] #classicalcrossover #worldmusictraditions

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Sami Yusuf - En al-Ándalus [جادك الغيث] #classicalcrossover #worldmusictraditions Download/Stream: https://sy.lnk.to/Alma Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/samiyusufyt Follow Sami Yusuf on: http://www.twitter.com/samiyusuf http://www.facebook.com/samiyusuf http://www.instagram.com/samiyusuf https://samiyusuf.art British composer Sami Yusuf’s ‘En al-Ándalus’ is a magical reimagining of Ibn al-Khatib’s muwashshah ‘Jadaka al-Ghaith’. Performed live to an overflow audience at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Morocco, Sami Yusuf brings this much-loved piece back to its Andalusian and European roots. Arranged in a Western scale, the work hints at the Celtic influence found on the Iberian Peninsula at the time of its origin there over six hundred years ago. True to the music that embraces the dream-like lyrics of deep love amid shining stars and rain, the innovative and unitive vision that we’ve come to expect from Sami Yusuf soon leads to a dramatic shift as the voice of flamenco singer Israel Moro adds Spanish lyrics from San Juan de la Cruz’s ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ to the work’s unfoldment. Oud and classical guitar solos give way to flamenco guitar and palmas (rhythmic flamenco clapping). The singular human sound of palmas transports us as the striking vocals of Ismail Boujia seamlessly offer an Arabic mawwal over the passionate beat. Throughout, the luminous voice of Nabyla Maan shines in its intimate interweaving with the vocals of Sami Yusuf. With the electrifying call and response of the outro the circle is complete. Sami Yusuf’s ‘En al-Ándalus’ transforms not only the lyric beauty of ‘Jadaka al-Ghaith’ with its feel of interconnectedness and harmony into a tale for today, it transforms us. We hear in it much more than a story of a golden time gone by. We hear in it the promise of a time to come. Performed live at The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music From the album Alma Featured vocalists: Sami Yusuf Nabyla Maan Ismail Boujia Israel Moro Arranged by Sami Yusuf Music