Sami Yusuf - Hasbi Rabbi <br /><br />Music & Words: Traditional (Afghani Folklore)<br />Additional Words: Ustad. B. Radmanesh & Mehboob <br />Raag: Bhairav<br /><br />Arguably the most endearing and popular of Sami Yusuf’s songs, it is actually a cover of a traditional piece, ‘Mollā Mammad Jān’, which dates back to over a century ago and originated in Khorasan or what is now known as Afghanistan. This version is a traditional rendition of the 2005 hit with Sami Yusuf singing in the original Persian as well as Turkish, Urdu and Arabic.<br /><br />PERFORMERS (From right to left):<br /><br />Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf, Bendir, Dayre & vocals<br />Ömer Avci: Dohol, Bendir, Kudum & vocals<br />Abbas Karacan: Bass Darabuka, Bendir & Tef<br />Selim Boyaci: Oud & vocals<br />Mustafa Olgan: Qanun & vocals<br />Seyed Ali Jaberi: Tanbour, Tar & vocals<br />Türker Dinletir: Ney, Zourna & vocals<br />Adem Tosunoglu: Baglama, Tanbur, Kemançe & vocals<br />Farshad Mohammadi: Santoor & vocals<br />Jon Lawton: Classical Guitar, Tanbour & vocals<br /><br />AND<br /><br />Sami Yusuf: Vocal, Piano, Tar, Oud & Tonbak<br /><br />Backing Vocalists (From the right):<br /><br />Sami Mohammad Ahmad Alhaj: Bass<br />AbdulRazzak Barma: Baritone<br />Abeer El Sayed Ahmad: Mezzo-Soprano<br />Nancy Al Baltaji: Contra-Alto<br /><br />Qawwali Musicians:<br /><br />Riaz Hussain<br />Abbas Ghayoor<br />Manoj Kumar Moothedath<br />Haider Ali Hussain Shah <br />Sudheesh Kakkur<br />Syed Ali Mehdi Naqvi<br /><br /><br />THE CONCERT<br /><br />Recorded and filmed at the Dubai Opera on the 16th of December 2016, this concert explores traditions from over one thousand years of the cultural and sacred music of Andalusia, North Africa, Arabia, Khorasan (Greater Persia) and Asia. Sung in multiple languages (including English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Azeri), this exhilarating performance by the multi-instrumentalist, composer and renowned singer Sami Yusuf brings together world-class musicians from around the globe to take listeners on a musical journey of discovery.<br /><br /><br />CREDITS<br /><br />Executive Producers: Ahmed Salim, Sami Yusuf, Christine Hoechstoetter<br /><br />Recording Engineer: Peter Herrmann<br />Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios<br />Video Editing and Postproduction by Omar Habib @ Andante Studios<br />Filmed by 2Shoes (London, UK).<br /><br />Graphic Design & Artwork: Kwame Busia<br />Additional Graphics & Design: Mahdi Jahangir
