Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

Sami Yusuf’s album, Live at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, featured refined, sophisticated compositions that immerse the listener in the rich musical language of traditions from Morocco, Andalusia, Türkiye and across the Arabic-speaking world. This 16-track album features brilliant performances by an international ensemble of master instrumentalists along with a renowned Moroccan vocal group all under the direction of the composer. These are compositions and arrangements of previously released works. 2019, the year of this live recording, was Sami’s second time headlining the prestigious Fes Festival; the first time was 2009, joining the ranks of earlier headliners such as Ravi Shankar, Paco de Lucia, Youssou N’Dour, Joan Baez, Björk, and Ben Harper. The musician’s special love for this land is evident in the works heard here, and this album delivers all the magic of the live performance that held the Fes audience spellbound.

TRACKLIST

1. Taqsim Al-Hamziyya

2. Hamziyya

3. Ya Rasul Allah, Pt. 1

4. Ya Rasul Allah, Pt. 2

5. Mawal Nahawand (feat. Ismail Boujia)

6. I Only Knew Love

7. Ilahana

8. Come See

9. Lovers

10. Taha

11. Madad (Nasimi Arabic Version)

12. Taqsīm (Maqām Nahāwand)

13. The Key (Lamma Bada Yatathanna)

14. Mawlana

15. Mawwal Ajam (feat. Ismail Boujia)

16. Fiyyashiyya

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