O Garden of the Lovers, You have stirred up my flames O Presence of the Absolute, You have made my longing overflow I’ve just released ‘Madad’. It’s the Arabic version of my Azerbaijani composition ‘Nasimi’ from my ‘A Timeless Presence’ album. Recorded on a moonlit night at the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, ‘Madad’ captures all the magic of that very special live performance. ‘Madad’ means help. I’m releasing this now because, while we all find ourselves in need of help at times, this past

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O Garden of the Lovers, You have stirred up my flames. O Presence of the Absolute, You have made my longing overflow. You can watch the new arrangement of my composition ‘Nasimi’ recorded live at my ‘Beyond the Stars’ concert at the Expo 2020 Dubai. I arranged this work for an orchestra that expanded the instrument pool beyond the Middle East and Central Asia to include sitar and the Chinese erhu. I added Andalusian mawwal and Azerbaijani mugham to the composition – all with the aim of telling i

335K views · 20K reactions | Sami Yusuf’s ‘Nasimi’ is a sweeping musical tribute to the timeless poetry of the 14th-century mystic. Here the esteemed Turkish vocalist Çiğdem Yarkın @cigdemkiromerogluyarkin delivers a rendition of his words filled with spiritual depth and emotional resonance. Recorded live in Istanbul, Türkiye. Listen/Watch: SY.lnk.to/Nasimi-Between-Two-Seas (Link in bio & stories). #samiyusuf #nasimi | Sami Yusuf | Facebook

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