Listen to the new album now: https://sy.lnk.to/WPM-VOL-2 Watch SY’s Official YouTube Playlist http://andnt.co/SYplaylist Follow Sami Yusuf on: http://www.twitter.com/samiyusuf http://www.facebook.com/samiyusuf http://www.instagram.com/samiyusuf http://www.samiyusufofficial.com/ DESCRIPTION: Simultaneously floating and rooted, the opening of Sami Yusuf’s composition ‘River of Paradise’ seduces its audience with hypnotic melodies and rhythms of the kora and classical guitar. As the performance unfolds, voices of the instruments assembled on stage seamlessly add to the meditative mood. This is music that speaks with one voice through the prisms of many cultures, embracing and illuminating us. Ballaké Sissoko on kora and Antoine Morinière on classical guitar deliver evocative solos, and Nabyla Maan joins Sami Yusuf in a stunning vocal performance. ‘River of Paradise’ is a new composition by Sami Yusuf from the second of his ‘When Paths Meet’ series. It features The Sami Yusuf Ensemble, The Scoring Orchestra of Paris, The Métaboles, and stellar soloists and specialist musicians in a stunning collaboration. Performed at the Paris Philharmonic. CREDITS: Composed and arranged by Sami Yusuf Arabic words by Suhrawardi Performed at the Philharmonie de Paris THE SAMI YUSUF ENSEMBLE: Sami Yusuf: Composer & Director Sami Yusuf: Vocals and Oud Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney Huseyin Can Pala: Baglama Hasan Hekimoglu: Oud Ilyos Arabov: Vocalist Magsad Azizov: Balaban Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor Malik Mansurov: Tar Ömer Avci: Percussion Onur Cicin: Qanun Ruven Ruppik: Bass Darbuka, Riq and Woodblock Mohammad Jaberi: Daf SPECIALIST INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL SOLOISTS: Nabyla Maan: Vocals Guo Gan: Erhu Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Antoine Morinière: Classical Guitar Loriane LLorca: Organ Eléonore Fourniau: Vocals & Hurdy Gurdy Nicolas Mackowiak: Harpsichord THE SCORING ORCHESTRA OF PARIS: Pierre-Adrien THÉO Isabelle THEO Jonathan GRIMBERT-BARRÉ Violins 1: Romuald Grimbert-Barré, first violin Florian Jourdan Clara Bourdeix Madeleine Athané Gladys Ledoux Violins 2: Michael Serra, lead violin Pauline Gillet Jérôme Merlet Violas: Maxence Grimbert-Barré, lead viola Valentine Garilli Axel Benedetti Cellos: Jérémie Billet, lead cello Aurore Montaulieu Contrabass: Benoît Levesque Percussions: Florie Fazio THE MÉTABOLES: Choir Director: Félix Benati Sopranos: Émilie Husson Anne-Claire Baconnais Clara Penalva Altos: Laura Muller Emmanuelle Monier Caroline Chassany Tenors: Steve Zheng Marco Van Baaren Jean-François Chiama Samuel Zattoni-Rouffy Benoît Porcherot Jérémie Couleau Basses: Laurent Bourdeaux Jean-Sébastien Nicolas Paul-Alexandre Dubois Jean-Michel Durang Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al Balushi Graphic Design & Artwork: Hasan Kuchkarov Audio Editing & Premixing: Erdem Altinses & Amal Neehar Recording Engineer: Charles Alexandre Englebert FOH Engineer : Sachin Savio Dane Music Supervisor: Ruslan Salimov Executive Producer: Claire Mcrandal @ Astiana Astiana Team: Christine Höchstötter Claire Mcrandal Katherine O’Brien Vishnu Rajan Omar Al Balushi Special thanks to: Elouafi Mohammed Saadet Ates Nicholas Boylston Katherine O’Brien PRODUCED BY TAKLIT PRODUCTION Nicolas Glady Natacha Loisel Patricia Johnston PHILHARMONIE DE PARIS: Production manager: Marine Hozer General stage manager: Arnaud Pierret Stage manager: Romuald Deschamps Lighting: Letang Philippe Sound engineers: Aumenier Fabien, Lafaurie Kéo, Martin Nicaud Audiovisual production director: Norman Delauné Video sound recording: Charles Alexandre Englebert Stage manager audiovisual: Mohamed Bendaoud Stage hand: Nicolas Jannel FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR PRODUCTIONS Managing director: Aymeric Isnard Producer: Gabriel Scialom Director: Colin Laurent Director of photography: Florence Levasseur Musical advisor: Carine Jeanton Camera operators: Isabelle Audigé, Philippe Bini, Quentin Dumas, François Perret, Christine Strazzeri TECHNICAL MEANS Manager: Nicolas Foulon Operations: Alexis Lemaire Equipment manager: Adrien Tessier Digital imaging technician: Stéphanie Gognies Video assistants: Enzo Lopez, Manon Habert, Eric Lecocq ©℗ 2024 Andante Records. All rights reserved. #samiyusuf #riverofparadise #whenpathsmeet