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‘One’ is a collaboration between Sami Yusuf, Cappella Amsterdam, and The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra. Composed by Sami Yusuf, this piece was intended to be part of the full concert ‘When Paths Meet’ at the Holland Festival in June 2020. With the Festival and concert postponed until next year, it was decided to make this piece available online. Its production was exhilarating but incredibly challenging technically, with 28 musicians performing in separate studios.

‘One’ opens with Cappella Amsterdam’s performance of a hauntingly beautiful vocal score suggestive of Gregorian chant. Transitioning from Western Europe to the world of Andalusia and North Africa, the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra engages and tantalizes with sounds of the ney, violin, qanun and percussions, until the dramatic outro seals the ecstatic experience.
Composed in E Flat / Maqām Nahāwand, the German lyrics are from the 13th century Christian metaphysician and sage Meister Eckhart. Arabic lyrics are by Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari, the 13th century Andalusian mystic and poet. Thematically linked, the words of these two visionaries speak of the Eternal I and of the Unity of vision — one seeing, one knowing, one love.


CREDITS:

Composer & Musical Director: Sami Yusuf


Sami Yusuf & Ensemble:

Sami Yusuf: Vocal, Piano & Tonbak
Ömer Avci: Bendir
Eyüpcan Açikpazu: Ney
Selim Boyaci: Oud
Onur Cicin: Qanun
Seyed Ali Jaberi: Tanbour
Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi: Daf
Seyyed Pourya Jaberi: Bendir
Kutay Ozcan: Baglama
Mahyar Toreihi: Santoor


Cappella Amsterdam:

Sopranos: Aldona Bartnik, Elma Dekker
Altos: Sabine van der Heijde, Inga Schneider
Tenors: Jon Etxabe Arzuag, Diederik Rooker
Basses: Jan Douwes, Nathan Tax

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Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra:

Abderrahim Semlali: Musical leader AAO, violin & vocals
Mohamed Mokhlis: Violin & Vocals
Jaafar Loughmani: Violin
Yassir Bouselem: Viola
Ahmed El Maai: Kanun, Rabab and vocals
Daniel van Huffelen: Double Bass
Ruven Ruppik: Percussion
Ahmed Khaili: Percussion
Mohamed Chairi: Vocals
Abdellatif Lghali: Vocals
Mohamed Aadroun: Director

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German words: Meister Eckhart
Arabic words: Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari

Consultants:

German Language: Marion Höchstötter
Arabic Language: Elouafi Mohammed

Consultant & Advisor: Katherine O’Brien

English Translation (Arabic): Dr. Yousef Casewit & Saad Ansari
English Translation (German): Maurice O'C Walshe

Mixed and Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video Editing & Postproduction by Omar Al-Balushi @ Andante Studios

Recording Engineers: Arjan van Asselt, Omer Avci, Vishnu Rajan

Filmed by Aps Bakkali & Jeffry Bakker for AAO and Cappella Amsterdam

Scoring Assistant: Axel Gonzalez

Graphic Design & Artwork: Mahdi Jahangir

Executive Producers: Holland Festival, Sami Yusuf

Sami Yusuf Management: Clover Management Limited

Concept and Commission: The Holland Festival

Learn more: https://www.hollandfestival.nl

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