Sami Yusuf - The Journey | When Paths Meet (Vol. 2)

From the second in the ‘When Paths Meet’ (Vol. 2) series performed at the Philharmonie de Paris. Sami Yusuf’s composition, ‘The Journey’, is a re-imagined new arrangement of his earlier work by that title. Here, vibrant music traditions from China, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Europe tell the story of a journey across lands and cultures. Evocative instrumental solos featuring the erhu, balaban, oud, and guitar are interwoven with orchestral strings of the Scoring Orchestra of Paris and the vocalisations of The Métaboles. Lyrics by mystical poets Rumi, Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari, Pir Sultan Abdal, and Abi Sa’d al-Yafi’i are rendered in all their subtlety and nuance by renowned vocalists Sami Yusuf, Nabyla Maan, and Eléonore Fourniau. The result is a luminous work that resonates with timeless beauty.

‘The Journey’ is from the ‘When Paths Meet’ Vol. 2 album.
Performed at the Philharmonie de Paris.
The Sami Yusuf Ensemble
The Scoring Orchestra of Paris
The Métaboles


CREDITS:

Composed by Sami Yusuf
Arabic words by Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari & Abī Sa\'d al-Yafi\'ī

Persian words by Rumi
Turkish words by Pir Sultan Abdal
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:
Nicholas Boylston
Elouafi Mohammed
Katherine O’Brien
Saadet Ates
Ibrahim Tut

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

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