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chickenwing Post at 18-7-2012 03:21 PM
Profile Sami Yusuf (Islamic Artist) - Sami Yusuf is a British singer-songwriter, composer, producer and an accomplished musician. Endowed with a strong cultural affiliation to music; privileged with a musical background and having studied music with several renowned composers, including those from one of the world's most prestigious music institutes - the Royal Academy of Music in London, music is his destiny was unsurprising a prediction acquaintances would so confidently make.
Sami learned to play several musical instruments including the piano, violin, tar, tombak, santour, daf, tabla and oud, to count a few, at a very young age. He bore the passion to etch a mark in the field of music, which he so indelibly did with the release of his groundbreaking debut album, Al-Muallim - an album composed, produced and sung by him.
A young, British-Muslim instantly became the talk of the town in lands as far and diverse as Egypt and Turkey. The album not only sold well over 3 million copies but also earned him a massive following in the Middle East, North African nations and South-East Asia.
Charmed by his good looks and manners so heart warming, the young amongst his fans would emulate what they saw in Sami - a leader. His fans wouldn't shy away from admitting Sami's music had changed their lives - for the better. Unheard of before, such an artist-fan tandem flourished with subsequent release of My Ummah, Sami's highly acclaimed second album selling well over 4 million copies.
Sami was soon headlining CNN, the BBC, ABC, Al Jazeerah, not to mention, every mainstream TV channel in the Middle East and Turkey. Hailed by Time magazine as Islam's biggest Rock Star and The most famous British Muslim in the World by The Guardian, it was only a matter of time before sheer dynamism of what the media dubbed a popular act became the subject matter of think-tank studies. Transnational Broadcasting Studies, in two separate papers lauded Sami's state-of-the-art music videos a beacon of positivity and substance; his music an alternative and competitor to the mainstream Western music. His success was soon acknowledged by the University of Roehampton in south-west London, as a result of which, Sami became the first and the youngest Muslim recipient of the honorary Doctor of Letters award in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to music. In attainment of this prestigious award, he not only stands alongside Mark Twain, J.K Rowling and Robert Frost but is also one of the only three musicians in the world to be ever honored thus.
His music not only filled the airwaves of London and LA but also penetrated effectively in the conservative Arabian Peninsula. A staggering 250,000 people packed Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey to see Sami perform. He's one of us, the crowds would claim proudly and sing along with Sami in his near-perfect Turkish. Sami has played across four continents, packing prestigious venues such as Wembley Arena in London, Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and The Velodrome in Cape Town, South Africa - this by all measures being a humble recollection. His shows are grand and highly personalized. His performances are trim and tightly focused, complete with singing in English, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Azeri and Malay and performance on a multitude of both classical and ethnic instruments. His penchant for multilingualism teamed with simplicity of conduct makes his style a statement, and his shows an experience of a lifetime.
Fame and glory however are illusionary for Sami. For him, his position as an artist is a sacred trust, a trust best honored in serving humanity. His genuine benevolence is reflected through his unwavering commitment as United Nations Celebrity Partner to reach out to those in need throughout the world. He has recently launched a campaign in partnership with United Nations World Food Programme to help end hunger in the Horn of Africa that has been hit by its worst drought in the last 60 years. He has been relentless in assuming his responsibilities as the first global ambassador of Silatech - a Qatar-based initiative promoting entrepreneurial skills and open access to capital and markets for large-scale job creation in the MENA region. His Live8 concert in Wembley Arena raised millions of pounds for the victims of the conflict-laden region of Darfur
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ramai jer student iran kat tempat aku ni...takler susah sgt dpt permit. Lagipun dia british kan...bukan iran. Kalo dah cdg nak panggil mustilah settlekan hal permit tu dari awal. Lain la kalo lusa nak pergi hari ni baru nak apply permit. Mmg la problem.
Mmg kesian laa penganjur, peniaga. Yg beli tiket tu atleast boleh la tebus balik.
aku dgr citer sami dan org2 nya lari dari hotel terus cabot nek plane. organizer caught off guard ta ...
yatiehanny Post at 18-7-2012 16:18
haah gitulah ceritanya yg aku dengor gak.. adalah cerita di sebalik semuanya ini. cerita panjang dan babitkan byk pihak. tapi kesimpulannya tak kiralah artis luar malaysia ke, dalam malaysia ke yg so called memperjuangkan dakwah melalui muzik ni, tak besar mana pun peratus dakwahnya tu. Duit masih peratus terbesar. So perkataan islamik tu at one point adalah topeng semata-mata. Tak semualah kot ... tapiiii....
Artis ummah arab ini jikalau cheb khaled saya layankan jua namun lagu beliau tidak la kerohanian, kalau nyanyi rohani pun bukan faham pun beliau nyanyi dalam bahasa arab, namun saya suka rai music sebegitu.
kenapa perlu nak cabut lari....cakap jer la terus terang....kan senang...at least peniaga2 tu..sejuk lah hati kan...ni main lari jer..konon2 teraniayai lah kan...choi sgt..ala ala nyah lorong jer lari2 kat black alley
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