Fiyyashiya sami yusuf biography

Sami Yusuf’s new single ‘Fiyyashiyya (Live at Mawazine)’ out now!

The song is available now on all download and streaming sites.
http://andnt.co/Fiyyashiyya

Watch Sami Yusuf’s live performance at the 2017 Mawazine Festival, Rabat, MOROCCO.

https://youtu.be/JTWhNSzaYNc


DESCRIPTION

Maqām: ‘Ajam
Commentary: Also from Sami Yusuf’s 2016 ‘Barakah’ album, this song was written by the Moroccan poet Sidi Othman ibn Yahya Cherki (known as “Sidi Bahloul Cherki”) in the 17th century. The qasidah (ode) “Fiyyashiyya” became a standard classic of the Maghrebi genre of malhoun— a genre of Sufi music popular amongst tradesmen in the urban centres of what is today Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
This qasidah continues to be one of the best-known and loved traditional songs amongst Moroccans from all walks of life.

The inclusion of tanbour and daf gives this new arrangement a Persian or ‘Khorasani’ touch. Sami Yusuf has also added English lyrics to the song.

CREDITS

Arranged Sami Yusuf- FIYYASHIYAA (when paths meet) - YouTube DAXIL