Sami Yusuf – Mast Qalandar Live in London

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DESCRIPTION

Raag: Kafi
Commentary: This song, which has been popular in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, is based on a poem by the Chisti Sufi and musical genius, Amir Khusro, which was later modified by the great Panjabi Sufi poet Bulleh Shah. The song’s lyrics honor and revere (but do not worship) ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, to whom virtually all Sufi orders trace their lineage, as well as the famous 12th century Sufi saint of Sindh, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.

*A Qalandar is a type of wandering Sufi or dervish who would often live in the wilderness and wear tattered clothes. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was one such Sufi.

**Drunkenness here refers not to intoxication from alcohol, but to the ecstatic state of remembrance of God. As the famous verse of the Egyptian Sufi poet Ibn al-Farid says:
“In remembrance of the beloved, we drank wine; we were drunk with it even before the creation of the vine.”


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CREDITS

Words: Amir Khusro & Bulleh Shah
Music: Traditional Islamic (Sufi Qawali) with additions by Sami Yusuf

• Main Vocal & Tonbak: Sami Yusuf
• Tanbour, Divan & Daf: Seyed Ali Jaberi
• Tanbour & Divan: Jon Lawton
• Divan, Santoor and Tanbour: Hossein Tavvan
• Daf and Bendir: Seyyed Mohammad Jaberi
• Dohol and Bendir: Seyyed Pourya Jaberi

Performed live on 02 May 2016 at The Phoenix Theatre (London, UK)

Performed and arranged by Sami Yusuf
Recorded at Andante Studios
Mixed & Mastered by Vishnu Rajan @ Andante Studios
Video editing and post production @ Andante Studios

Published by Andante Records Administered by Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd for the World