The full video of L’Amour, the second concert in my When Paths Meet series, is now live. Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris over two sold-out nights in 2023, it blends traditions from China to West Africa to France—Middle Eastern modes, Baroque intricacy, and the deep modes of maqams. From the hypnotic ‘River of Paradise’ to the transcendent ‘L’Amour vivant’, this is a declaration of love for the world’s great musical languages. My gratitude to the Philharmonie de Paris, the extraordinary mus

Sami Yusuf’s meditative composition ‘River of Paradise’ is performed beautifully in this excerpt from the ‘When Paths Meet Vol. 2’ concert at the Philharmonie de Paris. Oud, kora, classical guitar, vocals, organ and more in an evocative collaboration. Composed and Arranged by Sami Yusuf The Sami Yusuf Ensemble Scoring Productions - Scoring Orchestra Les Métaboles Listen/Watch: https://sy.lnk.to/RiverOfParadise #samiyusuf #whenpathsmeet | Sami Yusuf

Watch Sami Yusuf's concert of When Paths Meet from home with the Exclusive Online World Premiere! | Holland Festival

Excerpt from ‘Meditations on a Musette by Couperin’, the third video release from the new album ‘When Paths Meet’ (Vol. 2). Composed by Sami Yusuf Based on François Couperin’s ‘Musette from the Royal Concerts’ Listen to the new album now: https://sy.lnk.to/WPM-VOL-2 #samiyusuf #meditationsonamusettebycouperin | Sami Yusuf

‘Every breath carries the song of love to us.’ — Rumi ‘Meditations on a Musette by Couperin’ is one of the brand-new pieces that debuted at the Philharmonie de Paris as part of ‘When Paths Meet Vol. 2’. Due to my deep love of Western Classical music (particularly Early and Baroque) and in honour of our host country, I chose to use François Couperin’s ‘Musette from the Royal Concerts’ (1722) as the starting point for this new composition. Moving into another world of my musical roots, I turned to

Performed live on 9th February 2019 at The Sufi Route (New Delhi, India) Special thanks to The Sufi Route. Composed, arranged and performed by Sami Yusuf #samiyusuf #Ramadan | Sami Yusuf