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My Ummah by Sami Yusuf

Artist Biography For Sami Yusuf

Sami Yusuf A Messenger Of Love 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 – An Effort Recognised And Praised By The British Government. Sami Also Took The Initiative To Work In Close Tandem With The UN Sponsored Charity Save The Children To Help Uplift Morale Of The Victims Of 2010 Pakistan Floods By Sending A Message Of Hope And Undying Support Through His Charity Single Hear Your Call. The Single Became The Mouthpiece Of Awareness Campaigns Led By The United Nations Office For The Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs BBC And The CNN. Sami Is One Of The UK’s Biggest Exports In The Last Decade. In The Course Of 7 Years He Has Masterfully Navigated Through Unchartered Waters – He Has Won Over The Hearts And Minds Of Millions From Across The Middle East Europe North America And North Africa. His Compass In Principle Has Been His Self-Coined Genre – Spiritique. Manifested Both Musically And Philosophically In His Third Album Wherever You Are Spiritique Is A Product Of Sami’s Identity. Sami Is A Passionate Advocate Of Unity And Is Boldly Committed To Cross-Cultural Appreciation Through Promotion Of Universal Values And Celebration Of The Human Spirit. The Aim Is To Bridge The Gap Between Perceptions And Sense Of Incompatibility And To Foster Spiritual Autonomy So We May Usher Into A New Era Of Cooperation And Coexistence. When Different Races Stand Side By Side When Young And Old Pious Or Agnostic Male Or Female Sing In One Voice That’s When Spiritique Shines. An Ambitious Undertaking It May Be To Some. To Many It Has Already Begun. Official Biography From Www.Samiyusufofficial.Com

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