Ya Mustapha

• Artist: The Sabri Brothers
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• Release Date: 1996
• Total Time: 64:18
• Genre: World

Review

Pakistan's Sabri Brothers command tremendous respect among enthusiasts of Quawwali music, and the two live up their much deserved rep on the soulful and consistently moving Ya Mustafa. Sufis believe that music can and should induce a state of ecstacy and bring one closer to God (Allah in Arabic) -- in fact, spirituality is the only concern of this outstanding CD. While a lot of great Middle Eastern music is secular, lengthy offerings like "Khwaja ka Diwana," the 21-minute "La Illaha" and the 26-minute "Tajdar-e-Haram" are strictly devotional. Because Quawwali material tends to be go on quite a while, the CD format has served as an excellent means of documenting such artists as the Sabri Brothers. Thankfully, Xenophile provides an English-language translation of their lyrics. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Khwaja Ka Diwana	Maqbool Sabri	The Sabri Brothers	(13:05)
Tajdar-E-Haram	Hakim Habib Madani	The Sabri Brothers	(16:54)
Ya Mustapha		The Sabri Brothers	(13:10)
La Ilaha Il Allah	Ambar Shah Warsi	The Sabri Brothers	(21:09)

Credits

Josh Pulman (Photography), Maqbool Sabri (Conga), Richard Blair (Producer), Maqbool Sabri (Harmonium), Shafi Naqi Jamie (Translation), Reay Careless (Soprano (Vocal)), Shafi Naqi Jamie (Urdu Calligraphy), Aniruddha Das (Bass), John Brant (Assistant Engineer), Maqbool Sabri (Vocals), Greenberg Kingsley (Photography), John Brant (Mixing), Amjad Farid Sabri (Choir, Chorus), Kamal Sabir (Choir, Chorus), Khlifi Ahmed (?), Qutubddin Ahmeddin (Dholak), Eva Skalla (Executive Producer), Abdel Aziz (Choir, Chorus), Maqbool Sabri (?), Reay Careless (Sax (Tenor)), Mohammed Atique (Choir, Chorus), Reay Careless (Sax (Baritone)), Khlifi Ahmed (Urdu Calligraphy), Chris Lawson (Engineer), Reay Careless (Alto (Vocals))