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Al Firdaus (Sufi music ensemble){{short description|Sufi music ensemble}}{{Infobox musical artist| name = Al Firdaus | image = Al Firdaus pic 1.jpg | caption = | background = Sufi music ensemble | alias = | origin = Granada, Spain | genre = Sufi music, Andalusian music | years_active = 2012–present | label = Independent | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Ali Keeler (soloist voice and violin), Salma Vives (cello), Yusuf El Mezghildi (qanun, lute and voice), Omar Benlamlih (bendir, darbuka and solo voice), and Muhammad Domínguez (percussion) | past_members = }} Al Firdaus is a small intercultural instrumental and vocal ensemble founded by violinist and vocalist Ali Keeler. It specialises in new arrangements of traditional Sufi songs from Arabic, Andalusian and Turkish sources. The songs are usually sung in Arabic and drawn from the poetry of great Sufis such as Ibn Arabi and Al Shushtari. This repertoire is supplemented by original compositions inspired by the Western classical tradition and also exhibiting Celtic and Flamenco influences. Two albums have been released by Al Firdaus: Safa (2014) and Nur (2017), and in January 2019 the single Hubbu Nabi was released. HistoryThe ensemble takes its name from the Arabic word Al-Firdaus meaning the highest level of Jannah (paradise) referred to in the Quran. Their music is rooted in the tradition of sama, which literally means listening and is a form of music played across the Islamic world to accompany ceremonies of dhikr, spiritual remembrance. Having studied both Western classical music and the vocal tradition of Islam, Ali Keeler saw an opportunity for a synthesis of music styles that both respected traditions and appealed to a new audience. After co-founding the Sufi music quartet Al Kauthar//soundcloud.com/alkauthar 1. Ali Keeler went on to form Al Firdaus in 2012 with former members of Al Kauthar, Salma Vives and Yusuf El Mezghildi and Moroccan vocalist and percussionist Omar Benlamlih. Two years after Al Firdaus was formed the ensemble recorded their first album. In 2017 they made their first visit to America; a Washington Post review//www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/07/at-a-time-of-stress-the-moving-music-of-islam/?utm_term=.cef5d644131f 2 of their Princeton University Chapel concert was headlined ' At a time of stress, the moving music of Islam' and told how 'Al Firdaus held the audience silently spellbound...' A further US tour followed in 2018 and Al Firdaus has also toured Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Malaysia, including performances at the prestigious Festival of Sufi Culture in Fez, Morocco, and International Cultural Festival of Inshad in Constantine, Algeria //alfirdaus-ensemble.es/en/next-concert-in-festival-of-inshad-in-constantine-algeria-2-2-2/ 3. Current membersAli Keeler (voice and violin) - Born in London in 1973, he started learning the violin at the age of seven. After studying classical violin at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester he moved to Syria in 1998. He learned singing in the tradition of the maqam in the zawiyas of Damascus and Aleppo, and was a pupil of the celebrated munshid Ustadh Mustapha Karim. He also studied tajwid, the art of Quran recitation in Syria. In 2006, he moved to Granada and went on to co-found Al Kauthar and found Al Firdaus. Salma Vives (cello) – A native of Elche, Spain, she started learning the cello at seven and progressed to studying at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Granada. Her interest in early and oriental music prompted her to take up the lute as a second instrument. Salma Vives performed with Ali Keeler as a founder member of Al Kauthar and works with several renown ensembles playing Andalusian, traditional Spanish folk and flamenco music. She founded the group Nakhla in which she plays the lute, interpreting and arranging traditional Arabic , Spanish folk, and Flamenco compositions. Yusuf El Mezghildi (qanun, lute and voice) - Born in Tetouan, Morocco in 1962, he was introduced to Sufi music practices by his father at a young age. He studied Andalusian, Arabic, and Western classical music at the Conservatoire of Music of Tetouan, specialising in the piano and lute. At the age of 25 he took up the qanun; after studying privately with the master Haj Ahmad Said he played in several Moroccan ensembles and accompanied the country's leading singers. He has also accompanied some of the most famous flamenco singers in Spain such as Enrique Morente and Juan Peña Lebrijano. In 2002 he moved to Granada, and is a founder member of Al Firdaus. Omar Benlamlih (bendir, darbuka and voice) - Born in Casablanca into a family of Sufi musicians originally from Fez, he studied percussion at the Casablanca Academy of Music. Jazz is one of his diverse musical specialisms, and he has worked and toured with the Tangeri Café Orquestra. In 2006, he formed his own group Turath Al Andalus to play Arabic, Andalusi and Flamenco fusion. He is a founder member of Al Firdaus. Muhammad Domínguez (percussion) - Born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1986, he played the piano and then bass guitar and classical guitar from a young age. When he was 17 years old he started playing the darbuka which fueled his interest in Middle-Eastern music. Four years later he moved to Spain and settled in the city of Granada where he plays with several intercultural ensembles and also composes film music. He joined Al Firdaus in 2015. Albums{{Infobox album| name = Safa | type = Studio album | artist = Al Firdaus | cover = Al Firdaus album Safa.jpg | alt = | released = 15 May 2014 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Sufi music, Andalusian music | length = | label = Independent | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}Safa (released 2014) Track list 1. Safa 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNfV1M6_6bs Al-Madha] 3. Al-Fiyashiya 4. Ya Ajmal Al-Anbiya 5. Taqsim of Oud 6. Ya Imam Ar-Rusli 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=DH-2-114Dzc Celtic Salawat] 8. Recitation of Quran 9. Atainaka Bil Faqri 10. Tadiqu Bina Ad-Dunya 11. Darat Bi-Majla | name = Nur | type = Studio album | artist = Al Firdaus | cover = Nur.jpg | alt = | released = 3 Jun 2017 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Sufi music, Andalusian music | length = | label = Independent | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}Nur (released 2017) Track list 1. Adornment of Existence 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7G0tvJzWf4 Longing for the Beloved] 3. The Burda 4. Wine of Union 5. Waslat Taba Li 6. Quran Recitation 7. Severim Seni Ben 8. Morisco Memory 9. Gharnatiya References1. https://soundcloud.com/alkauthar 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/07/at-a-time-of-stress-the-moving-music-of-islam/?utm_term=.cef5d644131f 3. http://alfirdaus-ensemble.es/en/next-concert-in-festival-of-inshad-in-constantine-algeria-2-2-2/ External links
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