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Awakening Records
Awakening Music (previously known as Awakening Records) is a British-based Islamic faith-inspired music production company. It was created in 2000 by four British and American entrepreneurs. Albums produced by Awakening Music ;Live albums Artists * Ali Magrebi * Eman * Humood AlKhudher * Maher Zain * Mesut Kurtis * Raef Former notable artists * Hamza Namira * Hamza Robertson * Irfan Makki * Nazeel Azami * Sami Yusuf Philanthropy activities In 2012, Awakening Music took part in "Sound of Light" charity concerts. In 2013 and 2014, the record label helped to organise charity concerts in coordination with Islamic Relief Islamic Relief Worldwide is a faith-inspired humanitarian and development agency which is working to support and empower the world’s most vulnerable people. Founded in the United Kingdom in 1984, Islamic Relief has international headquarter ..., Human Appeal and other charity organisations around the world with the help of artists Maher Zain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Music
Islamic music may refer to religious music, as performed in Islamic public services or private devotions, or more generally to musical traditions of the Muslim world. The heartland of Islam is the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, Iran, Central Asia, and South Asia. Due to Islam being a multi-ethnic religion, the musical expression of its adherents is vastly diverse. Indigenous traditions of various part have influenced the musical styles popular among Muslims today. The word "music" in Arabic, the language of Islam, (''mūsīqā'' ) is defined more narrowly than in English or some other languages, and "its concept" was at least originally "reserved for secular art music; separate names and concepts belonged to folk songs and to religious chants".) At least one scholar (Jacob M. Landau) makes the generalization about Islamic music that it "is characterized by a highly subtle organization of melody and rhythm", that "the vocal component predominates over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something About Life
''Something About Life'' is the debut album by English singer Hamza Robertson, released on 3 July 2007. Composition and release ''Something About Life'', was released in July 2007 by Awakening Records. The album blends East and West. Track listing References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Something About Life 2007 debut albums Arabic-language albums Hamza Robertson albums Awakening Music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One (Maher Zain Album)
Music videos * The first music video from the album was titled "The Power"(on Arabic "Bil'thikr") . It was released on May 6, 2016. The video was translated into two languages, English and Arabic * The second music video from the album was "Peace Be Upon You". It was released on May 27, 2016. Zain re-recorded this music in Bahasa Indonesia for Indonesian audiences. * The third music video entitled "The Way of Love", was released on June 23, 2016. This video was translated into three languages, English, Arabic and Turkish. * The fourth music video entitled "I'm Alive", was released on 9 September 2016 featuring Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique. Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, .... * The fifth music video entitled "Close to You", was released on 11 December 2016. Track listing The full trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humood AlKhudher
Humood Othman AlKhudher (Arabic: حمود عثمان الخضر; born 24 January 1989), commonly known as Humood Alkhudher, is a Kuwaiti singer and music producer. Humood released his compilation album ''Fekra'' in 2013. In 2014, he was signed to Awakening Records and in 2015 he launched his album ''Aseer Ahsan''. In February 2020, he announced his new album Matha Ba’d?. Early life and education Humood was born in Kuwait on 24 January 1989. Career Humood began his musical career in 1999 as a backing vocalist for his uncle who would regularly perform at local events. At age 13, he sang Ummi Filisteen, a duet with Mishari Al-Aradah on the suffering of Palestinians. In January 2015, Humood was signed to Awakening Records and launched his debut album ''Aseer Ahsan'' on topics such as determination and self-empowerment. The album included 10 songs, one of which was " Kun Anta", that was accompanied by a music video. ''Aseer Ahsan'' reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' World Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aseer Ahsan
''Aseer Ahsan'' (in Arabic أصير أحسن) is a 2015 album by Humood AlKhudher, released on Awakening Records. Just after being released, the album made the top selling list in iTunes Gulf and saved its 10th place in the Billboard for the World Music Albums. Music videos * Humood's debut track from the item titled "Kun Anta" (in Arabic كن أنت) was launched accompanied by a music video and made a wide success exceeding 200 million views on YouTube and was top selling release on iTunes Malaysia. A special Indonesian version of the song was also released. *The follow-up single from the album was "Ha Anatha" (in Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ... هأنذا) also accompanied by a music video. Track list {{Authority control 2015 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raef (singer)
Raef Haggag ( ar, رائف حجاج; born August 8, 1982) is an Egyptian-American singer. Beginnings Raef picked up playing guitar during his time at the University of Maryland, College Park where he studied computer science. After graduation, Raef worked briefly as a software engineer before leaving to teach high school for eight years. As he says: "I decided to switch careers from a software eng. to a high school teacher because I wanted to help others in a more direct way (and because it was pretty boring sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours a day)". Raef taught computer programming in Montgomery County Public Schools. Music career Teaching gave Raef more time to focus on songwriting, often performing at local coffee shops and busking at metro stations. He was introduced to the national stage after his trio rock band "Great Seneca" toured the United States of America as part of the "Voices for Change" initiative. Raef also joined the "Poetic Vision Tour"; a band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgive Me (Maher Zain Album)
''Forgive Me'' is the second studio album by Swedish Muslim singer-songwriter Maher Zain and was released on April 1, 2012, by Awakening Records. The album was a commercial success; it sold over 100,000 copies and went seven-times Platinum in Malaysia as of June 2016. Music videos *The first music video from the album was for the song "Freedom". It was released on March 27, 2011, by Malaysian director Mohd Hafizi bin Mat Khalib. The music video was filmed on February 25 & 26, 2011, at Malawati Stadium, Malaysia. *The second music video from the album was for the song "Number One For Me". It was released on March 15, 2012. The video was directed by Mike Harris, who had previously directed "Insha Allah" from the album ''Thank You Allah''. The "Number One For Me" music video was released via iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irfan Makki
Irfan Makki ( ur, عرفان مکی; born October 30, 1975) is a Pakistani Canadian Muslim singer-songwriter. Career After signing with Awakening Records, he released the album ''I Believe'', with 13 tracks. The title track "I Believe", featuring the Swedish-Lebanese musician Maher Zain, was released as a single accompanied by an official music video. Discography ;Albums Videography *2011: "I Believe" (feat. Maher Zain Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر زين; born 16 July 1981) is a Lebanese-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. He released his debut album ''Thank You Allah'', an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Makki, Irfan Living people Canadian Muslims Pakistani Muslims Pakistani emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian singer-songwriters Performers of Islamic music Awakening Music artists 1975 births 21st-century Canadian male singers Rotan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Believe (Irfan Makki Album)
''I Believe'' is the second studio album by the Canadian Muslim singer and songwriter Irfan Makki on Awakening Records Awakening Music (previously known as Awakening Records) is a British-based Islamic faith-inspired music production company. It was created in 2000 by four British and American entrepreneurs. Albums produced by Awakening Music ;Live albums .... The album was released on July 28, 2011. Track listing The original version of the album contains 13 tracks. Irfan Makki – I Believe , Islamic Books, Islamic Audio, Video, Software and more!. I Believe (audio CD) Irfan Makki Amazon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insan
''Insan'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language masala film, starring Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta and Tusshar Kapoor. Directed by K. Subash, it is a remake of Telugu film ''Khadgam'' (2002), directed by Krishna Vamsi. ''Insan'' released on 14th January 2005 to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with most of them praising Kumar's performance and was commercially unsuccessful, grossing only ₹104.1 million worldwide against a budget of ₹125 million. Plot Amjad (Akshay Kumar), an auto rickshaw driver, who is searching his long lost brother Munna, and struggler Avinash (Tusshar Kapoor) who wants to be a star in Bollywood industry. Amjad wants to marry his lover Heena (Esha Deol). But her parents want her to marry a rich man. So Amjad plans to win her parents' trust by a fake drama with Avinash and his friend to act as fake goons and they involve Rathod to arrest and win Heena's heart. The plan goes wrong as real goons appear but Amjad fights them leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Zain
Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر زين; born 16 July 1981) is a Lebanese-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. He released his debut album ''Thank You Allah'', an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. He released his follow-up album '' Forgive Me'' in April 2012 under the same production company, and a third album '' One'' in 2016. Career Beginnings Maher Zain's Lebanese family emigrated to Sweden when he was eight. He completed his schooling there, gaining a bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering. After university, he entered the music industry in Sweden, and in 2005 linked up with the Moroccan-born Swedish producer RedOne.Entertainment (2011-08-10)"Maher Zain's Hip but Pious Soundtrack to the Arab Spring" ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved 10 October 2011. When RedOne moved to New York in 2006, Zain soon followed to continue his music industry career in the United States, producing for artists such as Kat DeLuna. On returning hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank You Allah
''Thank You Allah'' is the debut studio album by Muslim Swedish singer Maher Zain. The album was released on November 1, 2009, by Awakening Records, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks. Maher's debut album is accompanied by three singles, each with its own music video. The album has achieved 8× platinum sales record in Malaysia as of January 2011 and has sold over 300,000 copies (20× platinum) as of June 2016. Maher produced this album with Swedish producer from Bilal Hajji. In September 2011, Maher Zain received a nomination in the 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik, a Malaysian music award ceremony. He was nominated in the "Best Malay Song Performed by a Foreign Artist" category for his single Insha Allah (Malay). The eventual winner in November 2011 was "Ku Menunggu" by Indonesian singer Rossa. Music videos *The music video for "Palestine Will Be Free" was released on August 8, 2009. The video features the story of a young brave Palestinian girl who never loses hope for a better f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
