Sami Yusuf Karitas Live - At The Holland Festival

The composition weaves together mystical poetry from diverse sources:

Andalusian and Syrian poets whose verses are featured in the Mawwal (vocal improvisation) sections. Full Concert Tracklist Sami Yusuf Karitas Live At The Holland Festival

The piece is designed as a dialogue between disparate musical traditions, maintaining their integrity rather than forcing a "fusion". The composition weaves together mystical poetry from diverse

Features a rich tapestry of sounds including the Erhu (Chinese fiddle), Oud , Ney , Qanun , Santoors , and traditional orchestral strings and percussion. 16th-century Azerbaijani poet of divine love

16th-century Azerbaijani poet of divine love. Hildegard of Bingen: 12th-century German mystic.

"Karitas" is the second track on the live album, which captures the full When Paths Meet performance: (11:11) Karitas (15:51) Pearl (4:07) Hijaz Kabeer - Andalus (7:48) Fiyyashiyya (5:35) The Fire Within (14:29) I Only Knew Love (3:25) The Meeting (6:15) One (12:55)

It begins in Bayati Shiraz (evoking love and longing), transitions through Nahawand and Rast , travels to Greek Aeolian systems, and concludes with a powerful Western harmonic minor scale outro.