Awakening Music
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.[1][2]
| Awakening Music | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Deventi Group |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Bara Kherigi, Sharif Hasan Al-Banna, Wassim Malak |
| Genre | Islamic, Nasheed, hamd, na'at, World music |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London, England Cairo, Egypt California, United States |
| Official website | www |
Albums produced by Awakening Music
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Al-Mu`allim | Sami Yusuf |
| 2004 | Salawat | Mesut Kurtis and Sami Yusuf |
| My Ummah | Sami Yusuf | |
| 2006 | Dunya | Nazeel Azami |
| 2007 | Something About Life | Hamza Robertson |
| 2009 | Ehlam Ma'aya | Hamza Namira |
| Beloved | Mesut Kurtis | |
| Thank You Allah | Maher Zain | |
| 2011 | Insan | Hamza Namira |
| I Believe | Irfan Makki | |
| 2012 | Forgive Me | Maher Zain |
| 2013 | Tabassam | Mesut Kurtis |
| 2014 | The Path | Raef |
| Esmaani | Hamza Namira | |
| 2015 | Aseer Ahsan | Humood AlKhudher |
| Salam | Harris J | |
| El - Mesaharaty | Hamza Namira | |
| 2016 | One | Maher Zain |
| Remix | Hamza Namira | |
| 2019 | Balaghal Ula | Mesut Kurtis |
| Mercy | Raef |
- Live albums
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Awakening Live at the London Apollo | Various Artists (feat. Maher Zain, Mesut Kurtis, Hamza Namira, Raef & Irfan Makki) |
Artists
- Ali Magrebi
- Eman
- Humood AlKhudher
- Maher Zain
- Mesut Kurtis
- Raef
Former notable artists
Philanthropy activities
In 2012, Awakening Music took part in "Sound of Light" charity concerts.[3] In 2013 and 2014, the record label helped to organise charity concerts in coordination with Islamic Relief, Human Appeal and other charity organisations around the world with the help of artists Maher Zain, Hamza Namira, Mesut Kurtis, Raef and Irfan Makki.[4][5][6][7]
References
- Shahid, Omar (13 April 2012). "Islamic singers rewrite western hits to find new audiences for 'faith-inspired' songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- Shahid, Omar (10 April 2012). "The Concert of the Year". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Sound of Light". Sound of Light. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "A Message From Othman Moqbel, CEO of Human Appeal". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "Tour Event: Sound of Light 2014 arrive in France (French)". Islametinfo. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "Human Appeal Presents Sounds Of Light 2014". Echo Arena Liverpool. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "Sound of Light Charity Concert Tour in Aid with Gaza". Human Appeal UK. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Awakening Records discography at Discogs
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