Awakening Music (previously known as Awakening Records) is an England-based music production company. It was created in 2000 by four entrepreneurs from England and the United States.[1][2]
| Awakening Music | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Deventi Group |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Wali-ur Rahman Sharif H. Banna Bara Kherigi Wassim Malak |
| Genre | Islamic, nasheed, hamd, naʽat, world music |
| Country of origin | England |
| Location | London, England Cairo, Egypt California, United States |
| Official website | awakening |
Albums produced by Awakening Music
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Al-Muʽallim | Sami Yusuf |
| 2004 | Salawat | Mesut Kurtis and Sami Yusuf |
| 2005 | My Ummah | Sami Yusuf |
| 2006 | Dunya | Nazeel Azami |
| 2007 | Something About Life | Hamza Robertson |
| 2008 | Ehlam Ma'aya | Hamza Namira |
| One Word[3] | Hussein Zahawy | |
| 2009 | Beloved | Mesut Kurtis |
| Thank You Allah | Maher Zain | |
| Without You | Sami Yusuf | |
| 2011 | Insan | Hamza Namira |
| I Believe | Irfan Makki | |
| Malak Ghair Allah[3] | Mohammed Al-Hadad | |
| 2012 | Forgive Me | Maher Zain |
| 2014 | The Path | Raef |
| Tabassam | Mesut Kurtis | |
| 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 | |
| 2020 | Matha Ba'd? | Humood AlKhudher |
| 2021 | Azeem AlShan (EP) | Mesut Kurtis |
| Nour Ala Nour (EP) | Maher Zain |
- 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
editFormer notable artists
editPhilanthropy activities
editIn 2012, Awakening Music took part in "Sound of Light" charity concerts.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Otterberg, Jonas (2021). The Awakening of Islamic Pop Music. London: Edinburg University Press. pp. 32–37. ISBN 9781474490443.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. 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
edit- Official website
- Awakening Records discography at Discogs