IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF RUMI

1 AWATADHKOUROU (Do you remember) /
POUSHIDEH CHON JÂN (Invisible as soul) 8:44
Ghalia Benali, Kiya Tabassian
lyrics by Salamony Ahmed (1979) / Rumi (1207-1273)

2 DELDAR-E MAN / YA AHL AL FARADIS (Paradise people) 6:54
Kiya Tabassian, Ghalia Benali / lyrics by Rumi

3 MORGHE BÂGHE MALAKOUT (Bird of heaven’s garden) / 11:05
YA MOUNIR (O luminous)
Kiya Tabassian, Ghalia Benali / lyrics by Rumi

4 DARIN ESHQ BEMIRID (In this love die) /
LA TADHLIMOUNA (Don’t wrong us) 10:27
Kiya Tabassian, Ghalia Benali / lyrics by Rumi

5 SYNAPSES 2:04
Kiya Tabassian

6 MAWLAY (My Lord) 4:41
Ghalia Benali / lyrics by Mohamed Zein

7 DREAM BEHIND THE DUNE 4:22
Kiya Tabassian

8 FATWA FOR LOVE (Verdict for love) 2:51
Ghalia Benali / lyrics by Mohamed Zein

9 RAGHS-E SAHAR (Dance of the dawn) / TALAMA (It has been a while) 7:47
Kiya Tabassian, Ghalia Benali / lyrics by Rumi & Ibn Arabi

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About this album

The great Persian poet and mystic Djalaleddine Rumi (1207-1273) left a body of work encompassing over 100,000 lines of verse. It is a timeless source of passion, but also a guide that lifts the spirit. His poems have frequently inspired me, and I have been setting them to music for many years now. The RUMI project took shape more concretely after I met the vocalist Ghalia Benali, whose art touched me deeply, with its capacity to transform each moment into a state of wonder and each note into a fascinating story. Together, Ghalia and I chose a selection of poems, both in Persian and in Arabic. Enjoy an hour of music both profound and spontaneous that follows “in the footsteps of Rumi”. (Kiya Tabassian)