Awakening Music

Awakening Music
Parent companyDeventi Group
Founded2000
FounderWali-ur Rahman
Sharif H. Banna
Bara Kherigi
Wassim Malak
GenreIslamic, nasheed, hamd, naʽat, world music
Country of originEngland
LocationLondon, England
Cairo, Egypt
California, United States
Official websiteawakening.org

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]

Albums produced by Awakening Music

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

Former notable artists

Philanthropy activities

In 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

  1. ^ Shahid, Omar (13 April 2012). "Islamic singers rewrite western hits to find new audiences for 'faith-inspired' songs". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  2. ^ Shahid, Omar (10 April 2012). "The Concert of the Year". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b Otterberg, Jonas (2021). The Awakening of Islamic Pop Music. London: Edinburg University Press. pp. 32–37. ISBN 9781474490443.
  4. ^ "Sound of Light". Sound of Light. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ "A Message From Othman Moqbel, CEO of Human Appeal". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Tour Event: Sound of Light 2014 arrive in France (French)". Islametinfo. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Human Appeal Presents Sounds Of Light 2014". Echo Arena Liverpool. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  8. ^ "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.