A year ago, 25,000 people gathered at Yenikapı Festival Park for Sami Yusuf’s sold-out concert "Ecstasy: Between Two Seas," a night that once again confirmed him as one of the greatest living stage performers.
He is returning to Türkiye. This time, closer. This time, different.
Yusuf’s "Rooted" concerts consist of four intimate performances with the world music orchestra he founded, Fons Sophiae Collective. The ensemble brings together master musicians from China, Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Azerbaijan and Türkiye, removing all distance between artist and audience.
Sami Yusuf poses for a photo during an interview in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 13, 2026. (AA Photo)
Ney, oud, balaban, bağlama and kemane come together in authentic unity on a single stage. The music is presented in its most honest and beautiful form.
