| Awakening Music | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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]
| 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 | |
| Still | Amitabh Bachchan | |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Awakening Live at the London Apollo | Various artists (feat. Maher Zain, Mesut Kurtis, Hamza Namira, Raef & Irfan Makki) |
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]
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