Artists of the Aga Khan Music Programme

Performers in front of Bibi Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

The mission of the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP) is to foster the development of living musical heritage in societies across the world where Muslims have a significant presence, and disseminate this work internationally through collaborations with exceptionally creative musicians, artists, educators, and arts presenters.

A key part of AKMP’s work to promote musical heritage are the triennial Aga Khan Music Awards. Established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 2018, recognise exceptional creativity, promise, and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across the world in which Muslims have a significant presence. The inaugural Music Awards ceremony took place in Lisbon, Portugal from 29-31 March 2019, co-hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Lisbon Municipality.

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Enjoy the below photographs by Sebastian Schutyser.

Members of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Member of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Member of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Members of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Members of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Members of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Members of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Members of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Member of the Academy of Shashmaqam
Members of Badakhshan Ensemble
Sahiba Davlatshoeva, the founder and director of the Badakhshan Ensemble, is an accomplished performer, singer, dancer, and instrumentalist who has shared the musical traditions of Badakhshan with audiences across the globe.
Members of Badakhshan Ensemble
Members of Badakhshan Ensemble
Member of Badakhshan Ensemble
Members of Badakhshan Ensemble
The Badakhsan Ensemble, Tajikistan
Humayoun Sakhi on the rubab
pipa master Wu Man
Tengir-Too, Kyrgyzstan
Rahul Sharma, santoor player from Mumbai, India
Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijan
Nodira Pirmatova, Uzbekistan
Nodira Pirmatova, Uzbekistan
Nodira Pirmatova, Uzbekistan
Centre Ustatshakirt students on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul with their komuzes⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Kyrgyz music is rooted in the sensibility of nomads who inhabit a spectacular landscape of mountains, lakes, and pristine grasslands where the elemental energies of wind, water, and echo, the ubiquity of birds and animals, and the legendary feats of heroes have inspired a remarkable art and technology of sound-making.
A member of Tengir Too, Kyrgyzstan
In this photo Kyrgyz musician Nurlanbek Nyshanov plays the jaw harp (temir komuz), an ancient instrument widely used among the historically nomadic cultures of Central and Inner Asia to harmonise with the sounds and vibrations of the natural world.

Aga Khan Master Musicians Virtual Concert

The Aga Khan Master Musicians create music inspired by their own deep roots in the cultures of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, and China. Brought together by the Aga Khan Music Programme to explore how musical innovation can contribute to the revitalisation of cultural heritage, the Master Musicians are venerated performers and composer-arrangers who appear on the world’s most prestigious stages while also serving as preeminent teachers, mentors, and curators.

Visit this link for full concert: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8189844

Aga Khan Master Musicians in concert

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