Aga Khan Music Awards announces 2022 Master Jury
The Aga Khan Music Awards today announced the members of the Master Jury for the 2020-2022 Awards cycle who will convene in July to select winners and finalists for the US$ 500,000 prize fund.
Music
Venerated musicians serve as mentors in Bahrain
As part of the 16th Spring of Culture Festival in Bahrain, the Aga Khan Master Musicians were engaged for a six-day residency consisting of participatory music-making workshops for high school students, masterclasses with local musicians and a public concert.
Aga Khan Music Programme: 20 years in the making
Aga Khan Music Awards Opens Nominations for the 2020-22 Awards Cycle
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 November 2021 - Nominations for the 2020-22 cycle of the Aga Khan Music Awards are now open. The triennial Awards, which come with US$ 500,000 in prizes, recognise exceptional creativity, promise, and enterprise in music that has flourished in cultures shaped by Islam.
Ayaan Allarakhia: Academy student sharing his voice to inspire others
Ayaan Allarakhia, 14-year-old Grade 9 student at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, has been passionate about music his whole life. His new song and music video Unaweza (“You can”) – which has over 12,000 views on YouTube – reminds people “to know that this pandemic is just a passing cloud and to remind [them] that we can stay strong during this trying time.”
Ballaké Sissoko, héros discret de la kora
Un des virtuoses maliens de la Kora, Balake Sissoko, a sorti un nouvel album. Intitulé "Djourou" ou la corde à Bamanankan, cet opus est le résultat de sa collaboration avec huit autres artistes et instrumentistes. En 2019, Ballaké Sissoko a été récompensé, avec Oumou Sangaré, par le Prix Aga Khan de Musique dans la catégorie "contributions remarquables et durables en faveur de la musique".
Music centres and schools
Aga Khan Music Programme: 20 years in the making
Aga Khan Master Musicians embark on virtual concert tour
The Aga Khan Master Musicians, a six-person ensemble brought together by the Aga Khan Music Programme to explore how musical innovation can contribute to the revitalisation of cultural heritage, made its North American debut last week in three specially-produced concert films commissioned and broadcast by prestigious arts presenters: Hopkins Centre for the Arts at Dartmouth College (10 November), the Aga Khan Museum (13 November), and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art (14 November). Originally scheduled as live events, the concerts were moved online after the pandemic shut down concert halls around the world.
Aga Khan Master Musicians embark on virtual concert tour
The Aga Khan Master Musicians (AKMM), a six-person ensemble brought together by the Aga Khan Music Programme to explore how musical innovation can contribute to the revitalisation of cultural heritage, is making its North American debut this week in three specially-produced concert films commissioned and broadcast by prestigious arts presenters: Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College (10 Nov.); the Aga Khan Museum (13 Nov.), and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art (14 Nov.).