Remix Asia: a catalyst for New Music
Remix Asia, a workshop and concert tour created in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative.
Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz, Afghan and Tajik concert sponsored by Aga Khan Music Initiative
"The instruments were ancient, the music was old and new, and the presentation was subtly high-tech in "Music From Central Asia," a triple bill of ensembles from Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan on Tuesday night at the Miller Theater.
Ancient European music meets Central Asian masters
"Artists trying to preserve Europe's ancient music traditions have gathered at the St. Chartier Festival in central France for the past 30 years.
Aga Khan helicopters head for Asia
"The Aga Khan Development Network has now taken delivery of all four AB139 helicopters for use in south and central Asia...
Yurts and yakkety yaks
"The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has organised the first major European tour by Central Asian musicians. It arrives at the English National Opera in London on 1 October - one of the first times the venue has opened its doors to a non-operatic event."
Critical skills for Central Asia
The University of Central Asia was founded in 2000 by the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan.
Aga Khan visits Central Asia
His Highness the Aga Khan began a ten day visit to Central Asia in Astana, Kazakhstan on 28th October 2008.
UK and Aga Khan Development Network jointly sponsor new scholarships (press backgrounder)
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom and the Aga Khan Development Network have agreed to jointly fund scholarships to students from Iran, Kazakhstan, The Kyrgyz Republic, Syria, Tajikistan.
The Conference on Central Asia and Europe, Berlin
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Speech Date:
Tuesday, 13 November 2007 - 12:00am
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Conference on Central Asia and Europe : A New Economic Partnership for the 21st Century (Berlin, Germany)
Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia: March 2006 USA Tour of Via Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders
The March 2006 USA tour of Via Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders — presented and curated by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia — features three groups of performers: Tengir-Too, from Kyrgyzstan, The Academy of Shashmaqâm, from Tajikistan, and Homayoun Sakhi and Taryalai Hashimi, from Afghanistan (via California).