Tajikistan celebrates Shashmaqom Day for the 19th time
A Shashmaqom Day has been celebrated in Tajikistan on 12 May. This musical genre is over a thousand years old and over this time it has developed into a tradition.
Music
Heroes of sound
Among the numerous activities of AKDN, the most recent is the Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA). Part of the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI), the Awards were held in 29-31 March at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal.
National composer enjoys worldwide success
Azerbaijani composer Firangiz Alizade enjoys her worldwide success. With her incredible talent, she has gained the hearts of listeners around the world.
Tehran to name streets after artists
Tehran City Council wants to name the Iranian capital's streets after the contemporary artists who have won the hearts and minds of their nation.
Aga Khan Mucic Awards: Oumou Sangaré laureate 2019
The Wasulu diva recently won the Aga Khan Music Award (AKMA) in Lisbon. The famous Malian artist was chosen among the 14 shortlisted winners. In the end, 9 laureates were rewarded for their performances in various fields, notably musical creation.
Oud player Said wins the first Aga Khan Music Award
In the finals of this competition for Muslim music, musicians were awarded prizes worth a total of US$ 500,000. Egyptian musician Mustafa Said won the main prize in the inaugural Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA). He was also honoured for his lifetime achievement.
Aga Khan Music Award laureates receive US$ 500,000 prize
The Aga Khan Music Awards concluded with the announcement of the Award in the performance category, the awarding of US$ 500,000 in prizes and a final concert that brought together ten laureates, six categories and 13 countries across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and North America in a s
Aga Khan Music Awards
BBC’s Lopa Kothari reports from the Ismaili Centre Lisbon and interviews Fairouz Nishanova, Director of the Aga Khan Music Awards and the Aga Khan Music Initiative, who said: "The countries that we celebrate throughout these Awards are the traditions that we celebrate.
Aga Khan Music Awards
On BBC radio aired on 7 April, Fairouz Nishanova, Director of the Aga Khan Music Awards and the Aga Khan Music Initiative, said: "What we really want to underline in every action of this weekend is that to many, Muslim and music in the same sentence would sound like a contradiction in terms.
Diva Oumou Sangaré, winner of the "Aga Khan Music Award 2019"
Mali was honoured with the Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA) 2019, through Oumou Sangaré, one of the laureates. The award was presented by the Portuguese President in the presence of Prince Aga Khan.