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Category: Music Initiative

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Aga Khan Music Initiative intervention guarantees that "Musical Thursdays" will continue to flourish at Mali National Museum
  • Mali

Aga Khan Music Initiative intervention guarantees that “Musical Thursdays” will continue to flourish at Mali National Museum

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 3, 2016December 9, 2016

  Excerpts from November 28 & 29 media reports The new programmatic formula of “Musical…

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  • Art and Culture

Leif Larsen Music Centre Altit Hunza participate in the ‘Roof of the World’ (Bam-i-Dunya) festival Gulmit, Hunza

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 30, 2016November 8, 2016

With much appreciation by the audience, the youth students of Leif Larsen Music Centre, Altit…

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Amyn Aga Khan delivers speech at Scottish Parliament Edinburgh International Culture Summit
  • Europe
  • Video

Prince Amyn Aga Khan Speaks at the Scottish Parliament

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 27, 2016August 27, 2016

How do the arts enrich peoples’ lives around the world and what role does culture…

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Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School students to perform at Cairo's Falaki Theatre 
  • Cairo

Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School students to perform at Cairo’s Falaki Theatre 

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 5, 2016

The play first premiered in February 2014 and takes elements from circus arts and theatre

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Alim Qasimov: Reaching glorious heights of yearning | Standard UK
  • Art and Culture

Alim Qasimov: Reaching glorious heights of yearning | London Evening Standard

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 27, 2016July 27, 2016

Alim Qasimov and his daughter Fargana Qasimova are the most celebrated exponents of Azeri mugham, one of the most beautiful of Islamic music traditions

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Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School to perform in Morocco, Tunisia | Ahram Online
  • Cairo

Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School to perform in Morocco, Tunisia | Ahram Online

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 13, 2016

The school, which aims to provide neighbourhood children with an arts education to help in securing future jobs, was founded by an NGO, the Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy) in cooperation with Aga Khan Music Initiative – Aga Khan Development Network.

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  • Music Initiative

Cultural Diplomacy: New music documentary, The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble ~ The Manhattan Project of Music: Wonder, truth and being open as an antidote to paranoia, hate & terror

  • by AM
  • Posted on July 10, 2016June 22, 2018

The Music of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma

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Leading Afghan Artists, Homayoun Sakhi and Salar Nader, in new Aga Khan Music Initiative performance at 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
  • Art and Culture

Leading Afghan Artists, Homayoun Sakhi and Salar Nader, in new Aga Khan Music Initiative performance at 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 3, 2016June 2, 2018

The 2016 Festival will be held Wednesday, June 29, through Monday, July 4, and Thursday, July 7, through Sunday, July 10, outdoors on the National Mall (Washington)

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UN Refugees Day
  • Canada

UN World Refugee Day – the World Responds: AKMI, Canadian PM Trudeau, US Prez Obama & Secretary Kerry, UNHCR Grandi & Guterres, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, ex-UN SG Kofi Annan, Harry Potter author JK Rowlings, Soccer Stars Fellaini & Mittag

  • by AM
  • Posted on June 26, 2016December 22, 2016

Since 2001, World Refugee Day is observed each year on 20 June to commemorate the…

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UNHCR selects AKMI roster artists Basel Rajoub and Soriana Project to perform for UN World Refugee Day commemoration (Image credit: AKDN/AKMI)
  • Music Initiative

UN World Refugee Day: UNHCR selects AKMI roster artists Basel Rajoub and Soriana Project to perform

  • by AM
  • Posted on June 26, 2016December 6, 2016

“This gift of musical knowledge has remained with me throughout many journeys, during which it has soothed wounds, inspired creativity, and provided a platform of stability.”

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Aga Khan Music Initiative Preview
  • Music Initiative
  • Video

Aga Khan Music Initiative Preview

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 11, 2016June 10, 2016

Aga Khan Music Initiative Preview

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Documentary: Dushanbe and the traditional music of Tajikistan
  • Art and Culture

Documentary: Dushanbe and the traditional music of Tajikistan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 16, 2016May 16, 2016

This gentle lifestyle seems to strike a calm balance between east and west.

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Ismaili Centre Dubai hosts all-female quartet
  • Council sponsored

Ismaili Centre Dubai hosts all-female quartet

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 28, 2016April 28, 2016

Dubai’s Ismaili Centre hosted the first female Arab quartet in the UAE.

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Misunderstandings of Religion
  • Music Initiative
  • Video

Misunderstandings of Religion

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 23, 2016April 22, 2016

World Religions through their Scriptures – edX Course

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Aga Khan Music Initiative: Kyrgyz-Tajik friendship festival and Navruz celebration in Batken
  • Kyrgyzstan

Aga Khan Music Initiative: Kyrgyz-Tajik friendship festival and Navruz celebration in Batken

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

Musicians from Khujand present Tajik music instruments to the Diplomatic Representative of AKDN in Kyrgyzstan, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Kyrgyzstan and the Governor of Batken

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Prince Amyn Aga Khan conferred the Aga Khan Music Awards distinguished Patron’s Award

Canada | Dr. Zainub Verjee Inducted to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

Canada | Shiza Hirani, Global Youth Advocate Honored with Outstanding Youth Philanthropist Award and the Henry Baker Scholar Award

Pakistan | Aga Khan University Medical College’s Dean Dr Karim Damji honored with 2026 AGS Humanitarian Award for excellence in global eye care

Pakistan | Aga Khan University Researchers Named Among World’s Top Most-Cited Scientists

USA | Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan V presided over the opening of the Ismaili Center Houston

Sports Diplomacy: The Power of Connection through the World Marathon Majors

Aaj Raaj Mubarak Hove – Ginan by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Jamil Assani

Mawlana Hazar Imam Meets President of Egypt

Aga Khan Award for Architecture Award spotlights creative solutions to global challenges

Interfaith

Portugal | Prince Aly Muhammad attends opening of chapel damaged in wildfires rebuilt with support from the Ismaili Imamat and Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Aga Khan’s Tribute to Pope Francis: A Loss for Humanity

The Interfaith Effort of Canada’s Ismaili Community: A 12,000-Pound Ramadan Food Drive

Strengthening Ties: Ismaili Imamat and São Tomé Formalize Collaboration

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

A Legacy of Collaboration: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and James D. Wolfensohn’s Partnership for Religious Engagement in Development

The Rev. Dr. Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Pays Tribute to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV: A Legacy of Compassion

The Drumlanrig Reconciliation Accords: A Historic Step Towards Jewish-Muslim Unity in the UK

Meditation and Contemplation 

The Light of the Divine

Islamic Art

The arts of the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, continue to inspire

The paisley motif is a Persian symbol of life and eternity

Fables taught universal ideals of leadership

The Rose and the Nightingale: A story representing the central theme of mysticism and esoteric traditions

Professor Ruba Kana’an @DVSUtm considers how art and architecture tell stories about societies @AgaKhanMuseum

The Globe and Mail: The Aga Khan museum’s latest exhibit takes on a key misconception about Islamic art @thatkatetaylor @AgaKhanMuseum

Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

Mi’raj is a soul’s journey towards spiritual knowledge

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

The Persian chahar-bagh gardens reflected the unity and harmony of the cosmos

Art & Culture

Canada | Concordia University to award Princess Zahra Aga Khan with an honorary doctorate at its spring 2025 convocation

Global | Honoring Princess Yasmin Aga Khan & Rita Hayworth: World renowned artists – Britain’s Yarrow & Turkey’s Baykam – Unite with Hilton Contemporary Art Gallery in support of Alzheimer’s Association

Aga Khan Master Musicians Premiere Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Paris

Honoring Sufi Mysticism with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Delhi’s Heritage Unveiled

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

Celebrating Qur’anic Art: A Colloquium of Creativity and Scholarship at The Institute of Ismaili Studies

The Gulgee Museum in Karachi is a Son’s Tribute to a Master | Dawn Images

Ismail Gulgee, late Pakistani calligrapher and abstract artist, honored with dedicated museum | Arab News

The Daystar of Time – Poem by Sujjawal Ahmad

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

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The First Aga Khan – OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free

Moment in Time | 1 January 1931 – Ivanow, the pioneer of Ismaili Studies, began to work for Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

New Book | “Small Acts of Courage’ by Ali Velshi

New Book | “Love You Around the Universe and Back” by Mya Farial Mahedi and Zahra Mahedi

New Book | “Pari Needs A Mobility Aid” by Iffat Damji

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Make more room at the table’: Calgary writer [Anar Ali] deepens immigrant story with cop drama, Allegiance

Cookbook: All the Russ Without the Fuss by Reeshma Haji

“An Other World: The Fight for Freedom, Joy, and Belonging” by Hanif Fazal

Ginans

Aaye Reham Rahemaan by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Ginans by Nargis Balolia

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Largest Collection of Ginans Online

Ginan: Kutumb parivār sajnā

Pir Sadardin’s Ginan: Hanif Gulamani’s rendition: Aasamaanee tambal

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Ham Dil Khālaq Yā Alī Tu(n)hī Ja Vase – O’ Lord, in my heart only you dwell

Zahir K. Dhalla: Nine Ginans of Nine Ismaili Pirs – Download Free eBook, available for 3 days

A Ginan on Love

Ginan: Navroz naa din sohaamnnaa – On the glorious day of Navroz

Ginan: Swaami-ne saachu(n) karine sreviye – By considering the Imam to be true, be devoted to him

Music in Ginans is vital for invoking specific emotions

Ginan: Ab teree mohabat lagee – Now I am in love with you

Ginans with Translation

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: Dhan dhan aajno daaddlo – It is an auspicious day today

Ginan: Aaj aanand paamiya man ke – Today this mind (heart) has attained joy

Ginan: Navroz naa din sohaamnnaa – On the glorious day of Navroz

Ginan: Pahelaa Kartaa Jug Maa(n)he Shaahnaa – In the first age of Karta Lord’s…

Ginan: Swaami-ne saachu(n) karine sreviye – By considering the Imam to be true, be devoted to him

Ginan: Ab teree mohabat lagee – Now I am in love with you

Ginan: Aanand aanand kariyo rikhisaro – Rejoice, rejoice o believers!

Ginan: Kheddo kheddo jemaani naavddi – Sail skillfully in the boat

Ginan: Til bhaar tulannaa – Sesame seed’s weight will be accounted for

Ginan: Duniya Sirajine Shaah More – Having created the world my Lord

Ginan: Saamee tamaaree vaddee maa(n)he – O Lord in your garden

Qasidas

Mp3: Ilahi Shukar (Gratitude for God’s Bounties) with English Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Qasida ‘Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali’ by Shahid A. Qalandar

Qasida: Ya Amiral Momineen

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Imamat Day Songs: Shan-i Karim Imam-i Zaman-Vol.1

Persian Qasida: Mashriq e Anware Yazdan Noor Mawlana Karim

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Ali Goyam Ali Joyam || Kids Version || NsN Production

The Qasida is the devotional poetry of Ismailis of Persian heritage

Persian Qasida – Shahid Akhtar Qalandar: Khudawanda Tu Sultane Karimi Tu Bismaillahi Rahmanir Rahimi

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Qasida of Hazrat Imam Mawlana Nizar II – Har Chand K Man Dar Nazare

Poetry has been central to the spiritual life of Muslims

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

The spread of Sufism facilitated the cultivation of introspective religious poetry

Qasidas with Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

JollyGul.com: Valentine’s Qasida Treat for the Jamat from Amin Mawani

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