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Category: Music Initiative

AKMICA – Music Initiative

The Other Classical Musics: a new concert series co-produced by Wigmore Hall in London & Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) celebrating traditions from Afghanistan to Syria
  • Art and Culture

The Other Classical Musics: a new concert series co-produced by Wigmore Hall in London & Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) celebrating traditions from Afghanistan to Syria

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 8, 2016September 9, 2017

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Aga Khan Music Initiative: Qasimovas perform at World Music in Lisbon Portugal
  • Art and Culture

Aga Khan Music Initiative: Qasimovas perform at World Music in Lisbon Portugal

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 16, 2016January 15, 2016

Sunday, 17 Jan 2016, 19:00 – Grande Auditório Gulbenkian Musica. Click here to purchase ticket.…

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Ismaili Council for France in conjunction with the Aga Khan Music Initiative: Badakhshan Ensemble
  • Art and Culture

Ismaili Council for France in conjunction with the Aga Khan Music Initiative: Badakhshan Ensemble

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 27, 2015December 26, 2015

Badakhshan Ensemble performs in Paris with support from AKDN and Ismaili community TheIsmaili.org: The halls…

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Egyptian Project group, featuring students from Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School performs at El-Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park
  • Aga Khan Development Network

Egyptian Project group, featuring students from Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School performs at El-Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 31, 2015November 30, 2016

Ahram Online , Thursday, 29 October 2015 The band Egyptian Project will perform at El-Geneina…

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Iraqi musicians take part in a maqam music festival in Baghdad in 2009. (Photograph: AFP/Getty Images via The Guardian)
  • Iraq

The Guardian | The unrest is silence: why ‘classical’ music traditions are under threat

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 19, 2015December 2, 2016

World Music | The unrest is silence: why ‘classical’ music traditions are under threat By…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

AKMICA was established to preserve the musical traditions of Central Asia

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on October 14, 2015October 11, 2016

“For many years, I have felt that traditional music played such a critical role in…

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  • Art and Culture

Toronto International Film Festival | The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 13, 2015July 10, 2016

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) profiles celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s…

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Music of Central Asia and the Aga Khan Music Initiative
  • Music Initiative

Impact & Relevance: Aga Khan Music Initiative – Invoking the Senses to Awaken the Soul

  • by AM
  • Posted on June 29, 2015May 18, 2017

“I believe in the power of plurality, without which there is no possibility of exchange.”…

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By Emily Wishingrad/the Justice BRINGING IN THE TALENT: Prof. Judith Eisenberg (MUS) chooses and coordinates the MusicUnitedUs artists-in-residence every semester.
  • Canada

Synergy: AKTC’s Aga Khan Music Initiative & MusicUnitesUs: An Interview with Prof. Judith Eissenberg

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 29, 2015December 2, 2016

I started it [MusicUnitesUs] in reaction, a personal reaction, to the events of 9/11. I…

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  • Islamic Art

Synergy: Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Asia Society New York & Aga Khan Music Initiative

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 23, 2015February 4, 2017

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards Grant to Asia Society NY for Performing Arts…

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Fargana Qasimova Ensemble
  • Art and Culture

Event – March 2 | Harvard Divinity School – Public Concert – Music of Azerbaijan: Fargana Qasimova Ensemble

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 23, 2015March 4, 2015

Please join the Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program, the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard Divinity School,…

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  • India

Aga Khan Music Initiative presents the spiritual sounds of Azerbaijan at the Jaipur Literature Festival

  • by AM
  • Posted on January 18, 2015December 2, 2016

Appearing on the opening night will be the Alim Qasimov Ensemble, presented in association with…

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  • Art and Culture

UNESCO Collection Reissued – Featuring Morocco and Middle Eastern Sung Poetry

  • by AM
  • Posted on November 30, 2014November 30, 2016

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the national museum of the U.S., has…

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  • Music Initiative

Cultural Diplomacy: Scotland’s Edinburgh International Culture Summit forges partnership with The Aga Khan Music Initiative

  • by AM
  • Posted on September 2, 2014November 23, 2016

THE bar has been raised by the 2014 Edinburgh International Culture Summit with significant international…

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UNESCO Collection Reissued - Featuring The Symphony of Nature and Mongolia
  • Art and Culture

Smithsonian: UNESCO Collection Reissued – Featuring The Symphony of Nature and Mongolia

  • by AM
  • Posted on July 17, 2014November 30, 2016

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the national museum of the U.S., has…

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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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