In Nowruz, their accomplished debut album, the Aga
Khan Master Musicians (AKMM) draw on music from
Central Asia, China, the Middle East, and North Africa
to create a strikingly original body of work where
living musical traditions meet and meld. Acclaimed
virtuosos on their respective instruments, the six members
of AKMM deftly blend pipa, qanun, dutar, viola d’amore,
saxophone, and a panoply of percussion into a soulful
new musical language that comes alive in these eloquent
performances.
• “The Music Programme demonstrates how to
make music come alive in all forms that speak to
contemporary audiences, particularly young
audiences, to strengthen a sense of shared
values, while simultaneously encouraging
curiosity, tolerance, and cosmopolitanism.”
— THE.ISLMALI
• “[The Master Musicians] share a belief that
tradition can serve as an invaluable compass
for an artistic search into new forms of creativity
inspired, but not constrained, by the past.”
— HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
AT DARTMOUTH
1Tashkent03:02
Music: Basel Rajoub
2Samai05:35
Music: Jasser Haj Youssef
3Teahouse04:59
Music: Wu Man
4Madad02:24
Music: Basel Rajoub
5Awdeh05:49
Music: Feras Charestan
6Mehan04:45
Music: Sirojiddin Juraev
7Cadence03:25
Music: Jasser Haj Youssef
8MashqiDutar05:30
Music: Sirojiddin Juraev
9Jul Dance05:09
Music: Feras Charestan
10Autumn Flowers And Leaves03:36
Music: Wu Man
11Illi04:18
Music: Basel Rajoub
12Nowruz03:47
Music: Abbos Kosimov
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