VIDEO: Adinai Kudabaeva
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VIDEO: MUSIC OF SHASHMAQOM 2
Abduvali Abdurashidov, Artistic Director and sato Jamshed Ergashev, vocal, doira Sirojiddin Juraev, dutar Kamoloddin Khamdamov, vocal, tanbur Ozoda Ashurova, vocal Nasiba Omonboeva, vocal Khurshed Ibrohimov, vocal Mohinisa Majitova, dance The programme celebrates the repertory of Central Asian classical music known as Shashmaqom ("six maqoms"), where instrumental pieces, lyrical song, poetry, and dance are bound together in an artistic conception of refinement and profound ...
VIDEO: WU MAN AND FRIENDS
Wu Man, pipa Abduvali Abdurashidov, sato (bowed tanbur) Sirojiddin Juraev, dutar, tanbur Two millennia ago, Inner Asian nomads - the "northern barbarians" of ancient Chinese texts - brought a short-necked pear-shaped lute from Central Asia to the frontiers of China. A millennium later, musicians from Persia and Central Asia travelled the Silk Road to the courts of the Tang emperors to create a ...
VIDEO: TRIO DA KALI
Lassana Diabaté, 22-key balafon Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté, vocal Mamadou Kouyaté, bass ngoni Trio Da Kali unites three outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of Mali, who come from a long line of distinguished griots (specialist hereditary musical artisans). Long-term collaborators, the artists come together as a trio with the aim of bringing to the forefront neglected repertoires and performance styles of the ...
VIDEO: THE ROUTE OF GENGHIS KHAN
Byambajargal Gombodorj, vocal (Mongolia) Ulzhan Baibussynova, vocal, dombra (Kazakhstan) Raushan Urazbayeva, qyl-qobyz (Kazakhstan) Adinai Kudabaeva, komuz (Kyrgyzstan) Ardak Issataeva, vocal (Kazakhstan) This new programme offers a panoramic presentation of the Music and Voices of Central Asian Nomads. Designed to present audiences with a broad perspective on the richness and diversity of the artistic traditions of the region, this concert will offer an introduction ...
VIDEO: THE BADAKHSHAN ENSEMBLE 1
Aqnazar Alovatov, vocal, rubab Sahiba Davlatshaeva, vocal and dance Shodikhon Mabatkulov, daf Olucha Mualibshoev, vocal, tanbur Mukhtor Muborakkadamov, setar Gulomsho Safarov, tanbur In the southeast of Tajikistan, where the majestic Pamir Mountains reach heights only slightly lower than those of the Himalayas, local traditions of devotional song, mystical music, and dance have flourished among mountain-dwelling Pamiri people, many of whom are Shia Isma'ili ...
Ismaili Theology: The Prophetic Chain and the God Beyond Being -- Wilferd Madelung
This is an edited version of an article that was originally published in Ismaili Contributions to Islamic Culture, eds. Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1977), Imperial Iranian, Academy of Philosophy, Tehran, pp: 53-65. The Ismailis appeared first on the stage of the history of Islam in the second half of the third century AH /ninth century CE and spread with astonishing rapidity. Centred ...
VIDEO: ENSEMBLE TENGIR-TOO
Nurlanbek Nyshanov, artistic director, choor, chopo choor, jaw harps with Ensemble Tengir-Too Nomadic cultures have produced virtuosic instrumental repertoires, and these are the specialty of Tengir-Too, a Kyrgyz collective whose name means "Celestial Mountains" and refers to the mountain range -better known by its Chinese name, Tien Shan - that towers over the high alpine passes linking Kyrgyzstan and China. Tengir-Too seamlessly combines ...
VIDEO: SORIANA
Basel Rajoub, artistic direction, saxophones, duclar Kenan Adnawi, oud Andrea Piccioni, percussion Feras Charestan, qanun Soriana translates as "Our Syria." This adventurous programme brings together eminent performer- composer-improvisers from Syria and the West who create contemporary music inspired by the rich cultural heritage of the Orient. Performed on Middle Eastern and Western instruments, the programme showcases the rising generation of cosmopolitan Arab musicians. ...
VIDEO: MUSIC OF THE UYGHURS
Sanubar Tursun, dutar, vocal Hesenjan Tursun, satar Husenjan Tursun, tambur This programme introduces three outstanding Uyghur musicians performing traditional repertories while simultaneously working to develop and communicate their art in the contemporary world. Programme includes traditional folksongs and suites of classical vocal and instrumental pieces that belong to the repertoire of the Uyghur Muqam. ...
VIDEO: KRONOS QUARTET & TRIO DA KALI
David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Sunny Yang, cello Lassana Diabaté, 22-key balafon Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté, vocal Mamadou Kouyaté, bass ngoni The Aga Khan Music Initiative and the San Francisco- based Kronos Quartet have inaugurated a pioneering musical collaboration that brings the quartet together with leading musicians from the AKMI countries to compose, arrange, and perform new music rooted ...
VIDEO: KRONOS QUARTET & HOMAYUN SAKHI TRIO
David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Sunny Yang, cello Homayun Sakhi, rubab Seiar Hashimi, tabla Abbos Kosimov, doyra and qayraq In 2008, the Aga Khan Music Initiative and the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet inaugurated a pioneering musical collaboration that brings the quartet together with leading musicians from AKMI countries to compose, arrange, and perform new music rooted in regional traditions. ...
VIDEO: KRONOS QUARTET & ALIM QASIMOV ENSEMBLE
David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin Hank Dutt, viola Sunny Yang, cello Alim Qasimov, vocal, daf Fargana Qasimova, vocal, daf Rauf Islamov, kamancha Zaki Valiyev, tar Rafael Asgarov, balaban Javidan Nabiyev, naghara In 2008, the Aga Khan Music Initiative and the San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet inaugurated a pioneering musical collaboration that brings the quartet together with leading musicians from AKMI countries to compose, ...
VIDEO: INVISIBLE FACE OF THE BELOVED
Ozoda Ashurova, vocal Abduvali Abdurashidov, tanbur, sato Sirojiddin Juraev, tanbur, dutar Jasser Haj Youssef, violin, viola d'amore Abbos Kosimov, doira Pasha Hanjani, ney Mohammad Motamedi, vocal This concert programme brings together adventurous musicians from Tajikistan, Iran, and Tunisia who reassemble diverse expressions of a shared musical heritage in contemporary forms. Conceived and produced by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, the programme aims to ...
VIDEO: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BABUR 1
Homayun Sakhi, afghan rubab Rahul Sharma, santur Sirojiddin Juraev, dutar, tanbur Mukhtor Muborakqadomov, badakhshani setar This programme features a musical collaboration that represents a modern-day encore of the remarkable artistic synthesis cultivated by the emperors who ruled the Mughal Dynasty, founded at the beginning of the 16th century by Babur. Inspired by visual images and literary descriptions of exuberant music-making in the Mughal ...
VIDEO: IN THE SHRINE OF THE HEART
Nodira Pirmatova, vocal, dutar Sirojiddin Juraev, dutar Abbos Kosimov, doyra The musical world of Central Asia's sedentary artists comprises a vast repertoire of songs and instrumental pieces that encompass the entire spectrum of civic life, from devotion and prayer to festivity and celebration. In the great cities of Samarqand, Bukhara, and Khiva, connoisseurs of traditional music and poetry have created a cult of ...
VIDEO: CELEBRATIONS OF NAVRUZ
Academy of Maqam, Music of Shashmaqom Homayun Sakhi Trio Sirojiddin Djuraev, tanbur, dutar (Tajikistan) Abbos Kosimov, doira (Uzbekistan) Mohammad Motamedi, vocal (Iran) Nodira Pirmatova, vocal (Uzbekistan) This new programme offers a panoramic presentation of the Music and Voices of the Silk Route. Designed to present audiences with a broad perspective on the richness and diversity of the artistic traditions of the region, this ...
Music in Persian Mysticism -- Henry Corbin
By Henry Corbin(Introduction given at le cité Universitaire May 19th 1967, on the occasion of an evening of Persian music, poetry and dance. L'Iran et la Philosophie, Fayard 1990. This translation appeared in Temenos 13, 1992, Translated by Kathleen Raine)I would like to suggest, in a few pages, how I see the fact that among all the forms of mysticism our science ...
VIDEO: BARDIC DIVAS
Ulzhan Baibussynova, vocal, dombra (Kazakhstan) Raushan Urazbayeva, qyl-qobyz (Kazakhstan) Nodira Pirmatova,vocal, dutar, tanbur (Uzbekistan) The Silk Road serves as an enduring symbol of humanity joined together by trade and cultural exchange. At the very centre of the Silk Road lands, amid the vast steppe and great oasis cities of Central Asia, two very different civilizations - nomadic and sedentary - preserve their own ...
Did Mawlana Hazar Imam Mention the Planet Venus At Any Time?
LETTER FROM PUBLISHER Magellan spacecraft radar data enabled scientists to penetrate Venus' thick clouds and create simulated views of the surface. Venus is a dim world of intense heat and volcanic activity. Similar in structure and size to Earth, Venus' thick, toxic atmosphere traps heat in a runaway 'greenhouse effect.' The scorched world has temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Glimpses ...
VIDEO: ALIM QASIMOV ENSEMBLE
Alim Qasimov, vocal, daf Fargana Qasimova, vocal, daf Rauf Islamov, kamancha Zaki Valiyev, tar Rafael Asgarov, balaban Javidan Nabiyev, naghara Alim Qasimov and his daughter Fargana exemplify the explosive artistic energy that results when a powerful musical model ignites the spark of young talent. Fargana Qasimova's talent gravitated toward the music she heard from her father: Azerbaijani classical music, known as mugham, and ...
VIDEO: MUSIC OF SHASHMAQOM 1
Abduvali Abdurashidov, Artistic Director and sato Jamshed Ergashev, vocal, doyra Sirojiddin Juraev, dutar Kamoloddin Khamdamov, vocal, tanbur Ozoda Ashurova, vocal Nasiba Omonboeva, vocal Khurshed Ibrohimov, vocal The programme celebrates the repertory of Central Asian classical music known as Shashmaqom ("six maqoms"), where instrumental pieces, lyrical song, poetry, and dance are bound together in an artistic conception of refinement and profound beauty. The roots ...
Coffin of Imam Ali from Falnama of Jafar al-Sadiq
This folio is from a manuscript of the Falnama (Book of Omens), an illustrated divinatory book. It depicts 'Ali, the first Shi'i imam, shown with a face veil and a flaming halo. He leads a camel with a coffin while two other men, his sons Hasan and Hussain, also shown with a face veil and a flaming halo, watch from behind ...
Lady Fatima Zahra, Prophet Muhammad's Daughter
By Syed H. Akhtar When writing about the greatness of a personality, one needs a gold standard with which to compare the strengths and weaknesses of that individual. However, if that person is herself the gold standard, then it makes it impossible to adequately describe her greatness. Hazrat Fatima az-Zahra (A) was such a personality. Her merits are unmatched by any ...
2014 Twelve Piece Collection from Simergphotos: Selected Photos Spanning the Reign of Two Ismaili Imams - Glimpses of 130 Years of Ismaili History
Simergphotos: Celebrating Mawlana Hazar Imam's 78th Salgirah (Birthday) With a Rich Collection of Photos and Quotes~~~~~~A Collection of 48 (Plus 1) Memorable Images from the Life of the 48th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, His Highness the Aga Khan III ~~~~~~ Photo Essay: The Ismaili Centre - "Peace Through Prayer" and "A Splendid Reality" ~~~~~~ Photos and Videos: Simerg Captures the Spirit ...
Dr Farhad Daftary Appointed Lifetime Member of Accademia Ambrosiana
News story -- Dr Farhad Daftary, Co-Director of the Institute, was appointed a lifetime member of Accademia Ambrosianain Milan, Italy, in NovemberThe Ambrosian Academy has its seat at the Ambrosian Library, founded in 1609 in Milan. The Academy promotes and coordinates systematic research and publications in different cultural fields, also encouraging dialogue between various cultures. The Grand Chancellor of the Ambrosian Academy ...
New Delhi's Spectacular Islamic Heritage Through a Canadian Lens
Editor’s note: Intrepid traveller Muslim Harji never fails to have a trip of a lifetime wherever he goes. New Delhi, the Indian capital was no exception judging by the pictures that he has captured, which cover the cultural and spiritual heritage of Islam. Like all his photo essays published on this blog, this one will draw the attention of thousands ...
Adventure of a lifetime helps a worthy cause
One year after completing the 2013 FOCUS Challenge4Life, Faridoun Hemani recalls the adventure, the pain and the sense of accomplishment that he and 57 other participants shared during their Summit to Sea adventure. "You can do it," said my friend Shamsah Lalji. She had signed up, and was now trying to convince me to take on the FOCUS Challenge4Life 2013 in ...
VIDEO: Adventure of a lifetime helps a worthy cause
Global -- The Summit to Sea Challenge adventure included hiking to the summit of Mount Kinabalu, cycling and white water rafting to the South China Sea, to raise funds for Focus Humanitarian Assistance. ...
Arbaeen, 20 Million Pilgrims Walk to Karbala in Unison and Peace Today -- December 13, 2014
By Sayed Mahdi al-Modarresi, Huffington Post UK It's not the Muslim Hajj, or the Hindu Kumbh Mela. Known as Arbaeen, it is the world's most populous gathering and you've probably never heard of it! Not only does the congregation exceed the number of visitors to Mecca (by a factor of five, in fact), it is more significant than Kumbh Mela, since ...
Aga Khan's 78th Birthday - December 13, 2014
"The existence of a spiritual guide is like a ladder leading towards God and how can an arrow fly in speed towards its destination without the bow? -- Rumi Event The Shia Imam's Birthday - Descendant of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) WhatThe Holy Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan's Birthday Celebrations - Khushiali Mubarak! Salgirah Mubarak! (Birthday Blessings!)WhyThe birthday of the Imam ...
Innovative charity boosts school attendance in Kenya
Kenya -- When three Ismaili entrepreneurs saw the potential for their business model to improve education and address poverty in Kenya, they partnered with a Nairobi primary school and a local charity to test the idea. Student attendance, grades and enrollment at the school have since soared. Just outside the Huruma slum in Nairobi, Viara Junior Academy is a low-income school ...
New Leadership Elected for Alumni Chapter Groups 2014-2015
News story -- The IIS Alumni Association is pleased to announce the appointment of its elected leadership for the Asian, European and North American Chapter Groups. Established in 2005, the Alumni Association aims to strengthen the relationship between the Institute and its graduates by supporting the personal, academic and career development of the alumniand working with them to maximise the impact of ...
Asian Alumni Explore the Role of Arts in Social Development
News story -- Over thirty IIS alumni from across Asia came together in Lahore, Pakistan, for their annual meeting to explore The Role of Arts in Social Development. Over the course of three days, the alumni engaged with scholars who are experts in the field of Social Development. The Annual Meeting commenced with a welcome address from the Asian Chapter Group (ACG) ...
Salgirah Mubarak, 2014
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). Although birthdays are a time for celebration, they are also a time for reflection. Reflection on what one has accomplished in the previous year, and in life generally. While the accomplishments of Mawlana Hazar Imam's life are beyond tabulation -- ...
Khushali Readings: Validating and Understanding the Ismaili Imamat
Ismaili Gnosis conveys Khushali Mubarak on the occasion of Mawlana Hazar Imam's birthday. As December 13 is a time when Ismailis all around the world reflect upon the occasion of the birth of the Imam of the Time, Ismaili Gnosis offers a selection of readings on the intellectual validation and esoteric understanding of the Ismaili Imamat. Readings: Validating and Establishing the ...
European Development Finance Institutions partner with AKDN to improve quality of life in developing countries
Paris, Paris, 10 December 2014 - Three major European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération économique PROPARCO (of France), FMO (The Netherlands Development Finance Company) and (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH of Germany) last week signed a 12-year loan facility of USD 189m with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to further ...
