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Article Author: 2019 Aga Khan Music Awards finalists announced
Media Source: El Bayan (Egypt)
Date: 25 March 2019
The Master Jury of the Aga Khan Music Awards has announced laureates and finalists for the Awards’ inaugural cycle. A three-day celebration of the Awards will be hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal from 29-31 March. Finalists for the Award in Performance will perform for a live audience, including the…
The Master Jury of the Aga Khan Music Awards has announced laureates and finalists for the Awards’ inaugural cycle. A three-day celebration of the Awards will be hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal from 29-31 March. Finalists for the Award in Performance will perform for a live audience, including the Master Jury, following which the laureate in Performance will be announced on the evening of 30 March. Finalists for the Award in Performance are: Ahmad Al Khatib, oud (Palestine), Shahou Andalibi, Persian ney (Iran), Nai Barghouti, vocal and flute (Palestine), Huda Asfour, oud and qanun (Palestine), Sougata Roy Chowdhury, sarod (India), Burak Kaynarca, oud (Turkey), Asin Khan Langa, vocal and sarangi (India) Ejaz Sher Ali Khan, vocal and harmonium (Pakistan), Arash Mohafez, santur (Iran), Abeer Nehme, vocal (Lebanon), Reza Parvizade, kamancheh (Iran), Mohamad Osman, oud and buzuq (Syria), Mustafa Said, oud (Egypt), Nasim Siabishahrivar, vocal (Iran).