Mustafa Said, laureate in the Performance domain, being recognized at the Prize-Giving ceremony by His Excellency, President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, as well as His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Amyn Aga Khan and the Director of the Aga Khan Music Initiative, Fairouz Nishanova.
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Among the numerous activities of AKDN, the most recent is the Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA). Part of the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI), the Awards were held in 29-31 March at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal. In the performance category the winner was composer, educator and oud player Mustafa Said, the only…
Among the numerous activities of AKDN, the most recent is the Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA). Part of the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI), the Awards were held in 29-31 March at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal. In the performance category the winner was composer, educator and oud player Mustafa Said, the only Egyptian among the award’s 14 nominees. "The past is in front of us, not behind us." This is probably what AKMA encourage and promote the most. The 14 nominees represent many creative concepts, including both music that is deeply rooted in an ancient tradition and music that employs elements of the tradition – a maqam, for example – in a new context. Fairouz Nishanova, AKMA Director said: "All the finalists made it through such an extraordinary and rigorous selection. Every single finalist is recognised, every single one is getting a trophy, and every single one is getting a prize and the support that AKMI offers.