A group of Tajik musicians will participate in the First International Maqam Festival that will be held in the Uzbek city of Shahrisabz from 6 to10 September. Some musicians are from Tajikistan’s Academy of Maqam, which is a long-term partner of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia (AKMICA)’s Touring Programme. The Academy’s curriculum includes fifteen different subjects ranging from vocal technique, performance on musical instruments and music theory, to the history of world religions, analysis of classical poetry, and Persian language.