The Master Jury of the Aga Khan Music Awards has announced laureates and finalists for the Awards’ inaugural cycle in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. Three Palestinian musicians are nominated to win the award on the performance category: Oud player Ahmad Al-Khatib, flute player and vocal Nai Barghouti, and Huda Asfour, oud and qanun player. The Music Awards were established by His Highness the Aga Khan to recognise exceptional creativity, promise, and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across the world in which Muslims have a significant presence. Laureates are to share a USD $500,000 prize fund, and will also collaborate with the Music Awards to expand the impact of their work and develop their careers.