In Nowruz, their accomplished debut album, the Aga
Khan Master Musicians (AKMM) draw on music from
Central Asia, China, the Middle East, and North Africa
to create a strikingly original body of work where
living musical traditions meet and meld. Acclaimed
virtuosos on their respective instruments, the six members
of AKMM deftly blend pipa, qanun, dutar, viola d’amore,
saxophone, and a panoply of percussion into a soulful
new musical language that comes alive in these eloquent
performances.
• “The Music Programme demonstrates how to
make music come alive in all forms that speak to
contemporary audiences, particularly young
audiences, to strengthen a sense of shared
values, while simultaneously encouraging
curiosity, tolerance, and cosmopolitanism.”
— THE.ISLMALI
• “[The Master Musicians] share a belief that
tradition can serve as an invaluable compass
for an artistic search into new forms of creativity
inspired, but not constrained, by the past.”
— HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
AT DARTMOUTH