In New York, Artists of the Aga Khan Music Initiative Ensemble to present Contemporary Music from the East

Thu 2 Nov 2017 8:00pm – 9:30pm – 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY

The Aga Khan Music Initiative Ensemble is a collective of master musicians who create new music inspired by their own deep roots in the cultural heritage of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, and China. This special performance features three master musicians from the ensemble: Homayoun Sakhi, master performer of the Afghan rubâb; Salar Nader, virtuosic tabla player; and Wu Man, world-renowned pipa player. These three unparalleled musicians link countries and continents, and present and past, through their explorations of diverse forms of classical, folk, and contemporary concert music.

Source: New York | Asia Society

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