The inaugural edition of the Aga Khan Music Awards took place in Lisbon Portugal, between 29 and 31 March, gathering musicians, art managers and official from the North Africa, Middle East and South Asia
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Ila Gupta, the director and producer of the annual festival dedicated to Indian arts is among the event’s most crucial pillars, describing how 25 years of her work with arts and artists became her life and passion
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Mustafa Said, Egyptian oud player and composer was announced winner of the inaugural edition of Aga Khan Music Awards
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In the late hours of Saturday, Egyptian oud player, composer and music educator Mustafa Said was announced winner of the Aga Khan Music Performance Award, in Lisbon, Portugal
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The Aga Khan Music Initiative launched its first-ever music awards with a grand gala held at the Calouste Gulbenkian centre in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday
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The Aga Khan Music Awards initiative has announced winners in a number of categories this week, while the winner for the music award in performance is to be revealed 30 March in Lisbon
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Mustafa Said is the only Egyptian musician among the 14 nominees at the inaugural Aga Khan Music Award
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The Cairo grand opening of the Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children took place in Hanager Theatre on Thursday
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Coming to Egypt within the 7th edition of India by the Nile (5-17 March), the world renowned percussionist will perform in Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said
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A unique cultural player, Hamed's work in the PR and marketing of the arts, helped launch, shed light on or re-position many creative projects
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New singles and albums, local and international successes, musical revivals, new initiatives as well as a few unfortunate losses... Egypt's 2018 brought a lot of changes worth looking into
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Gamal Fahmy launched his first visual art exhibition 'Forms & Colors' at Cairo's Picasso Art Gallery on Sunday 9 December
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Something Else — Off Biennale opened on 1 November and continues until 15 December
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Three young pianists: Zaina Qadoora, Lara Ossama and Jomana Youhanna, visit Poland as a first prize for winning Egypt's Chopin competition
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The line-up of a newly formed Mosaic quintet includes French horn, oud or qanoun, piano, double bass and percussion.
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Zaii Zaman just returned from their performance in Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan, where they participated in the first Maqom Art International Forum (6-10 September)
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Nagy Shaker, puppeteer, painter, stage and film director, costume, set and lighting designer and all-round scenograph passed away on 18 August. His favorite puppet Rihana and endless creations live on
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Born in 1938 and having spent over six decades in Egypt, the Italian choir master and voice coach Aldo Magnato died on 31 July in the Italian city of Marsala
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In Tokyo, Nayer Nagui conducted the gala concert on 6 July and two performances of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera on 14 July
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The Egyptian conductor, jazz musician and trumpeter Magdy Boghdady was appointed head of the Artistic House at the Cairo Opera House last month
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