Mustafa Said (Egypt), award for Music Performance “This, to my knowledge, is the first award to be given to performers of classical modal music [maqām]. For me, this represents the recognition of a great tradition that was almost totally ignored and Continue reading Aga Khan Music Awards, Celebrating World Music Day 2019, Mustafa Said’s Word→

The Aga Khan Music Awards were created to recognise and support exceptional talent, creativity, promise, and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation, and revitalisation in societies across the world in which Muslims have a significant presence. The first Music Continue reading Mustafa Said is a Fainalist in the Aga Khan Award for 2019→

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The theory of the modal system of the Inshad, though formulated by the Mashayekh for an educational purpose, shows a clear consistency with corresponding musical practice. This consistency is clarified through modal analysis of recorded material employing the micromodal and Continue reading Abstract from the Master’s Thesis: Modal System of the Inshad Tradition in Egypt in the Modern Period→