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For centuries, the elegant classical music tradition known as maqâm has captivated listeners across a wide swath of the Muslim world. From North Africa to Western China, varieties of this tradition convey a diverse wealth of musical expression. The melodic and rhythmic nuances of maqâm have long permeated the music of Central Asia, a region that comprises a rich heritage of cultures and landscapes. From the great and bustling cities in Iran to the south to the nomadic lifestyles of peoples in the wilds of Turan, the Inner-Asian steppe to the north, the blending of these cultures and their folk traditions has given rise to distinctive musical forms that have been preserved and reinterpreted throughout centuries of political upheaval. Today, traditions of maqâm in Central Asia continue to thrive in large part through the dedication of musicians, governments, and others who acknowledge their important place in the region’s cultural heritage.
Nestled among the majestic Pamir Mountains in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Academy of Maqâm was founded, with support from the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, by Abdul Abdurashidov, a Tajik musician with a passionate commitment to the preservation of the Central Asian sub-genre of Shashmaqam. Literally referring to "six maqâms," the Shashmaqam canon comprises six pieces, each based on a different melodic mode of traditional maqâm music. Typically performed as cycles or suites, each Shashmaqam combines the emotional quality of its particular melodic mode with the lilting, rhythmic ambience of antique Persian poetry— usually the words of longing and desire of the great bards of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam.
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