“Musical language as an elemental expression of human spirituality” - Lisbon, Portugal, 31 March 2019

While rich musical traditions exist in Muslim societies, some interpretations of Islam reject music as not permissible. His Highness the Aga Khan spoke about the importance of the musical traditions of the Muslim world in this speech at the first prize-giving ceremony of the Aga Khan Music Awards on 31 March 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.   Click here to read the speech.