Cultural Inclusion
In Their Words: The Flying Carpet Festival’s Sahba Aminikia
Sahba Aminikia, Founder, The Flying Carpet Festival, as told to The Ensemble
Late last year, the Flying Carpet Festival was honored with an Aga Khan Music Award, given to organizations that display “exceptional creativity, promise, and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across the world in which Muslims have a significant presence.” Founded in 2018, the Flying Carpet Festival is a traveling artist residency, or mobile festival, based in Southeast Turkey but operating in many of that region’s conflict areas. Having first covered their work last year, The Ensemble recently spoke with Founder Sahba Aminikia about receiving the award, working in areas of conflict and displacement, and how he is learning and growing alongside the program.
British Royal Music Schools Become More Diverse
For over 100 years, Britain’s Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has supported music education in the U.K. and across the world.
Save The Music Announces New Grant Program
Save The Music has announced the launch of their Sonidos Latinos Latin Percussion Core Grant to support classrooms in integrating Latino music traditions into their curriculum.
