Alhamra marks World Music Day

Singers, musicians, and teachers of Academy of Performing Arts were honoured

LAHORE:

The Lahore Arts Council (LAC) celebrated "World Music Day" with great enthusiasm in Alhamra on Tuesday at Alhamra Arts Centre, the Mall.

The singers, musicians, and teachers of the Alhamra Academy of Performing Arts were honoured.

Executive Director Alhamra Farhat Jabeen graced the occasion, while former Executive Director Loke Virsha Talha Ali was the guest of honour. During the ceremony, guitar, sitar, tabla, harmonium, keyboard, drum and other teachers expressed their views and appreciated the services of Alhamra.

The captivating performances of the young artists won the hearts of the audience.

On this occasion, Executive Director Alhamra Farhat Jabeen said that LAC has always prioritised celebrating this day in Pakistan, and we have achieved outstanding success in this field.

Jabeen said we are striving to promote and develop folk, classical, ghazal, pop, Qawwali, playback singing and other styles of music from Alhamra's platform throughout the year.

Alhamra Academy of Performing Arts is the only institution for teaching and learning ancient musical instruments as Alhamra has dedicated itself to preserving the musical heritage, she added

Supervisor Alhamra Academy Naveen Rooma congratulated all the teachers on the occasion and said that Pakistan had produced great singers and musicians in the field of music. In charge of Alhamra Academy, Muhammad Arif said that today Alhamra is paying homage to the music legend.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 22^nd, 2022.