The Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble
گروه هنری نور وجوهات
Authentic Afghan Music featuring Kathak Dance
The first Afghan performer at
The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage and The U.S. State Department
Noor Wodjouatt is a leading traditional Afghan Music Artist from Washington D.C. His breakthrough album,
City of Love, features 11 tracks of authentic Afghan music. His new album Ba Yade... will be released soon.
It features a collection of classic Afghan songs remade in the style of the Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble.

The Ensemble has been featured in the national and international press including The Washington Post,
Potomac News, TV Nave-E-Afghan, Ausmayee TV, Iranian Rang-a-rang TV, Afghanistan TV, Omaid
Weekly, Radio Free Europe, WAER 88.3 NPR NEWS & MUSIC,The Post-Standard (Syracuse local news),
The Daily Orange, NEWS 10 NOW (TIME WARNER CABLE, NEW YORK),  STATE MAGAZINE  (U.S.
Department Of State) October 2006, Connections Magazine, New York Fall 2006, LA to Kabul TV December
2006 and Taft Bulletin (Summer 2007)
Everyone who came to the show
enjoyed the music and it received
excellent feedback.
-David Chambers, Kennedy Center

We're thrilled to have them perform
here.  We've gotten such a great
response from people.
- Erin Dowdy, Kennedy Center

We are honored to have Afghan artists
perform as beautifully as the Noor
Wodjouatt Ensemble at the Kennedy
Center.
- Omaid Weekly, (the most widely read
Afghan publication in the world)

We were so pleased to have the Noor
Wodjouatt Ensemble perform at the
State Department. The audience found
the performance colorful, educational,
and entertaining, and responded
enthusiastically to the group. I am still
receiving enthusiastic feedback!
-Caryl Tratten Fisher, State of the Arts
Concert Series, U.S. State Department

Thank you so much for being a part of
our program with Greg Mortenson at
The Richmond Forum. Your music and
the kathak dance set just the right
tone for the evening. We have
received nothing but accolades from
our audience for your performance.

-Bill Chapman
Executive Director
The Richmond Forum
Updates
Audio Interview
WAER 88.3 NPR NEWS & MUSIC
Connecting Intelligence & Creativity in Central New York
World Music Radio Show
Sunday August 27, 2006 at 10 p.m. eastern time after NPR news
Previous Performances
The Taft School
Monday, April 30 2007 at 10 a.m.
Bingham Auditorium  Watertown, Connecticut
The performance was co-sponsored by the Diversity Committe and the Paduano
Lecture Series.
United States Department of State. . .
Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble
Authentic Afghan Music and Kathak dance
Wednesday June 14th, 2006 at 12:30 p.m.
Dean Acheson Auditorium
2 hour live performance on  Rang-a-Rang, an internationally viewed TV station,
April 4, 2006.

2 hour live performance on Rang-a-Rang, an internationally viewed TV station April
19, 2006.

The Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage Washington DC February 26, 2006.
His Excellency, Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad of Afghanistan attended the
program.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Reception at Newton White Mansion, Maryland
May 7, 2004.

Dance Festival of India 2003 presented by IDEA, Co-sponsored by The Embassy Of
India The program was presented by his Excellency Sri Lalit Mansingh,
Ambassador of India. November 21, 2003.
We also perform for fund raising events and private
shows. Please contact us..
Saqia (Bhairava Raga)
City of Love
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Syracuse University
Sunday August 27th at noon and
Monday August 28th, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
Sunday's performance is part of Syracuse Symposium and the 2006 Syracuse
University Shared Reading Program for first-year Students. This year's shared
reading is The Kite Runner (Riverhead Trade, 2004) by Kabul-born Khaled Hosseini
Sponsored by the Syracuse Symposium and the office of Orientation and
Transition Services
WAER 88.3 NPR NEWS & MUSIC
Connecting Intelligence & Creativity in Central New York

Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble will be appearing on
World Music Radio Show
Sunday August 27, 2006 at 10 p.m. eastern time after NPR news
Washington Folk Festival June 3, 2006 at Glenn Echo Park, Maryland
Noor Wodjouatt, vocalist and harmonium player and Broto Roy, master tabla player
from India,  performed authentic Afghan songs and music.
Seton Hall University Presents
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.
Jubilee Auditorium,  New Jersey
This event enhances the experience of reading “The Kite Runner”
and allows the audience to experience the music, dance and
culture of Afghanistan.
Richomnd Forum Presents
The Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble to Provide Authentic
Afghan Music at Greg Mortenson Program
Saturday January 9, 2010 at 7:20 pm
This event enhances the experience of reading "Three Cups of Tea” and
allows the audience to experience the music, dance and culture of
Afghanistan.
How to purchase tickets
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