| The Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble |
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| گروه هنری نور وجوهات |
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| Authentic Afghan Music featuring Kathak Dance |
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| The first Afghan performer at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage and The U.S. State Department |
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| 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) |
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| Contact us noorwodjouatt@yahoo.com |
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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 |
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| Updates |
Caryl Tratten. Fisher's interview RadioFreeEurope with Nazira Karimi in English |
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| Oral commentaries from audience in English and Farsi |
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| Press Articles Connections Magazine Fall 2006 (A Melodious Monday) Page 15 STATE MAGAZINE (U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE) Universal Language (Afghan music adds international flavor to series by John Bentel Page 46) Taft Bulletin Summer 2007 (Page 8) |
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| Video Interview LA to Kabul TV Interview by Nazira Karimi December 2006 TV Nava-e-Afghan Interview with Nafissa Mahmood Ghowrwal October 2006 in Farsi (Interview includes 3 songs) |
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| 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 |
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| Previous Performances |
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| The Taft School Presents Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Video Interviews Afghanistan TV Interview with Sajia June 3, 2006 Ausmayee TV Interview with Nazira Karimi June 14, 2006 Ausmayee TV Interview with Nazira Karimi March 2006 TV Nava-e-Afghan Interview with Dr. Misdoq February 2006 TV Nava-e-Afghan Interview With Nazira Karimi July 2000 |
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| Online Articles Syracuse Symposium 2006 Orientation.syr.edu Syracuse Atrs.net Syracuse University News NEWS 10 NOW (24 hour local news only on TIME WARNER CABLE) Syracuse Post-Standard (Local News, Business & More) Syracuse University Events Calendar Pulse fall 06 (pdf file) Potomac News (Seeing culture through music) 02-24-2006 VirtualAfghans.com Taranaha.net Afghanmania.com Afghanchat.com |
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| We also perform for fund raising events and private shows. Please contact us.. |
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| Saqia (Bhairava Raga) City of Love |
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| Contact us noorwodjouatt@yahoo.com |
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| Syracuse University Presents Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble 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 Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble 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. |