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
Weekl
y, 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)
Contact us
noorwodjouatt@yahoo.com
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
Updates
Caryl Tratten. Fisher's interview
RadioFreeEurope
with Nazira Karimi
in English
Oral commentaries from audience
in English and Farsi
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)
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)
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 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.
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.
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
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
We also perform for fund raising events and private
shows.
Please contact us..
Saqia (Bhairava Raga)
City of Love
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Contact us
noorwodjouatt@yahoo.com


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.
Audio Interviews
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 15, 2006
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 14, 2006
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Interview of
David Chambers March 15, 2006
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 28, 2006
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 27, 2006
Press Articles
Omaid Weekly, (the most widely read Afghan publication in the world) 06-26-2006
Washington Post (Music That Wont Die) 02-23-2006
Potomac News (Ensemble brings Afghan sounds to D.C. Stage) 02-24-2006
State Magazine (U.S. State Department page 43)
Omaid Weekly, (the most widely read Afghan publication in the world) 02-13-2006
Omaid Weekly Interview with David Chambers 03-13-2006
Seton Hall University Presents
Noor Wodjouatt Ensemble
T
uesday, September 18, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.
J
ubilee 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.