‘Sufi Night’

The Badakhshan duo gets its name from a region of Tajikistan which has a long and vibrant tradition of devotional songs, contemplative instrumental music and dance. On the occasion of the Sufi Night, the pair have put together a programme of meditational Sufi music which has its roots in Persian poetry. They are followed by the group of whirling dervishes and musicians from Damascus in the company of the extraordinary vocalist Sheikh Hamed Daoud, also one of the greatest Koranic narrators of his generation. His group has acquired international recognition thanks to the quality of its members and the passion it nourishes for Sufi music.