Special Guests in Attendance

Senator Hillary Clinton

Secretary Madeleine Albright

Ashley Judd

Secretary Bruce Babbit

Queen Noor of Jordan

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Special Guests

"Samaya"  2012, Humayun Khan & Salar Nader, "Miyan Ki To Di", Cheb-i-Sabbah Benefit Album

“Infinita”     2008, Lawson Rollins, Infinita Records

“Pascha”     2006, Shahin Music, Gustavo Naranjo, Universal Music, Mexico

“Kama Sutra “ Film Soundtrack

“The Journey” Film Soundtrack, New Ray Films

“Hand of God” 2001, Beloved

 Discography

​- Festivals
- Concerts
- Collaborations
- Seminars

Accomplishments

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2024         Concert/ Lecture Demonstration at Anne Arundel County Public Library

                 Annapolis, MD April 2024        

2023         World Culture Festival, Mystical Afghan Melodies, National Mall Washington, DC

                 September, 2023

2023         Montgomery College, Celebrating Rumi Concert, September 2023

2023         Washington Folk Festival, Performance by Students of Academy of Classical Music

                 Glen Echo, MD June, 2023

2023        George Mason University, Lecture Demonstration on Afghan Musical Traditions

                 April, 2023

2023        Performed in Sir Karl Jenkins, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Maryland, Apr 2023

2022        Princeton University, The Garden of Bedil Music Concert, Sept 2022

2021        Performed & Co Produced "An Evening of Mystical Music on the Potomac" Jan 2021

2020        Academy of Classical Music, Began Online Group Music Classes, April, 2020

2019        Dallas Museum of Art Concert, A Tribute to Hazrat Amir Khusrau, Dallas, TX Sept 2019

2018        Concert & Residency, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Sept - Oct 2018

2018         Concert & Seminar, Davidson College, NC September 2018

2018        Sufi Retreat Performance, Maryland, April 2018       

2018         Kennedy Center, Turquoise Lake Concert, Washington, DC January 2018

2017          Nominated for Dallas Opera's 2017 Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year 

2017          Arjuna's Dilemma Perfomance, Winspear Opera House, Dallas, TX  May 2017

2017           Performance at Kennedy Center, Collaboration with Hamid el Kasri & Shahin

                   Shahida, Gnaoua Festival U.S. Tour, Washington, DC March 2017

2017           Debut Performance of Turquoise Lake (Collaboration with Douglas Cuomo)

                    at National Sawdust, Brooklyn, New York, March 2017

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2016           Spiritual Voices Workshop & Concert at Richmond Folk Festival, Richmond, VA

                    October, 2016

2016            Arts of Afghanistan "Turquoise Mountain", Performance at Sackler Gallery,

                    Smithsonian, Washington, DC, August 2016

2016           The Art of Afghan Music, Performance at Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian,

                    Washington, DC, July 2016

2016            Fusion Concert with Hamid el Kasri & Karim Ziad, Cinema Renaissance,

                     Rabat, Morocco, July 2016

2016            Sufi Vocal Music Retreat, Fez, Morocco, June 2016

2016            Washington Folk Festival, Fusion Performance, Washington, DC, June 2016   

2015          Performance for Diwali Celebration at residence of Ambassador Arun Singh,

                   Washington, DC, November 2015

2015           "Beyond Tolerance, A Call to Religious Freedom & Hopeful Action" co-hosted by

                     Washington National Cathedral & Shoulder to Shoulder.  Sufi Music performed by

                     Humayun Khan, tabla accompaniment by Broto Roy, October 2015

2015          Global India Fund VIP Dinner, Benefiting "Girl Rising", at Embassy of India,

                   Washington, DC. Fusion Performance by Humayun Khan Ensemble, October 2015

2015           Concert & Lecture/ Demonstration with Humayun Khan Ensemble 

                    Montgomery College, Maryland September/October 2015

2015          Festival of Gnaoua, Essaouira Morocco, Headlined collaborative concert with

                   Gnaoua star Maalem Hamid el Kasri, May 2015

2015          Performance of Humayun Khan Ensemble, Montgomery College, Maryland, April                            2015

2015          Yalova North American Sufi Festival, Performance by Humayun Khan Ensemble 

                    accompanied by whirling dervishes, Montgomery College, Maryland, 2015

2014           Start of New CD Project, Humayun Khan, Washington, DC, November 2014

2014           Concert with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Harmonium accompaniment, NY, NY                                   October 

2014           Concert & Lecture/Demonstration with Humayun Khan Ensemble                                                      Montgomery College, Maryland April 2014

2014            Performed with Gypsy Kings All Stars on FOX KTTV LA, January 2014

2014           Toured with Gypsy Kings All Stars, Jazz Alley, Seattle WA - Jas Cafe', Aspen CO -                         Catalina Jazz Club, Los Angeles CA, Vocals & Harmonium, January 2014

2013           Amplified Voices, A Connections Concert, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 
                   Performance with Peter Yarrow, Bethany & Rufus, & Tom Paxton  Nov. 10, 2013

2013           Humayun Khan Ensemble, Afghan & North Indian fusion music, Asian-Pacific                                 Heritage Festival,  Dulles, VA, Sponsored by Metropolitan Washington Airports                              Authority, May 14, 2013

2013           The International Day of Nowruz at the United Nations, NY, NY Vocals & Harmonium/                     Salar Nader Tabla  March 18, 2013

2012           SAMAYA Album, Humayun Khan & Salar Nader, Contributed "Miyan Ki Todi" music                       track to the benefit  album for Fusion Pioneer Cheb-i-Sabbah, March2012  Release 

2012            The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA., Performance with Peter Yarrow, March 2012 
      
2012            American University, Washington, D.C., Performance with Peter Yarrow, Feb.  2012
  
2012            James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Taught Workshop & Performed                                     Concert,  February 2012

2012            Music Center, Los Angeles, CA, Concert, February 2012

2011            Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Performed at Call to                                           Compassion Concert, 10th Anniversary of September 11th Attacks, Honored guests                     President Barack Obama, Patti LaBelle, Alan Jackson, Denise Graves, & The Marine                     Corps Orchestra, September 2011

2011            Gnaoua International Music Festival - Essaouira ,Moracco, June 23-26, 2011
 

2010            Performance at Bahrain Music Festival, Manama, Bahrain

2010             Common Ground Awards, Washington, D.C., Performed with Peter Yarrow of Peter,                       Paul, and Mary

2010             Genesis at the Crossroads', Autumn Gala, Chicago, Genesis International High                             School  for Global Leadership, Performed with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, and                             Mary

2010             Aum Shanti: A Peace Concert, National Museum of the American Indian                                          Smithsonian Institution, Performed with Pandit Jasraj

2009            Abu Dhabi World Music Festival, United Arab Emirates, December 2009

2008            World Women’s Breakthrough Summit, National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.,                                (Keynote speaker, Madeline Albright) (Ashley Judd in attendance)

2008           Sang & provided instrumentals for CD project “Infinita” by Guitar Virtuoso, Lawson                       Rollins, Infinita Records

2008           Centennial Celebration, “Lighting to Unite” event. National Cathedral,

                    Washington,  D.C.

2007            Sang at Genesis at the Crossroads Festival, Chicago

2007            Sang for Mideast Peace Alliance at Capital Building, Washington, D.C.

2006            Sang & provided instrumentals for CD project “Pascha”  Shahin Music, Gustavo                            Naranjo,  under Universal  Music, Mexico

2006             Sang for Interfaith World Wildlife Federation Memorial Service, National Cathedral,                       Washington, D.C. (Keynote speaker, Bruce Babbit )

2005             Performed at  Global Day-JMU, Represented Afghan music, Harrisonburg, VA

2005             Performed and gave Lecture demo at UVA, Virginia

2004              Performed at Small World Music Festival, Toronto, Canada

2004              Performance for Senator Hillary Clinton, Washington, D.C.

 Past  Accomplishments
2001                Performed with Subhash Karmarkar(table) & Vasanti Athavale(harmonium),                                   Gandhi  Memorial Center,Washington, D.C. (in cooperation with Embassy of                                   India)

2000                Performed w/ PROBE at Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution,                                             Washington, D.C.

2000               Provided vocal opening recital for concert of Ustad Vilayat Khan & Ustad Zakir                               Hussain, Strand Theatre, Edison, NJ 

2000               Performed in collaboration with Sufi fusion ensemble, “Beloved,” at Rumi                                      Festival, Chapel  Hill, N.C.

1999              Toured Germany & France, accompanying Ustad Fateh Ali Khan on harmonium

1999                Composed original music and performed on Persian fusion CD, “PROBE”                                     (www.probemusic.com)

1998                Represented the music of Afghanistan at Asilah International Festival, Moraco

1998                Composed & performed music for the poetry of Omar Khayam on Pakistan                                    Television for nationwide broadcast on PTV World

1997               Sang for the award-winning BBC radio feature, “Monsoon,” subsequently                                       broadcast  throughout the U.S. in abridged form by National Public Radio in 1999

1997                Composed & Performed on the soundtrack of the Harish Saluza film, “The                                     Journey"  This soundtrack won an award at the Florida Independent Film Festival                         in 1998.

1996              Performed instrumental music for the soundtrack of tMira Nair feature film,

                       “Kama Sutra.”

1995              Provided vocal accompaniment to Ustad Vilayat Khan & Ustad Zakir Hussain in                              concerts in the Eastern U.S.

1993-94         Provided instrumental accompaniment for CD recordings by Mashkoor Ali Khan &                        Ustad Rashid Khan, released by AIM Records

1993               Debut performance at the Library of Congress in the Neptune Plaza Series

1991                Received an Apprenticeship Grant from the District of Columbia  Commission on                          the Arts and Humanities for the study of vocal music with Shubha Sankaran