Exhibition “Troubadours of Allah” - The Spirit of Sufi Music
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany presented the photo-exhibition
"Troubadours of Allah” (The Spirit of Sufi Music)
at the Goethe-Institut Pakistan in Karachi.
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This exhibition displayed pictures taken by Horst A. Friedrichs, portraying Sufi-Musicians i South-Asia and capturing the essence of Sufi-Spiritualitywithin the culture and faces of its devotees. The Pictures of this collection were shot in the Indus Valley in Sindh.
About the Artist:
Horst A. Friedrichs
Horst A. Friedrichs was born in Frankfurt in 1966, and studied at the Photography School, Munich.
From 1990 to 1994 he was a freelance Photo-journalist from Stern, Marian, the New York Times and the “Independent” Magazine.
His Frequent travels have taken him to - among other places - Venezuela, Pakistan, Mali and Japan. Since 1997 Horst A. Friedrichs has been living and working in London as a photo-journalist. His book of pictures, “Troubadours of Allah”, co-written with Peter Pannke, has published by Frederking & Thaler.
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The exhibition was inaugurated with an introduction by the renowned musician and writer Peter Pannke.
When: 22nd October 2009
Where: Goethe Gallery, Goethe-Institut Pakistan
Time: 7:00 pm
The exhibition remained on display till the 20th November 2009.
