Tehzeeb Foundation patron and music producer Sharif Awan has won a gold medal at the Global Music Awards (GMA) for his album Indus Raag — Music Beyond Borders classical music heritage of the subcontinent.
He is one of the nine gold medallists (from all over the world) in different music categories. The awards were announced in California on June 16. It is for the first time that a Pakistani album and a producer have featured at such an international competition.
It is pertinent to mention that Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders was Pakistan’s first indigenous entry to get shortlisted for the 57th Grammys.
GMAs are held every year in California, USA, acknowledging services of people from different countries and cultural backgrounds for world music.