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 Salman
Ahmad, Ali Azmat and Brian O Connell are Junoon,
one of the most successful bands in the history
of the music of South Asia..
‘Q’ Magazine calls them "One of the biggest
bands in the world". Billboard says Junoon is
the Subcontinent's "biggest crossover success
after the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Time
magazine says, “Junoon uses soaring guitar riffs
to deliver a Sufi message of mystic harmony”.
After their tribute concert to the Pakistani Qawwali
legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at
Central Park
,
New York
, The New York Times dubbed their music:
"Pakistani rock mixed with religious
rapture.” After their concert in
New York
in June, The New York Times called Junoon “the U2
of Pakistan”. In a preview to Junoon's performance
at the House of Blues in
Los Angeles
, the L.A. Times says Junoon's "ability to
captivate audiences" is "inspiring
Beatles-like reactions".
Junoon, meaning 'passion', is
South Asia
's biggest rock band. They sing mostly in the
language of Urdu, in a style blending Western hard
rock with Sindhi & Punjabi folk and Qawwali.
Junoon, in effect, had to create an audience for
rock music in
Pakistan
. "The band's appeal reaches beyond the
Westernised elite", says Newsweek
International. Junoon was no overnight success. The
band struggled financially for the first few years.
Group members remember months of eating 'daal' and
rice, the modest Pakistani’s staple. It all paid
off in the spring of 1996, when Junoon scored its
first big hit with the song "Jazba-e-Junoon"Hai
Jazba-e-Junoon, tho Himmat Na haar! “If you have
the Spirit of Passion, never give up!” Justuju joh
kurreh voh chueh Aasmaan! “The one who perseveres
reaches the Stars.”
Known
all over the world for their Sufi rock, Junoon's
last released album is Deewar, a compilation of
their biggest hits. It includes tracks such as-
Sayonee, Pappu Yaar, Bulleya, Garaj baras, Taara
Jala, Saeein. |
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