Salman
Ahmad of Junoon Tilburg, Netherland
for "The Festival Mundial"
the largest WORLD MUSIC festivals in
the region on June 17th, 18th &
19th, 2011.
June 17th, 18th & 19th, 2011
Common Chords: The Healing
Power of Music and Song at USC
On
Tuesday, January 18th, the band Common
Chords will perform a concert at USC's
Bovard Auditorium at 7:30PM. They are
fronted by Salman Ahmad (founder of
the seminal rock band Junoon) and Yale
Strom (world renowned klezmer artist).
Featuring Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh,
and Christian musicians, they play fusion
music that blends qawwali, klezmer,
bhangra, jazz, and rock. RSVP
for event
Date:Tuesday,
January 18, 2011 Timing:7:30PM
UNITYJAM 2011
Celebrate
a night of unity amidst diversity at
the UnityJam 2011 Benefit Concert, Sunday,
January 16, 7pm at the Spangenberg Theatre
in Palo Alto, California. Headlining
the event will be Salman Ahmad, world-renowned
rock musician and Junoon front man ¨C
the so-called James Brown/Bono of South
Asia ¨C and co-founder of SSGWI. Through
his role as a United Nations Goodwill
Ambassador, Ahmad uses his music and
celebrity to bring light to humanitarian
causes worldwide. He will be joined
by fellow musicians Yale Strom, Elizabeth
Schwartz, John Alec, Sunny Jain, and
Lou Fanucchi.[more...]
Date:Sunday,
January 16, 2011 Timing:7PM
Salman Ahmad's interview
with Desi Blog and South Asian News
Website OurDesiWorld.com
Salman
Ahmad's interview with Desi Blog and
South Asian News Website OurDesiWorld.com.
He talks about his new song for Pakistan
"Open Your Eyes", and how
you can participate in making a difference.
SSGWI
is providing relief to the victims of
the recent floods in Pakistan by sending
food and emergency supplies. For as
little as $35 you can help feed a family
of 7 for 14 days.
Please donate generously and help in
the relief effort.
The Salman and Samina Global Wellness
Initiative (SSGWI) is dedicated to making
a tangible difference all around the
world in a way that increases understanding,
cooperation and mutual enrichment among
cultures.
This New York-based NGO focuses on three
main areas: interfaith and cross-cultural
dialogue; global health and wellness;
and music education. Throughout their
lives, Salman and Samina Ahmad have
worked on raising social awareness and
bringing people together, through music,
media and advocacy.
SSGWI further enables them to draw a
worldwide network of partners into their
efforts to connect East and West in
life-affirming ways.
website: www.ssgwi.org
''THE
CONCERT FOR PAKISTAN''
This
is the time for the world to show solidarity
with the people of Pakistan. Spearheaded
by musician and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador
Salman Ahmad, a special event will be
organized on September 12th, 2009 to
bring together a range of well-known
artists and personalities in a display
of unity to raise awareness as well
as funds for Pakistani IDPs.
Be a part of this incredible, once in
a lifetime event and join
Junoon, Sting (via video), Jeff Skoll,
Qawwali singers, Outlandish, Deepak
Chopra, Rabbi Shergill, Bobby Sager,
Susan Deyhim, Naif Mutawa, UN Sec. General
Ban Ki Moon (requested), and many, many
more celebrities as they come together
to raise awareness for this humanitarian
crisis. Saturday,
September 12, 2009 Timing:
7:30pm - 9:30pm Venue:
UN General Assembly Hall (By invitation only) Email
us at:info@ssgwi.org
or Call: 845-821-0481 or 646-651-6690
for more detailed information.
Jazba
Junoon/Pakistan World Cup Champions Video
YouTube Contest!
Junoon.com celebrates Pakistan's resounding
world cup 2009 T20 victory. As a tribute
to our team, Junoon has announced a
special prize for the fan who comes
up with the Junooniest "Jazba Junoon"
video using footage in the form of images
and video clips from the T20 World Cup;
the people of Pakistan in the celebration
fervor and images of the band itself.
So show your Junoon and upload your
Jazba Junoon 2009 World Cup video on
YouTube and email your YouTube links
to saminadr@gmail.com
or post them on Junoon.com/forum
Hai Jazba Junoon tu himmat na har!
(If you have the spirit of passion don¡¯t
give up)
Salman Ahmad's message on world cup
victory (click
here...)
Salman
in NY - The White Party!
Live Performance Line Up for The White
Party FUNdraiser. [click
here...]
June 30,
2009
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: 511 W. 28th Street off of 10th
Avenue Tickets
Gratitude
from Salman Ahmad for Angelina Jolie and
Brad Pitt
Salman Ahmad is touched by Brangelina¡¯s
million-dollar gesture and hopes that
AR Rahman would respond positively to
his request of performing at the UN
concert.
Musician and UN Good will Ambassador
Salman Ahmad was in for a surprise when
his appeal to raise funds for the three
million Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs) in Pakistan was met with a $1million
response by Angelina Jolie and Brad
Pitt. Driven by the Junoon to work for
his country, the musician is all set
to put together a UN concert by roping
in Hollywood, popular musicians across
the globe, and yes, the double Oscar
winner, AR Rahman as well. Salman, who
is hoping for a positive response from
the wizard of Indian music, tells CT
that making his presence felt at the
UN General Assembly hall will only make
Rahman a bigger star. [more...]
Salman
Ahmad on Michael Jackson's death
I was deeply saddened by the news of
Michael Jackson's death yesterday.
Being a rock guitar player growing up
during the era of Thriller , My first
zen moment with Micheal Jackson happened
when he released "Beat it"
(Thriller). It included a searing double
tapping guitar solo from my eighties
heavy metal guitar hero Eddie Van Halen
.For the very first time I heard a cultural
and musical fusion between African-American
dance pop and White heavy metal music.
it was totaly addictive and infectious.
No longer was it uncool for rockers
to listen to Michael Jackson. [more...]
The
Office of Religious Life and the Office
of the Provost Present
Salman Ahmad and Samir Chatterjee
November 6, 2008
Bovard Auditorium, USC By Varun Soni
On
November 6, 2008, Salman Ahmad and Samir
Chatterjee played an inspired two hour
set of music to a rapturous audience
of 500 at USC¡¯s historic Bovard Auditorium.
USC has more South Asian students than
any other university in the US and a
full spectrum of its South Asian diversity
was represented at the concert. Students
from Lahore, Karachi, Delhi, Mumbai,
Hyderabad, London, New York, and Los
Angeles enthusiastically sang and clapped
along with Salman and Samir as they
performed Junoon favorites including
¡°Sayonee,¡± ¡°Bulleya,¡± and ¡°Meri Awaaz
Suno,¡± and Sufi-rock classics such as
¡°Lal Meri Pat,¡± ¡°Allah Hu,¡± and ¡°Man
Kunto Maula.¡± [click
here for full review & pictures...]
Junoon
Conquers Cornell University!
Junoon
enjoyed performing a historic sold out
concert at Cornell University in Ithaca,
New York on 25th October 2008. The event
organised by the Pakistani and Indian
student associations of Cornell was
a colorful and ecstatic display of Sufi-Rock
and South Asian music and poetry. The
crowd's hospitality and warmth brought
the best out of the whole band who were
in fine form. Salman Ahmad. Samir Chatterjee,
John Alec and Sunny Jain rocked the
Bailey auditorium for an electric 90
minute set of emotion and virtuosity
which overwhelmed the crowd. [more...]
Loyal
Junoonis and loving family and friends,
the hour is fast approaching and there
exists a fierce urgency of NOW for all
of us to act in concert and unity to
help elect Barack Obama as the next
President of the United States. If you
haven¡¯t registered to vote, register
now and do it immediately. Act now
and you will be helping to change America
and the world. Don¡¯t Delay, there are
only three weeks left to register!
[more...]
May the Junoon be with you always!
Salman
Salman
and UN SG Bank-I-Moon at UNAIDS Summit
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
From Kashmir to Jerusalem...
From
Kashmir to Jerusalem and a UN Summit enroute,
Junoon Vocalist Salman Ahmad's music Straddles
many worlds
It's BEEN almost a decade since they hijacked
the Indian popularity charts with their
first hit Sayonee, but Pakistani band
Junoon's work continues to enthrall music
lovers on either side of the border. After
performing at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
and more recently in Kashmir, the band
has now been invited by the UN Secretary-general
to perform at the Global Insight Summit
in the US. [Full
article...]
::
8th June
India's
Outlook on Junoon in Kashmir!
Kashmir Cantata
Junoon, the soft-rocking dervishes from
Pakistan, came as a rare musical interlude
Namrata Joshi
Outlook India
Despite staying in the same hotel, it
proved hard to pin down Salman Ahmed-the
lead singer and guitarist of the Pakistani
Sufi rock group Junoon-for an interview.
Faced with opposition from hardliners
against his concert, he preferred to lie
low, doing riyaaz at the crack of dawn
by the peaceful expanse of Dal Lake, instead
of talking to the media. But after the
success of the concert, it was quite another
story-Salman had become an instant celebrity,
a bigger presence in the Kashmir capital
than the visiting president of India.
When our turn with him finally came at
2.30 am, you could hear the joy in his
voice, even at that unearthly hour. [more...]
Salman
Ahmad's Interview on CBC (Podcast Link)
and BBC!
Srinagar,
May 25 - Trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir
rocked not with the sound of bullets,
screams, and bombs but with the sound
of music.
Pakistan¡¯s sufi rock band Junoon¡¯s much
awaited performance at Dal Lake in the
capital was greeted with a lot of excitement
and energy, as thousands here were held
mesmerised by Pakistani rock band Junoon's
eclectic fusion of Sufi music and western
tunes. [more...]
Musician,
medical doctor, goodwill ambassador, and
Pakistan¡¯s first rock star Salman Ahmed
performed for an audience of more than
300 people Sunday night at the Smith Campus
Center, promoting his lifelong dedication
to the people of South Asia.
A noted humanitarian, Ahmed screened a
short documentary about his work with
his band Junoon, and later performed a
set with maestro tabla player Pandit Sameer
Chatterjee. Ahmed is both the lead guitarist
and founder of Junoon, one of South Asia¡¯s
most popular rock bands. He specializes
in Sufi rock, his creation, which blends
conventional rock and traditional Sufi
music and imagery. [more...]
::
29th February
Salman's
Message on Benazir Bhutto Assassination!
Benazir
Bhutto's assassination is a stark reminder
that Pakistan needs to restore the rule
of Law, immediately. Otherwise, the law
of the jungle will devour the fabric of
society - Salman Ahmad
Salman
Ahmad's Music Class at Queens College
NY
Fall 2007-2008
Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 - New York Salman
Ahmad to Start Artist in Residence Program
at The Queens College in Flushing New
York From Fall 2007 - Spring quarter 2008. Click
here for further details...
Infiniti
available NOW on iTunes!
Salman Ahmad Junooni is the first Pakistani
rockstar on iTunes,
and you can download his new album infiniti
from the iTunes
Store. For more informations check
out isufirock.com
