2006 NEWS ARCHIVE
Everybody
has a role to play and as an artist and UNAIDS Special Representative
I promise that I will make sure that through my music and words I will
try to shine a light on the heroic lives of People living with HIV.
Music and video can help humanize the face of HIV, as I tried to do
in Al-Vida, a music video which is about HIV & AIDS as much as it’s
about women’s empowerment in South Asia [read
the full statement ...]
www.unaids.org
www.worldaidscampaign.info
Salman Ahmad invited to UN press conference session in Islamabad. UNAIDS goodwill ambassador Salman Ahmad with regards to the World AIDS Day’s activities and the launch of the Association of People living with HIV and AIDS on 30th November 2006, 3:00 p.m. at the UNIC office, Islamabad. [more...]
On
the fifth anniversary of SEPTEMBER 11, award winning sufi rock singer
SALMAN AHMAD wrote & recorded "No More." SALMAN condemns
terrorism and Muslims who are involved in terrorism. [more...]
Watch
the video>>>
At
the "Hope not Hate" youth summit in Washington this weekend
the Pakistani rock star, Salman Ahmad, performed John Lennon's "Imagine"
as well as his own hits.
For the past five years, the lead singer of the group, Junoon, has been
on a personal mission to educate young people about his faith through
pop music.
He says the tragic events of five years ago have made him "delve
deeper" into what Islam is and what the religion means to him.
[more...]
Discuss...
Link: www.news.bbc.co.uk
On Monday, July 3rd the annual Chin Picnic was held at the Exhibition
Place in Toronto. The crowd of between 15,000 to 20,000 people from
all over South Asia rocked to the tunes of Salman Ahmad
of Junoon. He performed many of his famous tracks and the capacity crowd
sang and cheered with his every word. [more...]
For
pictures click here...
For
Video Footage from Chin Picnic GIG
(Courtesy: DesiVibe.TV)
Salman Ahmad, international rock musician and UNAIDS Special Representative
performs at the Evening of Remembrance and Hope: Uniting the World against
AIDS.
Salman Ahmed performed with Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act), Naomi Watts
(King Kong, The Ring), Richard Gere, Wyclef Jean and Angelique Kidjo.
[more...]
Los Angeles - The Muslim Public Affairs Council has announced that it would present its 15th annual Media Award to Warner Independent Pictures and Director Hany Abu-Assad for their Golden Globe winning film "Paradise Now" and to Salman Ahmad, creator of the wildly popular South Asian music group "Junoon". [more...]
Salman
Ahmad Junooni rocked New York on 24th March 2006 at Purchase cafeteria.
Click here for pictures...
Junoon fans were treated to a magical concert recently in Dubai. The
band played new music from Infiniti and Social Circus, as well as classic
Junoon favorites.
South Asian Sufi music with Qawwali (a Muslim Gospel) sung by Farid
Ayaz (and ensemble) and a fusion of South Asian mysticism and good old
fashioned western Rock and Roll presented by Junooni Salman Ahmad and
his band.[more…]
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