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Junoon for Peace

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Released
  
October 27, 2001

Label
  
Nameless Music

Artist
  
Junoon

Producer
  
Salman Ahmad

Length
  
31:54

Junoon for Peace (2001)
  
Daur-e-Junoon (2002)

Release date
  
27 October 2001

Recorded
  
October 27, 2001 at Allience Francaise in New York City, United States

Genres
  
Sufi rock, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
United for Peace, Millennium 1990–2000, Infiniti, Kashmakash, Rock & Roll Jihad

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Junoon for Peace is the first live album and the eleventh overall album by the Pakistani band, Junoon. The album was recorded live on October 27, 2001.

Contents

The concert was a tribute to the victims of the World Trade Center attack and a call for an end to the subsequent discrimination faced by Arabs and South Asians in United States. it was a call for peace on all fronts.

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Background

Following the 9/11 attacks, Junoon helped to organise a concert at the General Assembly on UN Day with Junoon and an Indian group performing at the Assembly Hall, a first of its kind. They also released their what they called their first English-language single, "No More", an anti-violence song which deals directly with the events of that day. Three days later, Junoon performed live and sang songs from their previous albums and those were included in this live album. The band released this album to pay tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks and a call for an end to the discrimination of the Arabs and South Asians by the Americans.

Track listing

All music written & composed by Salman Ahmad, Ali Azmat and Sabir Zafar, those which are not are mentioned below.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon
  • Salman Ahmad - vocals, lead guitar
  • Ali Azmat - vocals, backing vocals
  • Brian O'Connell - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Production
  • Produced by Salman Ahmad
  • Recorded and Mixed at Allience Francaise in New York City, New York, United States
  • References

    Junoon for Peace Wikipedia