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Kashmakash (album)
''Kashmakash'' (, literal English translation: "dilemma") is the first compilation album and third overall album of the Pakistani rock band, Junoon. It is said to be the first compilation album by a pop band in Pakistan. Junoon was taken to court for the controversy generated by the video for "Ehtesaab", which included footage of a polo pony eating in a posh restaurant. Many thought the image was an indictment of the corrupt Pakistani political elite, and especially of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The government quickly banned the song and video from state television. Track listing All music written & composed by Salman Ahmad and Sabir Zafar. 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 ;Additional musicians *Female vocals on "Jogia" by Fifi Haroon *Backing vocals on " Ehtesaab" by Najam Sheraz ;Production *Produced by Brian O'Connell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junoon (band)
Junoon ( ) is a Pakistani sufi rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, and Tappan, New York, formed in 1990. The band is directed by founder, lead guitarist and songwriter, Salman Ahmad, who was soon joined by keyboardist Nusrat Hussain, bass guitarist Brian O’Connell and vocalist Ali Azmat. Junoon is Pakistan's and one of South Asia's most successful bands.Junoon featuring Salman Ahmad: The U2 of the Muslim World Retrieved on 30 May 2010 Since their inception, the group has released a total of nineteen albums: seven studio albums; one soundtrack; two live albums; four video albums; and five compilations. They have sold over 30 million records worldwide. Pioneers of |
Meri Awaz Suno
"Meri Awaz Suno" (Urdu: میری آواز سنو, literal English translation: "listen to my voice") is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, released in 1995. It is the second track from the band's fourth album, '' Azadi'' (1997), released on EMI Records. The song was written by lead guitarist Salman Ahmad and writer Sabir Zafar. It remains one of the band's most popular songs. The song has also been featured in several other albums by the band like ''Kashmakash'' (1995) and '' Dewaar: The Best of Junoon'' (2004). Music video The music video of "Meri Awaz Suno" was shot at the Jazba-e-Junoon weekend show, a patriotic show. The music video is about 4 minutes and 48 seconds long. The video showcased the whole band's line-up at several different camera shots, mostly focused on the three band members. The music video also showed some of the session players playing along with the band such as Ustad Aashiq Ali playing the tabla. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junoon (band) Compilation Albums
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Junoon may refer to: Film * ''Junoon'' (1978 film), a Hindi film by Shyam Benegal * ''Junoon'' (1992 film), a Hindi horror film by Mahesh Bhatt *''Junoon'' (2002 film), a Bollywood film of 2002 Music * ''Junoon'' (Abhijeet Sawant album), 2007 *Junoon (band), a Pakistani rock band * ''Junoon'' (Junoon album), 1991 self-titled album by the band Television * ''Junoon'' (1994 TV series), a Doordarshan television series * ''Junoon'' (2008 TV series), a NDTV Imagine television series See also * Junun (other) Junun may refer to: * ''Junun'' (album), a 2015 album by Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, and the Rajasthan Express * ''Junun'' (film), a 2015 documentary about the making of the album See also * Junoon (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najam Sheraz
Najam Sheraz (Urdu: نجم شیراز) is a Pakistani pop singer and songwriter. Early life Najam Sheraz was born in Multan, Pakistan on 2 August 1969. He played professional cricket. He graduated from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. It is the oldest and one of the most ... in civil engineering. He formed his first band with his elder brothers Booby and Joji called "Brother Rhythm" in 1987. His first Urdu Nasheed, “Na Tera Khuda Koi Aur Hai” was very popular. Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheraz, Najam 1969 births Living people People from Multan Pakistani pop singers Pakistani playback singers Pakistani civil engineers University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni Musicians from Lahore Punjabi peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backing Vocalist
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music, traditional music, and world music styles. Solo artists may employ professional backing vocalists in studio recording sessions as well as during concerts. In many rock and metal bands (e.g., the power trio), the musicians doing backing vocals also play instruments, such as guitar, electric bass, drums or keyboards. In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups, backing singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing. In some pop and hip hop groups and in musical theater, they may be required to perform dance routines while singing through headset microphones. Styles of background vocals vary according to the type of song and genre of music. In pop and country songs, backing vocalists may sing ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Azmat
Ali Azmat Butt (born 20 April 1970) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi Rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career. In 2001, he became part of the first Pakistani band (Junoon) ever to perform at the United Nations General Assembly. Early life Ali Azmat was born in Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where his grandfather was posted as station master of Havelian Railway Station, while he grew up in Garhi Shahu, Lahore, into a family of ethnic Kashmiri descent and speaks Punjabi as his native language. His father, Nazir Ahmed Butt, was a middle-class businessman, who died in 2013. He went to Sydney, Australia, for his higher studies, but soon returned to Pakistan before completing university. His first band Jupiters was known for performing covers at small gigs in Lahore. While with them, Azmat wrote his legendary hit song ''Dosti''. He later sang and recorded Dosti with Junoon, after which th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featured guitar, which usually plays single-note-based lines or double-stops. In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz, punk, fusion, some pop, and other music styles, lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays rhythm guitar, which consists of accompaniment chords and riffs. History The first form of lead guitar emerged in the 18th century, in the form of classical guitar styles, which evolved from the Baroque guitar, and Spanish Vihuela. Such styles were popular in much of Western Europe, with notable guitarists including Antoine de Lhoyer, Fernando Sor, and Dionisio Aguado. It was through this period of the classical shift to romanticism the six-string guitar was first used for solo composing. Through the 19th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lead Vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal melody, with a chorus or harmony vocals provided by other band members as backing vocalists. Lead vocalists typically incorporate some movement or gestures into their performance, and some may participate in dance routines during the show, particularly in pop music. Some lead vocalists also play an instrument during the show, either in an accompaniment role (such as strumming a guitar part), or playing a lead instrument/instrumental solo role when they are not singing (as in the case of lead singer-guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix). The lead singer also typically guides the vocal ensem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaumī Tarāna
The "" ( ur, , ; "National Anthem"), also known as "" ( ur, , ; "Thy Sacred Land"), is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly the Dominion of Pakistan. It was written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952 and the music was produced by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, preceding the lyrics. It was officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem in August 1954 and was recorded in the same year by eleven major singers of Pakistan including Ahmad Rushdi, Kaukab Jahan, Rasheeda Begum, Najam Ara, Naseema Shaheen, Zawar Hussain, Akhtar Abbas, Ghulam Dastagir, Anwar Zaheer, and Akhtar Wasi Ali. History In early 1948, A. R. Ghani, a Muslim from South Africa's Transvaal, offered two prizes of five thousand rupees each for the poet and composer of a new national anthem for the newly independent state of Pakistan. The prizes were announced through a government press advertisement published in June 1948. In December 1948, the Government of Pakistan established the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazba-e-Junoon
"Jazba-e-Junoon" (Urdu: جذبہ جنوں, literal English translation: "the spirit of passion") is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon. It is the thirteenth and final track from the band's album third album, '' Inquilaab'' (1996), released on EMI Records. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Salman Ahmad and it is the lead single on the album, the song uses blending of rock guitars and bluesy vocals with eastern elements like the use of tablas, raga-inspired melodies and traditional Pakistani folk music. The unexpected success of "Jazba-e-Junoon" in 1996 propelled ''Inquilaab'' at the local music charts, with the song the band started to gain success and began to reach a wider audience. The song was also Junoon's first biggest hit, due to the success of the song ''Inquilaab'' became the first hit album by the band. "Jazba-e-Junoon" received many critical plaudits, also becoming the signature song of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The song was dubbed as a "national so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeein
"Saeein" (Urdu: سائیں, literal English translation: "Oh Lord") is a song by Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon. It is Junoon's eleventh single and the second from the 1996 studio album '' Inquilaab''. The song is written by lead guitarist, Salman Ahmad and lyricist, Sabir Zafar. Due to the song's popularity, it also featured on the band's fourth studio album '' Azadi'' released in 1997. "Saeein" is one of Junoon's most popular songs, and has been covered numerous times, most notably by Indian singer Harshdeep Kaur. The song marked Junoon's foray into what later became the sufi rock sound that the band is most popularly associated with. The song uses blending rock guitars and bluesy vocals with eastern elements like the use of tablas (traditional south Asian hand drums), raga-inspired melodies, traditional Pakistani folk music, and Eastern inspired poetry. "Saeein" was named at #3 in a list of Junoon's top 10 songs and at #9 among the top sufi rock songs list published by Gibson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
