Junoon for Peace

Junoon for Peace
Live album by Junoon
Released October 27, 2001
Recorded October 27, 2001 at Allience Francaise in New York, United States
Genre Sufi rock, Classical rock, Psychedelic rock
Length 31:54
Label Nameless Music
Producer Salman Ahmad
Junoon chronology
United for Peace
(2001)
Junoon for Peace
(2001)
Daur-e-Junoon
(2002)
DVD case cover

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.

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.

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.

Junoon for Peace
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Bulleya"  Bulleh Shah 5:12
2. "Dosti"    6:39
3. "Khudi"  Allama Iqbal 4:19
4. "Mitti"    5:45
5. "Sayonee"    5:07
"No More Video"
No. Title Length
6. "No More"   4:52

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon
Production

External links

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