Junoon for Peace is the first live album

Live album

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 and the eleventh overall album by the Pakistan

Pakistan

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i 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

United States

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. 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 Arab

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s and South Asia

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ns by the Americans

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.

Track listing

All music written & composed by Salman Ahmad

Salman Ahmad

Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...

, Ali Azmat

Ali Azmat

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 and Sabir Zafar, those which are not are mentioned below.

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Junoon

• Salman Ahmad
  Salman Ahmad
  Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...
  
   - vocals, lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• Ali Azmat
  Ali Azmat
  Ali Azmat is a Ali Azmat is a...
  
   - vocals, backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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• Brian O'Connell
  Brian O'Connell (musician)
  Brian O'Connell is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, record producer and actor. Best known as the bassist and producer for Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, O'Connell has since gained respect as both a musician and a producer in the Pakistani music industry. O'Connell and Salman...
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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Production

• Produced by Salman Ahmad
  Salman Ahmad
  Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani musician and former actor, who used to be a member of Vital Signs but left after their debut album due to creative differences. He went on to form Junoon, South Asia's biggest and longest-lasting rock band. While still enjoying the success of Junoon, he was involved in...
  
  
• Recorded and Mixed at Allience Francaise in New York City
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  , New York
  New York
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  , United States
  United States
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External links

• Junoon's Official Website