`Music humanizes what politics demonizes,' author says
Salman Ahmad, the Pakistani musician, activist and United Nations goodwill ambassador for HIV/AIDS, has taken on a new role that of author.
The founder of Junoon, one of South Asia's first rock bands to achieve global fame, Ahmad has sold 30 million records. His new book, "Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution," which features a foreword by Grammy-winner Melissa Etheridge, reveals his passion music and using it to unite people. The Sufi rocker, who lives in Rockland County, N.Y., with his wife, Samina, and their three sons, interacted with fans through a webcast co-hosted by South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (SAMMA) and the South Asian Journalists (SAJA) Association Jan. 28.
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The founder of Junoon, one of South Asia's first rock bands to achieve global fame, Ahmad has sold 30 million records. His new book, "Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution," which features a foreword by Grammy-winner Melissa Etheridge, reveals his passion music and using it to unite people. The Sufi rocker, who lives in Rockland County, N.Y., with his wife, Samina, and their three sons, interacted with fans through a webcast co-hosted by South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (SAMMA) and the South Asian Journalists (SAJA) Association Jan. 28.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.desitalk.com
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