A concert featuring ‘nagar baul’ James; acclaimed Pakistani Sufi band Junoon and Indian artiste Kailash Kher will be held on May 7, 2009 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.This is the first time in Dhaka that the acclaimed trio will join hands and perform at a live show.
The band Junoon were one of the first bands in Pakistan to insist on playing live music where most music was sampled and programmed synth pop. Heavily influenced by rock bands like Led Zeppelin, Junoon aimed to combine loud guitar riffs with the tranquility of sufi poetry by the likes of Maulana Rumi, Allama Iqbal and Baba Bulleh Shah.
It was after their 1995 release of their third album “Inquilaab” (Revolution), that Junoon developed a nationwide fan following, 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.
Kher has a uniquely soulful, raw, high-pitched voice. He originally hails from New Delhi, where he learned Hindustani classical music. The band Kailasa includes Mumbai musician-brothers Naresh & Paresh who were earlier associated with Bombay Black.
He sang a number of the songs in the bollywood flick Mangal Pandey: The Rising, in which he also had a cameo appearance. In 2002, his song Allah ke Bande from relatively obscure movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, made him a household name. His song Teri deewani from his album Kailasa and especially the song Ya Rabba from the movie salaam-e-ishq is again on the way to become a record-seller. His other Bollywood appearances include the movie Corporate in the song ‘O Sikander’.
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