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Hotstepper
of the week
Salman Ahmed
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He
may not be doing shows in Pakistan but recently Salman Ahmed made
history when he performed in India-administered Kashmir last month.
Salman Ahmed flew out with his band Junoon and they were the first
act in two decades to perform in the conflict-torn Kashmir.
A public show, the turn up packed in 5,000 people and many of them
were students who swayed to the thumping bass and the riffs of the
scorching riff master.
The show, organized by the South Asia Foundation (a secular, non-profit,
non-political organisation with chapters in the eight SAARC nations),
in association with the University of Kashmir, was groundbreaking
for Kashmiri people who enjoyed a live act after many years.
It was courageous for Salman Ahmed to do this show and not only did
he go but he did an incredible job at that. The show got international
coverage and Salman managed to impress everyone.
Speaking after the event, Salman Ahmed commented, "It’s
about waging a war through the guitar rather than the gun. Both sides
of the border, we have been demonising the other, but music is a universal
emotion and the success of Pakistani musicians in India, like Atif
Aslam, Strings and Jal, shows another way to take the peace process
forward."
So for using his music for a higher purpose and giving Kashmiris a
rocking dose of live music, Salman Ahmed is this Instep’s hotstepper
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