"Meri Awaz Suno" (
Urdu
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: میری آواز سنو, literal
English translation: "listen to my voice") is a song by the Pakistani
sufi rock
Sufi rock or Sufi folk rock is a subgenre of rock music that combines rock with classical Islamic Sufi music traditions. It emerged in the early 1990s and became widely popular in the late 1990s in Pakistan and Turkey. The term "Sufi rock" was co ...
band
Junoon, released in 1995. It is the second track from the band's fourth album, ''
Azadi'' (1997), released on
EMI Records
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. The song was written by lead guitarist
Salman Ahmad
Salman Ahmad (, born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani born-American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, occasional actor and professor at the City University of New York.
He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his unique sty ...
and writer Sabir Zafar. It remains one of the band's most popular songs.
The song has also been featured in several other albums by the band like ''
Kashmakash'' (1995) and ''
Dewaar: The Best of Junoon'' (2004).
Music video
The
music video
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of "Meri Awaz Suno" was shot at the
Jazba-e-Junoon
"Jazba-e-Junoon" (Urdu: جذبہ جنوں, literal English translation: "the spirit of passion") is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon. It is the thirteenth and final track from the band's album third album, '' Inquilaab'' (1996), ...
weekend show, a patriotic show. The music video is about 4 minutes and 48 seconds long. The video showcased the whole band's line-up at several different camera shots, mostly focused on the three band members. The music video also showed some of the session players playing along with the band such as Ustad Aashiq Ali playing the tabla.
Meri Awaz Suno (Music video)
Retrieved on May 6, 2011.
Track listing
Meri Awaz Suno
Personnel
;Junoon
*Salman Ahmad
Salman Ahmad (, born 12 December 1963) is a Pakistani born-American musician, rock guitarist, physician, activist, occasional actor and professor at the City University of New York.
He earned nationwide popularity in 1998 for his unique sty ...
- vocals
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...
, lead guitar
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*Ali Azmat
Ali Azmat Pacha (born 20 April 1966) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career later followed by a career as an act ...
- vocals
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, backing vocals
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* Brian O'Connell - bass guitar
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, backing vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...
;Additional musicians
*Ustad Aashiq Ali - Tambourin, Tabla
References
External links
Junoon Official Website
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1995 singles
Junoon (band) songs
1995 songs
Songs written by Salman Ahmad
EMI Records singles