Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon’s frontman, Salman Ahmad, says Pakistan is a country where artistes are an endangered species.
Sharing a link to the song Sayonee by Junoon, featuring Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Ali Noor, on Twitter on Monday, Salman wrote:
In a country where artists are an endangered species, no open air concerts,no international cricket,Pak music RULES! https://t.co/UHPYK37eQf https://t.co/BWT2SHicHc
— salman ahmad (@sufisal) August 21, 2017
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One Twitter user disagreed with him and said: “There are plenty of artistes! In every college of Lahore, you have high quality artistes, but they don’t have the major platform to perform.”
He replied saying:
Its the Govt’s responsibility to protect the life & property of its citizens.including artists.Major platforms have to b provided by Govt. https://t.co/rD9jZOxEhk
— salman ahmad (@sufisal) August 21, 2017
The Lahore-based guitarist and songwriter had unveiled Junoon’s 25th anniversary special album “Junoon 25” in many countries last year.
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