Band name: Junoon
Founded in: 1990
Band members: Salman Ahmad
Ali Azmat
Brian O'Connell
Taylor Simpson
Aashiq Ali Mir
Genre: Sufi rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Biography & Career Junoon, a Sufi rock band hailing from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, was formed in 1990. The band, led by founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter Salman Ahmad, quickly expanded with the addition of keyboardist Nusrat Hussain and vocalist Ali Azmat. With an impressive track record, Junoon stands as one of Pakistan's and South Asia's most successful bands, having earned recognition as "One of the biggest bands in the world" by Q magazine and being referred to as "the U2 of Pakistan" by The New York Times. Throughout their career, Junoon has released a remarkable total of nineteen albums, encompassing seven studio albums, one soundtrack, two live albums, four video albums, and five compilations. Their music has achieved extraordinary success, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide.
Studio Albums:
- Junoon (1991)
- Talaash (1993)
- Inquilaab (1996)
- Azadi (1997)
- Parvaaz (1999)
- Andaz (2001)
- Dewaar (2003)
Live Albums:- Junoon Live at the Net Aid Concert (1999)
- Daur-e-Junoon (2002)
Video Albums:- Junoon 10: Live in Concert (2001)
- Live in New York (2004)
- Junoon For Peace (2009)
- Junoon - Live at the Millennium (2011)
Compilations:- Kashmakash - The Junoon Anthology (2004)
- Dewaar - The Best of Junoon (2007)
- The Millennium Masters: Junoon (2011)
- Junoon 20 (2011)
- Ishq (2018)
