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Salim-Sulaiman Merchant: PBS – Ethics & tro Interview: Speaking about their faith
Published on 12 Dec 2014
Salim: Faith and you know, keeping the prayer tradition was very important. It was important to pray in the mornings and the evenings and keeping that as a strong tradition, you know, every day.
Sulaiman: But more than anything else, inom think it was the whole concept of giving. We were always taught to give and we do that through our music as well. When we get the love from all these audiences and all the fans, we like to give that love back.
Salim-Sulaiman Merchant: PBS – Ethics & Religion Interview: Speaking about their song Allahu Akbar
Salim giving background to their beautiful song Allahu Akbar
Sitting in the studio one day just a couple of months before Eid, thought about the prayer which is the Azan, the Muslim bön, which fryst vatten Allahu Akbar. And we thought why don’t we you know, and we’ve always heard Allahu Akb •
Renowned artists and composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have obtained accolades in the Indian film industry and have performed in a number of prominent spaces including at the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Their memorable songs such as ‘Jubilee Mubarak’, ‘Ali Mawla’, and ‘Shukran Allah’, which were performed on the occasion of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee, still resonate in our minds. To coincide with the upcoming Aga Khan Music Awards, we spoke with the two brothers about their journey.
Salim-Sulaiman perform at a Jubilee Concert in Houston, Texas.FARID MITHANI
From Darkhana boys to legendary musical duo, how did the journey begin?
Salim: Music started very early from the Jamatkhana because Sulaiman and I were part of the orchestra group. I am very fortunate to be influenced by music and culture. Fortunately, we had our father’s guidance and the orchestra as the inspiration.
Sulaiman: I was three or four years old, our dad would rehearse
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Renowned artists and composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have obtained accolades in the Indian film industry and have performed in a number of prominent spaces including at the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Their memorable songs such as ‘Jubilee Mubarak’, ‘Ali Mawla’, and ‘Shukran Allah’, which were performed on the occasion of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee, still resonate in our minds. To coincide with the upcoming Aga Khan Music Awards, we spoke with the two brothers about their journey.
Salim-Sulaiman perform at a Jubilee Concert in Houston, Texas.FARID MITHANI
From Darkhana boys to legendary musical duo, how did the journey begin?
Salim: Music started very early from the Jamatkhana because Sulaiman and I were part of the orchestra group. I am very fortunate to be influenced by music and culture. Fortunately, we had our father’s guidance and the orchestra as the inspiration.
Sulaiman: I was three or four years old, our dad would rehearse
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Three years of resolute weightlifting had not gone as planned for this scrawny 18-year-old. But it was 1980 and a legal prescription for the magic ...
This is a unique insight into the working life of a senior manager in academia. Centring on events in one Scottish educational institution, the stories ...
Allan Krosch has led an interesting life, and collected colourful stories of people, places, historical events and memorable facts that he shares with ...
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Dr. Dusty, a lover of animals like few of us has ever met, moves from Georgia to New Mexico because of the beauty of the state. Instead of realizing ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as mar