Music Review - Deewar - Best Of Junoon

(This article is sponsored by Sounds of India)

Taking bold political stands, Junoon’s rhetoric has often landed them in hot water in their native Pakistan. The band has maintained its credibility with an unrelenting ethical rectitude. Their albums have all been received well, with audiences enticed by their offering of traditional Sufi messages set to a Western style. Their angst driven, fiery albums have been embraced by music lovers the world over. Now the band is ready to make bold moves; DEEWAR- BEST OF JUNOON is the band's first official U.S. release and kicks off their current tour. Said Salman Ahmed to lokvani : “In our previous albums you saw Junoon’s spiritual side, in Deewar you will see our playful side. All of our most popular numbers are included here.” The album includes all time favorites like Sayonee, the exuberant Reggae rock song “Pappu Yaar’, Tara Jala and the recent hit Garaj Baras (from Pooja Bhatt’s film Paap).
The album also features a song in English ‘ No More’ (termed an anti-violence anthem by the group)
If you are a Junooni this collection is a must-have and if you are new to this coolest South Asian group, this album would serve as a good introduction to the Junoon brand of rock and roll.

Junoon's vocalist Ali Azmat will be starring in two Bollywood flicks, Mahesh Bhatt's "Zehan" and Pooja Bhatt's "Rog". "Zehan" will be directed by Mahesh Bhatt. "Rog" will be directed by Ayush Raina who had previously directed Ali Azmat's "Garaj Baras" music video. Ali Azmat's solo album, titled Social Circus, will be released in July.