"Open Your Eyes" - Salman Ahmad with Peter Gabriel (Preview)

Pakistani rock band , Junoon's founder, Salman Ahmad has composed and recorded a special song for Pakistan Flood relief called "Open Your Eyes".

Ahmad a UN goodwill ambassador has been brilliantly supported in this humanitarian effort by Peter Gabriel, founder of British rock band Genesis .


Gabriel , who has sold over 100 million albums and is a Rock & Roll Hall of fame inductee also previously collaborated with Pakistani Qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

"Open Your Eyes" also features the extremely popular and talented American singer Alison Sudol (A fine frenzy) who is nominated for a Grammy award for best upcoming artist.

Salman and his wife Dr. Samina are launching "Open your eyes" for Pakistan, Nov 2 , to be downloaded from digital music sites globally. Each dollar for download will go to Pakistan flood relief through their charity organisation ,Salman and Samina Global Wellness initiative www.ssgwi.org

Samina who previously sang on Junoon's song Azadi for the film on Quaid-e-azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah has also provided special background vocals on Open Your Eyes.

SSGWI is currently reaching out to all media and publications to feature a story on this unique cross cultural collaboration for Pakistan.

SSGWI's intention is for "Open Your Eyes" to help bring focus on Pakistan's plight and the urgent need to rebuild lives ravaged by the unrelenting floods. (For a short 3 minute docu on the impact of the floods on Pakistan,pls type in SSGWI on youtube)



OPEN YOUR EYES (Salman Ahmad with Peter Gabriel)

Music and Lyrics: Salman Ahmad

English elements and additional arrangement ideas by Peter Gabriel

Lead Vocals: Salman Ahmad and Peter Gabriel

Backing vocals: Alison Sudol and Samina

Synthesizer Keyboards ,and Celeste- Peter Gabriel

Tablas- Samir Chatterjee

Bass Guitar & Sitar-John Alec

Drums ,Doumbek and Dhol -Sunny Jain

Acoustic , Electric Guitars, Keyboards and Harmonium- Salman Ahmad

recording Engineer (UK) -Richard Chappell

Recording and Mixing Engineer (US) - John Alec

Produced by Salman Ahmad and John Alec

Directed by Imraan Khan Ahmad

(p) and (c) 2010 Nameless Sufimusic

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Open
• Your
• Eyes
• Salman
• Ahmad
• Peter
• Gabriel
• Alison
• Sudol
• Pakistan
• Floods
• Samina
• Junoon
• John
• Alec
• Genesis

[coexistall]

This song brings back the memory of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his collaborations with Peter Gabriel ! Fantastic music,poetry for a Great cause!

Open your Eyes and save 20 million lives!

[coexistall]

Salman , Peter and Wyclef are showing the way forward for the world.whether its Pakistan or Haiti work together in unity and save the planet otherwise lose everything!

[450o054]

@ThePseudoBasher o u fucking bitch ur everywhere on youtube

[amsalwajih]

@ThePseudoBasher No one loves u and just for the record, its a federal crime to have sex with a corpse, learn the law u dumbshit

[faize1947]

@ThePseudoBasher shut up lowlife.

[aggresive1queen]

Pakistan Zindabad.. Salman Ahmad Zindabad!

[aggresive1queen]

@ ThePseudoBasher: I never said that u r the greatest, OK?

Actually You are mentally fucked up. Yeah.

[ThePseudoBasher]

@aggresive1queen i aint muhammad!!

[veiledcritic]

well done and much appreciated, we are moved by the love you show for your fellow humans, God bless your efforts.