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| A screen grab of Sonu Nigam and Atif Aslam’s unity concert video at Dubai |
Staff correspondent, September 12, 2015, NewsCrunch
Sonu Nigam and Atif Aslam’s joint concert atDubai on Thursday sent a message of peace to the people of India and Pakistan .
The two singers shared stage and performed a jugalbandi for five hours recreating vintage Bollywood, Qawali and Ghazal hits. Sonu Nigam sung songs from Pakistani legends Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Reshma, while Atif Aslam performed Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Jagjit Singh hits.
A 30-minute grainy video of the concert shows Sonu Nigam not at his best and Atif Aslam, plainly jittery.
But the message both of them sought to send was heart warming.
Speaking at a press conference prior to the event, the artistes said people of both the countries should "leave politics for those who play the game."
Sonu Nigam and Atif Aslam’s joint concert at
The two singers shared stage and performed a jugalbandi for five hours recreating vintage Bollywood, Qawali and Ghazal hits. Sonu Nigam sung songs from Pakistani legends Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Reshma, while Atif Aslam performed Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Jagjit Singh hits.
A 30-minute grainy video of the concert shows Sonu Nigam not at his best and Atif Aslam, plainly jittery.
But the message both of them sought to send was heart warming.
Speaking at a press conference prior to the event, the artistes said people of both the countries should "leave politics for those who play the game."
Responding to a question on Phantom, the ultra-jingoistic Indian movie, which has been banned in Pakistan , Sonu Nigam said he and Atif Aslam would show how two artistes, from India and Pakistan , could share a stage in the name of unity.
“This concert will set an example of how the community needs to behave,” Emirates 247 quoted him saying.
“This concert will set an example of how the community needs to behave,” Emirates 247 quoted him saying.
Atif Aslam said music transcended petty politics.
Video: Watch Sonu Nigam and Atif Aslam’s unity concert video at Dubai
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