Common Chords celebrates the common roots of Muslim and Jewish music. Salman Ahmad formed his band Junoon in the early 1990's. Since then, it has become a phenomenon on the South Asian music scene and beyond. Ahmad combines Sufi poetry, Qawaali singing and improvisation with rock music and uses his popularity to promote humanitarian efforts throughout the world. As a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, one of Salman's main goals is to foster mutual respect and understanding between Muslims and Jews by bringing these two groups of people together in concert settings. Yale and Salman first performed together in February 2007. After the concert, they realized how effective their jamming --a Jew and a Muslim-- was for the audience. They decided then to continue their musical dialogue across the country fostering positive and constructive conversations between people from all walks of life. Join us as these great artists and friends bring their spiritual and musical energy back to SDSU.
Thursday, October 3 - 7:00 PM
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Thursday, October 3 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please email:
