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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Junoon, Playing for Change, Dead Can Dance, The Derek Trucks Band, Deep Forest, Orchestra Baobab, Gondwanaland, Mekaal Hasan Band, Amadou & Mariam, Boi Akih, Asura, Embryo, Teada, Dissidenten, Urban Trad, Tanghetto, Deleyaman, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Mediterranic Ensemble, Lunasa, Grada, Mili Mili World Music, Harmony Chinese Music Group, The Chehade Brothers, Gontiti, Kal, Amorroma, Orange Blossom, Red Cardell, Monsoon, Strunz & Farah, Che Sudaka, Gothart, Sanguma, La Musgana, Kolsimcha - The World Quintet, Aktuala, 08001, Outback, Tapetto Volante, Pandemonio, La Terra, Ba Cissoko, Moroccan Spirit, Tiq Maya, Songhai, Nine Horses, Makiling, Fiamma Fumana, Nabac, Futuro Antico, Grupo D'Alma, La Compania del Tango Nomada, Phaleg. Excerpt: Junoon (Urdu:, literal English translation: "obsession/passion") is a sufi rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, formed in 1990. The band is directed by founder, lead guitarist and songwriter, Salman Ahmad, who was soon joined by keyboardist Nusrat Hussain and vocalist Ali Azmat. Junoon is Pakistan's most successful band; the Q magazine regarded them as "One of the biggest bands in the world" and The New York Times called Junoon "the U2 of Pakistan." Since their inception, the group has released a collective total of seventeen albums: seven studio albums; one soundtrack; two live albums; four video albums; and three compilations. Junoon is also South Asia's most successful band of all time with more than 30 million albums sold worldwide. Pioneers of sufi rock, with such an original sound they achieved success during the early 1990s. Its members were signed to major record label EMI Records and afterwards released their self-titled debut album Junoon in 1991. After two years, the band recorded their second album Talaash (1993) with their new bassist Brian O'Connell...