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Folks at Dawn Images got to catch up with the two mainstream members of the peace through music project, Atif Aslam and Lanny Cordola.
They revealed interesting facts about the on-going ventures in the
project and what could we expect from it in the coming years.
When Atif Aslam was asked about the core idea of the project, he said
It’s about how the Americans should see the brighter side of Pakistan which they haven’t as yet. This is why it’s called Peace through Music.
The point of teaming up with American musicians was that there was no
better way than that of music to let people from both the sides know
what either of them thinks about the other. It’s not just going to be
single song; it will be a documentary, a DVD that’ll include the
backstage footage of the performances, studio shoots, etc. We will come
up with new seasons every year.
With this project, Atif looks forward to improving the image of
Pakistan in the west. That said, the project is making quite a lot of
waves in Pakistan, but to accomplish what he wants, there should be
even better marketing and distribution of the project in west.
 Lanny also believes deeply in the power of project. He said
I believe to the depths of my being that this project
will have a major impact on helping to bring about the transformation of
Pakistan and America as well for that matter. Music is the healing
force of the universe and we have the story which we have to tell. There
is so much light in Pakistan, so much hope, so many angels, so many
incredible sights and sounds.
Atif also revelased some interesting information about the songs which are part of the project
I have recorded a couple of songs. One is in Punjabi and another one is called Pakistan. Then there is a beautiful melody, Dreamer Awakes,
by Lanny Cordola that I will sing with different famous musicians and
artistes. The songs that I have recently composed are the English track Adam’s Coming out of Heaven and the Punjabi Ek Mein Ek Tu. We probably plan to launch it by the end of next year.
Atif also said that they intend to release this season-vise but
again, that depends on the response of the first season. Lanny and Atif
have already talked to some more international artists like coldplay, U2
and John Mayer and plan to take them on board soon.
[via Dawn Images]
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