Q: I want to go a little bit down memory lane for you guys, with your family, it all started with mom and dad. You were growing up in a musical family, your dad being a composer, leading the Ismaili Scouts Orchestra. Tell me was this his dream for you to continue and follow in his footsteps?
Sulaiman: I would think so.
Salim: Yes, I feel that he was like an idol and as children we had musical instruments to play with instead of toy cars and stuff like that because my father was a manufacturer. After being a composer and composing music and having the Ismaili Orchestra, he also ran a business which manufactured musical instruments. So, he was a complete musician and he could sing as well. It was a very natural progression for us and as children we were studying music.
More at Indian to western: The musical journey of Salim-Sulaiman – CNBC-TV18.
Earlier: Salim and Sulaiman Merchant perform for His Highness the Aga Khan in Nairobi
Group of Ismaili Musicians including Salim Merchant, performed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
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