Villa Park, Illinois – September 6, 2015: After successfully debuting their #SSlive2015 series of concerts in Dallas, Texas, the Ismaili Muslim brother-duo, Salim and Sulaiman Merchant of the Bollywood film industry in India, performed in Chicago for the first time to a packed house. The young and upcoming talented performer, Sreeram Chandra, Raj Pandit and Bhomi Trivedi of Indian Idol fame, accompanied the Bollywood duo.
The performers paid their respect to the children of the world with their latest composition Khalipan (Emptiness). They also paid tribute to the contemporary music composer Adesh Srivastave, who passed away recently after battling cancer.
With Sreeram and Raj, the virtuoso Salim sang an inspiring rendition of the duo’s popular song Ali Mawla from the movie Kurban, which touched the hearts of the audience. The troupe concluded by rocking the house with an energetic medley of songs.
The organizer of the show, Murad Sarfani of YesForLife.org (himself a cancer survivor – read his story by clicking here), thanked the large number of volunteers who helped make this historical event in Chicago a success for their charities.
Salim and Sulaiman are on a tour of North America and UK, donating proceeds from their shows to the Aga Khan Museum. In addition to performances, the duo will hold meetings and workshops for Ismaili youth as well as Meet & Greet sessions in the respective cities.
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