2022 Arising Music Sensation – Sherjan Ahmad

In our industry, it’s been said that children of celebrities and famous personalities are handed the silver spoon and are given opportunities without any talent. Sherjan Ahmad, son of Salman Ahmad, founder and guitarist of South Asia’s biggest rock band Junoon tries to break that stereotype and creates his own path.

Sherjan Ahmad

Sherjan Ahmad picked up the guitar when he was thirteen years old. In high school in New York, he started a rock band with his friends and composed an English album of songs. With his band he performed across many cities in the United States at a very Young age. With the performances he gained a lot of musical experience and knowledge.  

He started doing a lot of music production work behind the scenes. Sherjan has done extensive session work for many projects such as a Bollywood film titled “Rhythm” and an HBO documentary film “Open Your Eyes”. 

He also performed on Coke Studio Season 10 as a guest guitarist with respected Pakistani artists Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Noor & Junoon on songs such as “Sayonee” and with Momina Mustehsan on “Ghoom Tana”.

Sherjan had the great honor to perform at the Opening Ceremony of the American Premiere League In the United States alongside legendary artist Shazia Manzoor & Tesher at the Yogi Berra Stadium in New Jersey. The  APL launched the first ever Cricket Tournament in America.

Just recently Sherjan released his debut album “Jaan”.  Songs from the album such as “Chaen”, “Koi”, “Kya Hua” & “Dil Mein Pakistan” were featured In the Top charts of FM91, BBC Radio 1, CityFM89 & Dubai City 1016.

Sherjan wrapped up his “Jaan Tour” in Pakistan with successful concerts in Karachi & Lahore. Fans and audiences who attended the show had rave reviews about the shows. Sherjan was recently asked by the legendary Ali Azmat to perform at his solo concert in Lahore at the Zaitoon Carnival Concert with thousands of people in attendance.

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This is just the beginning of Sherjan’s musical journey but it’s off to a great start. We may be seeing a new star in the making. Stay tuned and up to date with Sherjan’s upcoming projects!

By Uzair Ahmed Khan
By Uzair Ahmed Khan