Najam Sheraz Performs only Love on Press TV
MUMBAI: New British television program REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN OF PALESTINE has invited Pakistani Pop star Najam Sheraz to sing his peace anthem ONLY LOVE on their Tuesday February 24 telecast, 6 PM – 7PM GMT.
Press TV has a new one-hour weekly program, REMEMBERING THE CHILDREN OF PALESTINE, which focuses on the terrible situation in Gaza. Each week, the show features a performer who cares about what is happening in Gaza today and has composed music that is relevant to the issue.
South Asian Pop icon Najam Sheraz is their guest artist on what will be the show's second broadcast, reaching up to 4 million viewers worldwide. Sheraz will sing ONLY LOVE, which he has presented as a goodwill representative for his native Pakistan at important peace events, such as the Global Peace and Unity Event at London's Excel, the World Peace for Life Concert at LA Convention Center and the historic Olympic Torch Relay Ceremonies at Islamabad Stadium for the 2008 Beijing Games. He has received two U.S. Congressional awards for his work towards world peace, and was given the Universal Peace Federation's Ambassador for Peace Award.
With ten albums and nine number one singles in his career, including the monster hit song, Bheegay Hont Tere... for the Bollywood film MURDER, 2008 brought many new accolades: Music India named him Artist of the Month of April, B4U named him their Artist of the Month in May and MTV Pakistan named him Coolest Artist of the Month of June; Sheraz went on to be hailed as Channel V's Next Big Thing and October's PICKED Artist of the Month on The Musik.
His current single and music video in Pakistan is Dil Tumhara Bhi Hae...; both the record and video were produced in London In February 2009, he was the celebrity guest on the popular BBC radio show GAGAN GREWAL.
The program's host presenter, Lauren Booth, will interview Sheraz live via satellite.
Lauren Booth, sister-in-law to past UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, is a well known British journalist and human rights advocate. She is director of Aloha Palestine, an organization for a just peace in Palestine. In August of 2008, their supply boats succeeded in breaking the siege of Gaza by non-violent direct action and were the first boats to arrive in Gaza in 41 years.
Najam Sheraz is scheduled to appear at Royal Albert Hall in London on April 17 for a Gaza benefit and will be traveling through India and Bangladesh, as well as Europe and North America on his 2009 ONLY LOVE Tour.