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Icons: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Great Unifier

Home > Magazine > Features > Icons: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Great Unifier By Nikhil Misra-Bhambri Music has no boundaries, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s life and music exemplify that. An Indian-American finds his roots and worldview listening to Nusrat.

COLUMN: NUSRAT’S IMPACT ON FICTION

Recently Rahat Fateh Ali Khan played the arena in my home city of Leeds – four hours of liquid gold vocalisation. I was dazzled by the burnished fretwork of Rahat’s chalat phirat [musical improvisation] as well as the discipline and transcendent tones of his humnawaa [backing singers].

Karsh Kale & Vishal Vaid – A Tribute To Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Karsh Kale & Vishal Vaid – A Tribute To Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Karsh Kale & Vishal Vaid – A Tribute To Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Vocalist Vishal Vaid and multi-instrumentalist Karsh Kale marked the 10th anniversary of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s untimely passing during a sold-out performance of the master’s music at Joe’s Pub in New York City. The concert began as Vaid explained the influence that Ali Khan had on the careers of those on stage that night, and reminisced of spending time with the man himself, hanging out during late hours in Vancouver over a decade ago.

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