Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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The world of awards always falls too short in front of a great man of stature of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. No award can exceed the Unimaginable Enduring love and respect poured by millions of fans and thousands of artists around the globe on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Once a magazine wrote ” Nusrat’s voice has conquered more Alexander’s sword”. World knows that the statement was true. However for the very simple and humble Nusrat, the greatest achievement ever always remained the same “A fan liking his song”.
Lists Featuring Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan:-
1. Mojo 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time
2. The 20th Century Greatest Hits: What works of Art should be remembered and why
3. Artists, writers, and musicians: an encyclopedia of people who changed the world
4. The 100 Greatest Stars Of 20th Century………….Q Magazine (August 1999)
5. Top 12 Artists and Thinkers in the last 60 years………TIME Magazine,2006
6. 50 Most Influential Artists Of Music ………. SPIN Magazine,1998
7. NPR 50 Great Voices…………. National Public Radio,USA,2010
8. 20 Most Iconic Musicians From Past 50 Years ……. CNN,2010
9. 100 Minorities who changed the World: ……..by Sacred-Bridge
10. Spin Magazine 100 greatest singers
11. UGO, Best Singers of All Times
Nusrat Receiving Award in UK
Major Awards :- (in chronological order)
Best Qawwal 1982 Punjab Youth Academy Lahore
Award by Cultural Association of Pakistan
Pride of Performance Presidential Award Government of Pakistan
Grand Prix 1989 Deola France
5th Asian Traditional Performing Art Festival Japan Foundation (Best Singer)
Award for Great Contribution to Qawwali by Pakistan Workers Association London
Shield Presented by Urdu Revival and Cultural Society South Africa
For Services to Pakistan Music by Pakistan Welfare Association Birmingham UK
Award Presented by His Worship Councillor Frank Carter Lord Mayor Birmingham
Dycct Award
Adelaide Music Festival, Most Popular Singer (1992)
UNESCO Music Prize (Gretest Musician, 1995) Young Writers Award, Italy
Grand Prix des Amériques at Montreal World Film Festival for exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.(1996)
Two Grammy Nominations (1997, for fusion work)
“Legends” award at the UK Asian Music Awards (2005)
Grand Prix, Awarded to NFAK by France in 1989
Titles:-
· A voice from Heaven
· Shahanshah-e-Qawwali
· Khusrau-e-Sani
· Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
· Doctor Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
· Professor Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
· Niak Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
· Best Qawwal Graduate Award
· Peace Award Faisalabad
· Living Legend
· Guders Award Faisalabad
· Super Star of Music
· Popular Voice of Islam
· Power of Pakistan
· Pakistan’s Wall of Sound
· A Man Called Qawwali
· Nusrat the Magnificent
· Singing Buddha
· Shining Star of Music
· Messenger of Peace
· De Jays Award
· Inner Wheel Club of Lahore
· The Legend of Music World Raja Entertainers
· Shaharyar-e-Mosseqi