Happy birthday Nusrat, Let’s start celebrating this day, with the beautiful tribute and rendition of ‘Wohi Khuda Hai’ by Coke Studio
Here is a beautiful podcast and introduction to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s music from Ben “Bear” Brown Jr.
Enjoy Ecstasy!
Dearest Nusrat,
You are missed, here in this world that you have perfumed forever with your music. Each and every day I must hear your Heavenly voice. To have been in your presence and hearing your voice, the voice from Heaven–how fortunate I was, to spend time with you, in your music and crossing the globe with you.
The universe had to wait a long time to bring you forth, to the Glory of God.
Your friend, Ebrahim
This was a heartfelt memoir by Ebrahim, who has had the honour of spending a lot of time with NFAK, being his guest and even singing with him. We will hear his story some other day. It has been 22 years since NFAK left us, not alone but as Ebrahim rightly puts, he has left us in a world which is ever fragrant with his music and also his ideology, I have seen NFAK singing inside a Gurudwara; I have seen Hindus, Muslims, Christians, every one listening to the praise of Allah and finding their own God and love in the same. What Nusrat did decades back was what society needed today, to unite, to rise above the race, religion and social status, to love and to accept.
Lets dive in his music, a playlist treat, recently released by Real World
You may buy it here: http://smarturl.it/RW225
A look back at his career
Late Qawwali icon Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who is also popularly known as “Shahenshah-e-Qawwali”, can be easily termed as the one who single handedly made Qawwali a popular genre of music world-wide. Continue reading
I can’t think of any musician, whom I have admired more than NFAK, but to my own surprise, I gradually realized that I was inspired more by Nusrat, the saintly human being than Nusrat, one of the greatest Musicians Ever. This book by Varun Soni focuses on the religious aspects of lives of NFAK & Bob Marley, and how they used technology and popular culture to spread their messages – making it different from other biographies or books focused specifically on music.
The Messengers of Peace & Humanity
Exactly 20 years back from today Symphony Hall Birmingham had the honor of presence of two of worlds greatest messengers of peace “Nelson Mandela” & “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”. The occasion was made memorable by another great performance by Nusrat Fateh Ali khan in honor of welcoming “Nelson Mandela” to Birmingham. Continue reading