On the 30th anniversary of Real World, it is releasing new & pre-released NFAK alums this July (2019) via various digital & offline mediums.
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A Night With Nusrat: An Odd Place for an Epiphany
It was a late Friday afternoon in 1990 when I got a call at the Los Angeles Times office inviting me to see a show by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan that evening. The qawwali master was performing in, of all places, a conference room at the LAX Airport Hilton, headlining a benefit to help build a cancer hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, hosted by that nation’s cricket hero Imran Khan.
“Voice of God” – A fan review of Sahen-Shah
The Great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
If God (whoever he is) could choose someone to sing on his behalf, I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that Nusrat would be it.
Shahen-Shah, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Real World, 1989
Shahen-Shah 1989 Album Cover
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a man of impressive, even daunting, stature. The emotional intensity and soaring power of his voice transcend all boundaries of language and religion and have popularized this beautiful and inspirational music beyond Muslim peoples to audiences worldwide.
Memorium by REAL WORLD on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Death
The Memoriam displayed below was issued by Real World Label in all popular Newspapers and Magazines of Canada. Scanned from one such magazine from 1997.
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