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.
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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.
Greatest lines sung by Nusrat (the teachings of Baba Bulleh Shah )
Baba Bulleh Shah
What Makes Nusrat’s music great ? Organic compositions, Hypnotic Improvizations and ofcours the Kalams of great Sufi’s…
They are more than just melodies… they are the answers to biggest of your problems, ways through your scariest fears and the conduits to your redemption
Fanna-fi-Allah, some of their best Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan renditions part 1
Tahir Qawwal and Aminah Chishty Qawwal at NFAK’s Tomb
Though calling their effort a rendition is not much correct as they pretty much sing what NFAK sang, their inspirations, aspirations and bravery is still incomparable…. They are exactly the result of what Nusrat always wanted… He must be very happy seeing them from heaven.
What follows are the performances of soulful NFAK’s tracks by the Party at various locations world-wide..
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.