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.
Tag Archives: Reviews
Bombay Streets – Exclusive music from streets of Bombay (feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
Bombay Streets music album claims to capture the music and essence of Bombay, but how however it is essentially a remixed compilation of a few NFAK hits along with music from Subha Mudgal, Alamgir, M.M. Karim etc.. Don’t expect anything Mumbaiya… just a some rocking Nusrat compilations..
Bombay Streets Album Cover
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.
“The first time I saw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan” – Memories by Mohammed Hanif
Mohammed Hanif, Pakistani writer and journalist.
“The first time I saw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan” is a deeply touching narration by Pakistani writer, Mohammed Hanif of the incident when he first saw NFAK in his village in 1972. The eight years old Hanif was so moved that he decided his career even before the Party’s performance ended ” He wanted to sit behind the large man (Nusrat) , clap, sing and make the audience go wild ” … Did he live his dream ? The program also takes a very wise take on accusations following the “Global Nusrat” …… A Must Listen..
Fanna-fi-Allah, the face of Western Qawwali, An Introduction
Fanna-Fi-Allah Qawwali Party
Fanna-Fi-Allah is a Californian Qawwali party led by Tahir Qawwali. If you were moved by the efforts and inspirations of the awesome Brooklyn Qawwal Party then be ready for yet another surprise from west, this time with more Qawwali.