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22 Years, World needs Nusrat More than ever
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
Real World Releasing NFAK Live at WOMAD Festival 1985
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live In Paris 1990
An awesome concert with crowd going mad with each performance (Thanks to Mirza Waleed for this treasure), Not an official Recording, taken back sometime in 1990.. Enjoy..
Tracks:
Shamus Ud Doha BAdar Ud Doja
Shahbaaz Qalandar (Laal Meri Patt Rakhio )
Yeh Jo Halka Halka
Kande Utte Mehrman Wea Mein
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Imran Khan Cancer Appeal Concert 1993
Did you knew that back in 1990’s Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan contributed over 350 Millions to Imran Khan Cancer Appeal by Performing in over 20 countries almost continuously …….
Cancer Appeal Fund Raising Night , London 1993
Coming back to this performance , I remember this Concert for an literally alive version of “Tum Ek Gorakh Dhandha Ho” performed on special request of Imran Khan , Special Guests include none other than Amitaab Bacchan and Mike Jagger.
You can also see many other famous people here , (if yo are somehow able to keep ears off NFAK) like Sting’sWife. Coming back to the Man himself, as one of our fans wrote in comments , Even though there are many stars present , Nusrat Shines the Most ( Both Visually and Spiritually).
Amitaab Bacchan – Immersed In Qawwali
Ya one more thing, a very few of you might be knowing this but Amitaab Bacchan himself became a NFAK fan after attending this night , you can notice him being immensely involved in the Qawwalis unable to hide his excitement (specially during Gorakh Dhandha) .
The other songs performed includes : Allah Hoo, Yeh Jo Halka Halka, Ali Da Malang(twice), Mast Qalandar, Kinna Sonna, Shahbaaz Qalandar ….. aaaah all the greatest stuffed into one performance… Continue reading