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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan makes the purist pop of all

by Jon Garelick

["NusratAfro-pop enthusiasts boogie to Salif Keita, Kanda Bongo Man, Youssou N’Dour, and Angélique Kidjo. Proud Celts have Clannad, Altan, and the Chieftains. Brazilian pop fanatics worship Milton Nascimento. But in Alternative Nation, the world-music man of the moment is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The one-sheet from his publicist is an alterna-rock wet dream. Peter Gabriel, Trent Reznor, and Eddie Vedder have all worked with him. Joan Osborne wants to study with him. Jeff Buckley has interviewed him for Interview, and techno brats are vying for the remix rights. And the Nusrat bonanza continues, with several new albums and an appearance this Sunday, April 28, on VH-1 (9 p.m.) as part of the VH-1 Honorstribute to the Witness human-rights organization. Continue reading →

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan The Voice Of Pakistan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan The Voice Of Pakistan

Courtesy: NPR

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan helped spread Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music, around the world.

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A Night With Nusrat: An Odd Place for an Epiphany
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the greatest nusrat fateh ali khanIt 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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“The first time I saw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan” – Memories by Mohammed Hanif
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Mohammed Hanif, Pakistani writer and journalist.

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..

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Fanna-fi-Allah, some of their best Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan renditions part 1
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Tahir Qawwal and Aminah Chishty Qawwal at NFAK's Tomb

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..

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