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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Bombay Streets – Exclusive music from streets of Bombay (feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
A Tribute to Nusrat – The Man & His Music Concert Videos
A Tribute to Nusrat – The Man & His Music Concert Videos (ft.Karsh Kale, Vishal Vaid, Brooklyn Qawwali Party), live at Makor, NYC, January 18 2007 . Concert Videos, Promotion Videos, Press kit and more ..
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
“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..