Thursday, September 25, 2008

Nusrat is lost in qawwali

Mirza Ghalib (1796–1869), a respected poet of ...Image via WikipediaNusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں, born October 13, 1948, died August 16, 1997), was a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). He featured in Time magazine's 2006 list of 'Asian Heroes'.[1]

Traditionally, Qawwali has been a family affair, passed down through the generations. Nusrat's family has an unbroken tradition of performing qawwali for the last 600 years. Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali.


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1 comment:

  1. I Love this Qawwali By Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Nusrat was a qawalli singer of prodigous talent. As I listen
    with Western ears, Nusrat's spirit and passion bring Ray Charles and John Coltrane to mind.

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