
Khan's musical legacy is now carried forward by his nephews, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Rizwan-Muazzam.īefore his untimely demise, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan gave the world a number of soulful compositions that have since became timeless. Nusrat is the world's foremost qawwali singer, which probably means no more to you. His body was repatriated to Faisalabad, and his funeral was a public affair. (Jim Greer) B Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mustt Mustt (Real World/Virgin). He died of a sudden cardiac arrest at Cromwell Hospital on August 16, aged 48. Note, on the first documentary 'world music portraits, nusrat fateh ali khan', released by shanchie (the best doc on nusrat in my opinion), there is an actual video interview with nusrat where he says the dream story as follows: After his dad died he didnt want to sing, but he dreamt that he was in a shrine he had never seen before and was singing alongside his dad, and awoke singing. In August of 1997, Khan traveled to London to treat liver and kidney problems, he was rushed from the airport to Cromwell Hospital in London. That same year, his album Night Song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.

Khan's album Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 1997. In 2002, Gabriel included Khan's vocals on the posthumously released track "Signal to Noise" on his album Up. Alanis Morissette was brought in to sing with his unfinished vocals. Khan also provided vocals for The Prayer Cycle, which was put together by Jonathan Elias, but died before the tracks could be completed. BOTY has created a special column for Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Songs. This Sufi singer not only maintained his family's legacy in Sufi music & Qawwali songs but also took it another higher level. One of the most noteworthy of these collaborations came in 1995, when Khan grouped with Eddie Vedder on two songs for the soundtrack to Dead Man Walking. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is popularly known as the King of Qawwali.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's experimental collaborations with the Canadian guitarist Michael Brook, spurred on several further collaborations with a number of other Western composers and rock musicians. He would go on to release five albums of traditional Qawwali through Real World, along with the more experimental albums Mustt Mustt (1990), Night Song (1996), and the posthumous remix album Star Rise (1997). They came to fame on MTV India's talent show Sound Trippin and have sung in a string of Bollywood films.In 1988, Khan teamed up with Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ, which led to Khan being signed to Gabriel's Real World label. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, was a Pakistani vocalist, musician, composer and music director primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Nusrats 50 Best of Urdu Sufi and Qawwali Hits. The Nooran Sisters (Jyoti and Sultana) are two of the best known female stars of the genre. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Sabri Brothers.
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He even worked as a judge on TV talent show Chhote Ustaad in India. His musical collaborations with Peter Gabriel introduced Qawwali to the western audiences, in which he experimented with blending eastern sounds over western instruments.

He was trained by his uncle from the age of seven and has contributed music to many Bollywood and Hollywood movies during his career. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is unarguably the most famous Pakistani Qawwali artist who has also performed many Sufiana Kalam, Ghazals, Hamd and Naat also. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's legacy has been continued by his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who is currently one of the biggest names in Qawwali music.

Sadly, he was shot dead in Karachi by militants. Amjad Farid Sabri was one of the biggest Qawwali musicians from Pakistan and became one of the genre's most acclaimed stars. They performed together for 60 years, between 19, released 53 albums during their career and their music is definitely worth checking out.Īnd it's not just India that has produced the big names of Qawwali, Pakistan has a history of stars as well. The Sabri Brothers are also a leading force in the Qawwali music industry. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Octo August 16, 1997) was born in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
