Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Nusrat took over his family’s qawwali party in 1971 after the death of his father and his uncle. In Pakistan, his first major hit was the song “Haq Ali Ali”. This was performed in a traditional style and with traditional instrumentation, and featured only sparse use of Nusrat’s innovative sargam improvisations. Nevertheless the song became a major hit, as many listeners were attracted to the timbre and other qualities of Nusrat’s voice.
He reached out to Western audiences with a couple of fusion records produced by Canadian guitarist Michael Brook. In 1995, he collaborated with Eddie Vedder on the soundtrack of Dead Man Walking. His contribution to that and several other soundtracks and albums (including The Last Temptation of Christ), as well as his friendship with Peter Gabriel, helped to increase his popularity in Europe and the United States. Peter Gabriel’s Real World label released five albums of Nusrat’s traditional Qawwali performances in the West. He also performed traditional Qawwali live to Western audiences at several WOMAD world music festivals.
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Akayz7
This man literally carried a 600 year tradition and brought it into the new age with grace and power. That's never gonna happen again, but we have the recordings and that'll do.
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LaxATivvz
dat harmonium
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Collis
incredible.
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genitivodeautor
¡Magnífico!
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Akayz7
for the main: http://www.last.fm/music/Nusrat+Fateh+Ali+Khan/+images/82181777
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living_4_music
Jeff Buckley was totally right when he said 'He’s my elvis. I idolize Nusrat, he's a god, too.'
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Akayz7
he adds a whole new dimension to the Passion album imo.
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wendell3
The greatest!
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darkmo0n16
wonderful!
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metalprincess6
great voice,,,,
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Akayz7
http://www.last.fm/music/Nusrat+Fateh+Ali+Khan/En+Concert+%C3%A0+Paris = 5 discs of pure awesome.
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Akayz7
must have been intense to see this man in the flesh. His music is a true journey into the mind.
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Szepi04
saw him once at the hackney empire ... what a night.
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Akayz7
what a man.
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muhammed_ikbal
मोहम्मद अल्लामा ‘इक़बाल’ सितारों के आगे जहाँ और भी हैं अभी इश्क़ के इम्तिहाँ और भी हैं तही ज़िन्दगी से नहीं ये फ़ज़ाएँ यहाँ सैकड़ों कारवाँ और भी हैं क़नाअत न कर आलमे-रंगो-बूपर चमर और भी आशियाँ और भी हैं अगर खो गया इक नशेमन तो क्या ग़म मक़ामाते-आहो-फ़ुग़ाँ और भी हैं तू शाहीं है पर्वाज़ है काम तेरा तिरे सामने आस्माँ और भी हैं इसी रोज़ो-शब में उलझकर न रह जा कि तेरे ज़मानो-मक़ाँ और भी हैं गए दिन कि तन्हा था मैं अंजुमन में यहाँ अब मिरे राज़दाँ और भी हैं
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maziar_md
indescribable
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Collis
i know little about this guys music but his voice is absolutely incredible.
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giga_dust
Гений
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EchEm
بأَبی انتَ و اُمّی
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