Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں,), was a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam) Nusrat's family has an unbroken tradition of performing Qawwali for approximately 600 years.
I discovered him on the "Dead Man Walking" soundtrack and was fascinated. An album od his called, I think, "Live in Paris," finds him in his best voice--it has a version of "Naat" that is gorgeous.
incredible. beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI discovered him on the "Dead Man Walking" soundtrack and was fascinated. An album od his called, I think, "Live in Paris," finds him in his best voice--it has a version of "Naat" that is gorgeous.
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