The adab (etiquette) of the majlis (gatherings) is something that is not ideal any more but this does not detract from the content and form of this devotional musical genre. People will complain about the environment of modern qawwali performances and the ills of it, which is fair enough. So I feel indebted to Nusrat and other qawwali singers for helping me in accessing at least part of the Sufi poetry tradition of the Indian sub-continent, this rich art form that has coloured and inspired the Muslim tradition of the Indian sub-continent. That being said, I love languages and linguistics and love to learn origins of words and phrases and so I have an interest in Sufi inspired Qawwalis and other spoken/recited Urdu poetry. My Urdu reading is generally poor (as is my writing), so much so that I just don’t bother with reading or writing Urdu (apart from having a go at reading the headlines in the Daily Jang newspaper!). I only really learned to speak Urdu when I got married and have a pretty decent level of conversational Urdu now (although lacking in more advanced vocabulary). Growing up, the language we spoke at home was “ Pahari” rather than Urdu or Punjabi. I am a second generation (British) Pakistani, born and raised in the UK, my first language is English, I think in English, I write in English and most of the time I dream in English. Putting aside all the fiqhi (jurisprudential) discussions about music and the permissibility or otherwise of it (although one finds that Imam al-Ghazali and Shaykh Abdal Ghani al-Nablusi make an exception for devotional music), on a personal note I am indebted to Nusrat for making accessible to me the poetry and kalam of the Sufis which I ordinarily would not have had easy access to. Nusrat Saying : When I’m sin-ging, the distance between God and me becomes lesser”, NFAK said.August 16th 2007 marked the 10th death anniversary of one of the masters of the qawwali genre of Muslim devotional music.
Here is list of Nusrat Fateh Ali khan Concerts ,
He worked with Canadian musician Michael Brook(1990) on the albums ‘Mustt Mustt’ and ‘Night Song’ (1996). After that he performed at many other countries like Paris(1985-1988)(France), Japan.(1987), USA(1989)(Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York). He was Blessed with a powerful voice and high stamina, he could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. Khan performed at the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival in London in 1985 ,that was his first international performance. His first major hit in Pakistan was the song Haq Ali Ali. His public performance as the leader of the party was at annual music festival organised by (studio recording broadcast)Radio Pakistan, known as Jashn-e-Baharan. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Career :Īfter the death of his uncle Mubarak Ali Khan,Nusrat became the official leader of the family Qawwali party and the party became Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan party.
His father died in 1964 leaving his musical education under the supervision of his uncles, Salamat Ali Khan & Mubarak Ali Khan. Khan was interested in Qawwali ,so his father finally relented him.He started learning Tabla. He was the fifth child and first son in his family which included four older sisters and a younger brother. Initially, his father did not want Khan to follow the family’s vocation.He wanted Nusrat to become Doctor or engineer ad he felt Qawwali artists has less social status. Khan Holds the world’s record (verified by the Guinness Book of World Records) for the biggest recording output(125 Volumes) by a Qawwali artist.
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