Rhythm Planet – The Great World Music Makers " Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan"

Tom SchnabelTom Schnabel presents the career and journey overview of the greatest musicians of his time. Here is what he had on NFAK in his book “Rhythm Planet: The Great World Music Makers”. [Read More]

"The first time I saw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan" - Memories by Mohammed Hanif

“The first time I saw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”  is a deeply touching narration by Pakistani writer, Mohammed Hanif of the incident when he first saw NFAK in his village in 1972.  The eight years old Hanif was so moved that he decided his career even before the Party’s  performance ended  " He wanted to sit behind the large man (Nusrat) , clap, sing and make the audience go wild " … Did he live his dream ?  The program also takes a very wise take on accusations following the “Global Nusrat” …… A Must Listen.. [Read More]

A beautiful Definition Of Music (Persian)

a beautiful definition of music in persian

قداست موسیقی

ای موسیقی

ای اهتزاز نغمه های بر خاسته از جهانهای دور

ای آه فرشتگان که از دل ما بر می خیزد

هنگامی که کلمات از بیان باز می مانند ،

و هنگامی که یکدیگر را در آغوش گرفتن

و اشارات چشم و ابرو

و اشکها

از بیان باز می مانند ،

هنگامی که دلهای بی زبان ما

در پشت میله های آهنین سینه هایمان

تنها و بی کس، لال می مانند،

در آن هنگام است ،ای موسیقی،

که تنها تو می توانی آدمیان را در سیاه چالشان با هم دمساز کنی

و تنها تو می توانی آه های آدمیان را از پهنه های دور گرد آوری و به گوش یکدیگر برسانی.

ژان پل

نظامی در خسرو شیرین آنجا که شیرین سخنان خود را به نکیسا می گوید تا با چنگ خویش به گوش خسرو

برساند در یک جا ناگهان آهی می کشد و به نکیسا می گوید: این آه را برایش بفرست، این آه را برایش بنواز.

حسین الهی قمشه ای

زمستان 1391

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Ali Brothers Group (Painting A young Nusrat)

Ali Brothers

Ali Brothers(aka Patiala Boys) are a group of young(13-15 years) Punjabi talents from Patiala Gharana. They sure do live up to the name of their ancestors and Gharana. At such a tender age they recreate the great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan hits with unmatchable beauty…and the best part is their names .. two of them are “Pervez”, great irony right!..

Ahmed Ali, Pervez Babloo and  Pervez Hasan paint the image of a “Baby Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan” physically & Musically. (there is more .. they love Eating & Cricket just like NFAK did) Take a look

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Derek Trucks' NFAK Renditions (Tributes)

Derek Trucks Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Derek Trucks is an American guitarist, songwriter and founder of the Grammy Award winning “The Derek Trucks Band”. He has given Jazz tributes to Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on several occasions recreating singles like “Ganj-E-Shakar”, “Sahib Teri Bandia” “Maki Madni” etc from Album “The Last Prophet”.  In 2002, Rahat guested with The Derek Trucks Band on the song Maki Madni for Trucks’ album, Joyful Noise.

Derek Trucks Band - Sahib Teri Bandi

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Music thats Speaks to Spirit

Seattle Post Article preceeding the Epic Washington Concert featuring an interview with the legend. [Read More]

God's voice

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan makes the purist pop of all

by Jon Garelick ![“NusratAfro-pop enthusiasts boogie to Salif Keita, Kanda Bongo Man, Youssou N’Dour, and Angélique Kidjo. Proud Celts have Clannad, Altan, and the Chieftains. Brazilian pop fanatics worship Milton Nascimento. But in Alternative Nation, the world-music man of the moment is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The one-sheet from his publicist is an alterna-rock wet dream. Peter Gabriel, Trent Reznor, and Eddie Vedder have all worked with him. Joan Osborne wants to study with him. Jeff Buckley has interviewed him for Interview, and techno brats are vying for the remix rights. And the Nusrat bonanza continues, with several new albums and an appearance this Sunday, April 28, on VH-1 (9 p.m.) as part of the VH-1 Honors tribute to the Witness human-rights organization.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan

Courtesy: NPR

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan helped spread Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music, around the world.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Says His Message of Peace Is for Everyone

JIM WASHBURN | THE TIMES

Unlike many popular singers who have wildly animated styles, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performs seated, as implacably planted on the stage floor as a bean-bag chair. But though he may be rooted to the spot physically, the Pakistani singer’s voice launches into incredible, propulsive flights of melismatic abandon as he strains to embody the content of his songs, and his hands and arms often gesticulate and fly with the emotion of his singing.

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