[caption id=“attachment_1100” align=“alignleft” width=“141”] Ab’ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrow[/caption]

Amir Khusrow once said ’ Music is the fire that burns heart and soul.’ In the 20th century Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the carrier of that fire

Amir Khusrow was not just the inventor of Many forms of music including Qawwali, but also a true philosopher and one of the greatest poets ever. NFAK started his musical journey in 1975 with an Amir Khusro’s ghazal in Jashn-e-bahara festival pakistan. Many great Pakistani singers heard NFAK there and showed lot of appreciation and love, which was the biggest motivation point for him ever, he was also given 500 rupees by a singer which used to be a great deal of money in those days. NFAK’s performance at Amir Khusro’s 700th anniversary was nothing less than special, it was this day when he was titled " Khusrau- e- Sani"  meaning Equivalent to Khusrow . He later went on to sing many of Khusro’s poems with great compositions making them a forever saga. Though NFAK is forever in-debt to Khusrow for his poems and invention of Qawwali music, Khusrow himself remains in-debt to NFAK for keeping his poems alive for ever. What follows are some great NFAK-Khusrow tracks

[caption id=“attachment_1101” align=“aligncenter” width=“440”] NFAK Performing At 700th Anniversary Of Amir Khusraow[/caption]

A few Nusrat-Khusrow Tracks:

1. Man Kunto Maula (Tokyo,1987)

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Live At Luxar Cinema Birmongham 1979 ( OSA VHS Vol 1)

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This is definitely one of the most Wildest, Unrestricted & thus one of the best performance of NFAK ever, And if you are more into traditional Nusrat, this one will become your favorite concert instantly. A big treat for all “Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai” fans (which  actually consistes of all Ustad Ji Fans) awaits inside. A young Nusrat has performed each and every song with maximum energy and greatest melody possible.. Enjoy.

Tracks

1. Mainn Jana Jogi De Naal

2. Ya HussainYa Hussain

3. Rukh peh Rehmat ka Jhoomar Sajaye Kamli wale Ki Rehmat

4. Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai

5. Main Neewan Mera Murshad Ucha

Courtesy: NPR

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

Scans of a  Tribute Article Released in 1997, Spin Magazine commemorating Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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An Awesome BBC Program Exploring  the Legacy & Influence of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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[caption id=“attachment_1271” align=“alignleft” width=“193”] Aah, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan[/caption]

AAH- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Tribute programme released right after death of NFAK in 1997 as a 2-set Audio CD. The program Featured a compilation of NFAK songs, specially the remixed & hip-hip recordings famous in Pakistan that time. It also featured a narration of NFAK’s biography and legacy in between the songs. One of the good compilation programs indeed.

[caption id=“attachment_1203” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Malkit Singh - The Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Fan[/caption]

We all know and love Malkit Singh for  the songs “Gur Nalo Ishq Mita”, “Tootak Tootak Tootiyan”, “Kurri Garam Jayee”, “Dekh li vilyait”, as well as “Chal Hun,” and “Jind Mahi” from the blockbuster Bend It Like Beckham film soundtrack.

Malkit Sing was obsessed with NFAK from late 80’s but could never get a chance to see the man himself. He kept asking people around him so make it possible as soon as possible, and the big day came as a surprise. It was a Sunday afternoon in early 1990 when he got a call from Mohammad Ayyub from Oriental star Agency for a meeting. When Malkit reached there , he was surprised, it was NFAK sitting there waiting for him…. What happened next..

Raj and Pablo sit in for Tommy Sandhu and speak to Bally Sagoo, who remixed some of Nusrat’s greats.

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Ray Khan sits in for Rupal and invites Malkit Singh to talk about his experiences of meeting the Ustad, and he’ll be performing a couple of his favourite Qawwali’s live in the studio.

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This is a guest post by our dear friend Mr Asim Hussain, Doft forget to check his website at http:nusratfatehalikhan.cu.cc

Touching Moments :- (1) Nusrat Saab discusses about his walid, and they all listen to his qawwali. (Some catching moments were lost due to camera focusing, Camera slowly focuses on Nusrat saabs while he is listening to his dad. And this changes/ hides the expression that might have caught on if nusrat saab’s was unaware of camera focusing.) (2) Nusrat saab explaining Khayal, Dhrupad (Dhurpad as he calls) and sargam gayaki to the Brook, And brook goes oh yeah its like do, le, ri…() . Then nusrat saab trying to explain that some sur can be sthayi and some can be improvised (like komal, ati komal) by singing (this is what i interpreted).. (3) When Nusrat saab, Rahat’s dad and rahat are doing riyaz. And rahat is making mistake. (4) I love Dildar Hussain. He accompanies Nusrat saab in almost every concert.