Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is more than just a great musician and sufi singer for percussionist Brook Martinez. He is the spirit that binds the 11 members of his all Caucasian band, the Brooklyn Qawwali Party, founded in 2003, which performs jazz to Nusrat’s music.

Growing up with hip-hop, sufi music did not feature in Martinez’s teenage world. Then, one evening, he saw Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on a VH1 Awards ceremony. “I heard Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for the first time then and my first reaction was ‘who is this large Pakistani guy’? That performance completely bowled me over.”

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The Late Great ‘Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’ in Ecstatic Broadcast Concert 1988 Recorded at BBC studio in 1988 during 40th independence day special. This performance is for fans of Softer Nusrat , or in other words if you loved his Mega hit " Sahen-Shah" you will adore this one too, a great recording by BBC and very well chosen songs lengths… Highly recommended for  European and American fans…

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