“Afreen” is a praise word for an audacious work.. Where in song NFAK praises the beauty of the beloved … .. I repeat the same words for the singer himself..
Check Out this Video… It features a Filmy - High Class NRI Wedding, and song plays in background… and see how perfectly it fits the scenes….. you may yourself say “Afreen Afreen”
Getting Off Music for some time now, lets me tell you more about NFAK’s likes, the second most particular one this time.
If there was anything else NFAK was ever known for other than Music and nature, it was his appetite. He never used to eat before and during the performances which lasted 5-10 hours. You will be amazed to know that once he ate 70 kebabs in one go after a performance. NFAK was quiet weak when it came to compromising with unfamiliar food, so during his World Tours (which continued for months), he used to face a lot of problems. Once during his Germany visit, he literally lived on fruits for a few days. Another incident happened in Japan where he couldn’t eat Japanese rice and organizers finally had to arrange food from a Indian family living there.
[Read More]It is no argument that the World’s Music would have been a lot poorer if Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was not born. Since early days of his introduction to Western ears he was hailed as one of the greatest voices and greatest singer ever. What follows is an everlasting list speaking the man’s impact on music and World.
1. 100 Minorities who changed the World: ……..by Sacred-Bridge Click Here To See Entire List
[Read More]Check Out The Performances Of BQP……
Words Cant Describe their dedication & devotion….
Brooklyn Qawwali Party plays Mustt Mustt [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr4pot6CMXo]
[Read More]Paying tribute to one of the world’s greatest vocalists, Brooklyn Qawwali Party formed to honor the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, reworking his thunderous songs for an eclectic, eleven-piece orchestra comprised of groundbreaking jazz musicians. Funky, smart, and loving, BQP captures the joyful spirit of this Pakistani folk music in a unique instrumental blend of jazz and Qawwali. With five horns, guitar, bass, harmonium, and three percussionists, this band’s buoyant rhythm will be sure to get you on your feet and clapping.
The ensemble includes: Tony Barba - tenor saxophone Loren Stillman - alto saxophone Ben Holmes - trumpet Ryan Keberle - trombone Brian Drye - trombone Robert Jost - French Horn Noah Jarrett - acoustic bass Mike Gamble - electric guitar Kris Davis - harmonium Conor Elmes - percussion Brook Martinez - drums
Click Here To Listen BPQ best The Extended Biography
A singer does not acquire the nickname “The Voice From Heaven” for no good reason. And anyone that has ever heard Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan knows this moniker to be fitting. Yet Nusrat was more than a singer; he was an ambassador of Sufi/Islamic culture and art, as well as the modern seed of a seven-hundred-year-old lineage of qawwali singers. In his all-too-brief life, he transformed the folk music of Pakistan into something ready for – some would say craved by – global audiences
[Read More]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.”
[Read More]Silsila: Infinite Qawwali is a new and exciting context for setting the heaven-sent world famous voice of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Sahib, arguably the greatest qawwali singer of the modern era. Placing his unique voice back where it came from, among the sounds of the cosmos.
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