The date was 31st December 1989, and at Ramgarhia Sabha Gurdwara(A Sikh Temple) Slough UK , a Musilm was singing “Koi bole Ram Ram (A Hindu God) “. For people present, there were no separate religions  “Allah was Ram” & “Ram was the Guru”. By performing this song, NFAK proved that “music has no Religion” & “Religion could never bound NFAK”.  This pious though by NFAK truly justifies the following tribute by a fan ( ‘Rishi R Jha’).

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, when he sings, the GEETA, the KORAN, the BIBLE,the Sri Guru Garanth Sahib Ji , all are turned into music…a harmony with the existence …the godliness of the Universe can be felt.

So what follows is the English subtitled video & “Lyrics & Translations” of song “Koi Bole Ram Ram”, and the complete performance of NFAK in Gurudwara ( I know you must have seen it). Lets believe in Each Others Religions, beliefs & Gods.. ..

Dearest Nusrat,
You are missed, here in this world that you have perfumed forever with your music. Each and every day I must hear your Heavenly voice. To have been in your presence and hearing your voice, the voice from Heaven–how fortunate I was, to spend time with you, in your music and crossing the globe with you.

The universe had to wait a long time to bring you forth, to the Glory of God.

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Oh Nusrat!

I have not seen Allah or Muhammad or Ali Nor have seen Krishna Neither have I heard the Bansuri of Mohan

And yet when I hear you sing Oh Nusrat I am convinced that there must have been Allah & Muhammad & Ali And Krishna & the maddening Bansuri of Mohan

I have not heard Tansen & Baiju Bawra & Tana Riri

Nor have I seen Deepak Raag lighting up lamps and Raag Megh bringing thunder & rains

NFAK will always remain in our life, but is there any way to literally stick him to us. Well yes… “Tattooooooooooooo”

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s tattoo was first popularly seen on Romy Shay, from Rishi Rich Productions camp. Expressing that his biggest inspiration was, and is, the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Romy took a break from the usual routine of the music studio, to the tattoo studio, where he had a tribute to the legend inked to his arm!

An absolute treat for Windows users. Microsoft, Winjit & Nupur Audio Ltd have Launched “Sufi Radio” App for Windows 8 & Windows Phone which will provide 24 hours seamless radio stream of some of the greatest and even rarest Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Songs absolutely free of cost. Other featured artists includes Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parween, Sabri Brothers, Reshma & more.

App also promises a big collection of songs never heard before. So get ready for surprises..

Also check out the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Fanfinity App. It’s a all in one packed app for NFAK fans featuring images,songs,videos etc from internet sources. Though bit buggy, but definitely worth a try..

Dinuk Wijeratne revisits Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s legacy from a Musician’s  & student’s point of view. He writes

What I find personally instructive and inspiring is the notion that Nusrat endorsed any collaboration in which the essence of the traditional material was preserved. Like a flower in a foreign garden, our perception of the purity of a single entity is changed, perhaps even enhanced, provided that it continues to bloom untouched in a different environment to what it is used to. Nusrat’s renditions of Qawwali were able to do so regardless of their immediate contexts. Click Here to Read Full Article