Nusrat Was My Elvis ( featuring Amitabh Bachchan & Peter Gabriel)

nusrat live radio WNYC New SoundsNusrat was my Elvis! takes an in depth and historians take on Emergence, International impact & Legacy of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The programme features interviews of Celebrity Fans such as Amitabh Bachchan, Peter Gabriel & many prominent music personalities and taking about cultural impact of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Pakistan & Asians. You will get to listen one of the first recorded Qawwali’s of NFAK & excerpts of some of his greatest entrancing tracks. The program was received by high praise in music journals…

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The Nusrat Ramble - Folk Roots 1993 ...

Qawwali Quips and the Nusrat Saga Continues…

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The Nusrat Ramble - Folk Roots 1993 Continued..

Part 2 of a Nusrat Story with pure Qawwali!!Nusrat Folk Roots part 2 pic13b [Read More]

The Nusrat Ramble - Folk Roots 1993

A great introduction to Qawwali and the great man who delivered it …. folk roots nusrat coverpage [Read More]

Best All-Rounder since Botham?

A great behind the scenes look at Nusrat’s Life in Pakistan, an article from 1996 by David Toop , the title describes the All Round composer/singer/performer NFAK, referring to British Cricket Legend Ian Botham.. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Michael Brook [Read More]

जाने जायेंगे इसी नामो निशान से हम - A tribute from Saurabh Sharma

NFAK Featured Fan Tribute: Sourabh Sharma

गुलाम हैं हम उनके , उनकी गुलामी पर नाज़ है जाने जायेंगे इसी नामो निशान से हम…………

I was listening to ustad ji one night and don’t know how i wrote this lines,i’ve never shared these lines with anyone before………

I like his Raw Music, The Raw Voice, The Bass Of Qawalli, Continuous Repetitions, Rhythm, Clapping, Flawless Lyrics, The Devotional Essence .. The Tap Of Tabla, Soothing Sound Of Harmoniums, The Raags ,The Amazing Tunes…

I am Listening The Same qawalli From Years, Yet Its New For Me everytime… I Can Listen to the same one  For Years… Lyrics Of Thousand Of qawwalis/ghazals hover In My Mind. and there Is Only One Name On My Playlist,On My Mind,On My Heart…

I am Down To Earth , yet Above The World. Because I am Devotee Of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan… The Owner Of Most Beautiful Voice On Earth  . . .

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Happy Birthday Nusrat - 13th October is blessed for eternity

happy birthday nusrat 2013  It’s his 65th Birthday, a day blessed for eternity..

Yesterday millions of us in India sat breathless under threat of a super-cyclone and I feared why it had to be 13th October, I never wanted to remember this day as one which devastated Indian lives…. the worst is over and the loss of life was almost null, miraculous, amazing right … this day remained blessed as it was supposed to be …

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"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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