Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Qawwali, Musical Artist
1948 – 1997
Who was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan?
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, an internationally acclaimed Pakistani musician, was primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis. Considered one of the greatest voices ever recorded, he possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. Extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Qawwali music to international audiences. He is popularly known as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali".
Born in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Khan had his first public performance at age of 16, at his father's chelum. He became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971. He was signed by Oriental Star Agencies, Birmingham, England, in the early 1980s. Khan went on to release movie scores and albums in Europe, India, Japan, Pakistan, and the U.S.A. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.
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- Born
- Oct 13, 1948
Faisalabad - Also known as
- Shahenshah-e-Qawwali
- Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Nursat Fateh Ali Khan
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khah
- Nusrat Fatha Ali Khan
- Nusrat Faeh Ali Khan
- Nusrath Fateh Ali Khan
- Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
- Nusrat Fatch Ali Khan
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Naheed Nusrat
(1979 - )
- Naheed Nusrat
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 16, 1997
London - Resting place
- Faisalabad
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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