Qawwali is the vibrant music of Sufi tradition that has been practiced for over 700 years, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's family has performed it for over 600 of those. The artist is the most prolific and popular contemporary practitioner of the form, and he is shown here in concert at the peak of his career.
Without doubt, the most important qawwal is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party; "party" being a generic term for a qawwali ensemble. Between 1973 and 1993, his recorded output could only be described as prodigious, with more than 50 albums to his name on numerous Pakistani, British, American, European and Japanese labels. This concert was recorded at the height of Khan's career and fully displays his vocal mastery and tremendous power in performance. |
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