Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan murhom by far was the most famous
and Internationally recognised musician that Pakistan
has ever produced. Considered by many as having the
most beautiful singing voices in the world, NFAK gained
recognition in the West after collaborating with popular
rock musicians Peter Gabriel and Eddie Vedder of Pearl
Jam.
Nusrat Fateh
Ali Khan took Islamic music to an unbelievably wide
international audience. He did so with an unrepentantly
traditionalist's heart and the intense soul of an
improvising genius. |
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| "When
I sing for God, I feel myself in accord with God,
and the house of God, Mecca, is right in front of
me. And I worship. When I sing for Mohammed, peace
be upon him, our prophet, I feel like I am sitting
right next to his tomb, Medina, and paying him respect
and admitting to myself that I accept his message."
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,
May 1997. |
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