FAISALABAD: On what would have been the 77th birth anniversary of the legendary Qawwal Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, his ...

It is said that when Nusrat sang, he could make listeners cry without understanding a word. That was his gift, the ability to ...

To call a concert, especially that of a singer of religious songs, a “revelation” is beyond cliché. Yet there is To call a concert, especially that of a singer of religious songs, a “revelation” is ...

I count myself incredibly fortunate to have seen Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan perform while he was still alive, this was back in 1990, at a little hamlet called Santa Barbara, a year or so ...

And yet, here we are, with a brand-new issue of Khan captured at his vocal prime, recorded when he was just at the precipice of becoming an international phenomenon: a midnight set recorded in 1985 at ...

I deeply love the unique, exhortative, and spirit-filled music of Pakistani sufi master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997). If you are unfamiliar with Nusrat and qawwali (sufi gospel) music, you can ...

Peter Gabriel‘s Real World Records is set to release “Chain of Light,” a previously unheard album by Pakistani qawwali legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The recordings, discovered in the label’s archives ...

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's new album is "Chain of Light." (Courtesy of Masataka Ishida) Four previously unknown recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani singer known as the ‘King of the Kings ...

Look in many a music store and you’ll find Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan filed under “world music.” At the best of times, it’s an uncomfortable label — inextricably associated with trendy advertising ...

REUTERS - Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, known for both Bollywood hits and Qawwali, Sufi devotional music that dates back more than 700 years, is taking the two genres to Britain in August for three ...

For the first time in the UAE, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will perform live with his son Shazaman Ali Khan in a one-night-only concert on August 30, 2025, at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena. Titled Legacy of ...

Some forms of cultural expression defy the need for translation. So it is for the traditional South Asian music qawwali, according to its fans and adherents. Most commonly played at Sufi shrines in ...