The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vol. 1

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997) was adored in his native Pakistan as a qawwal (Sufi mystic and singer) long before his unbelievably beautiful tenor voice and soaring flights of improvisation brought him international fame. The short, stout man with the beatific smile was most often heard with his "Party," a troupe of singers and instrumentalists who mirrored his every impulse. Although Ustad (Master) Khan ultimately collaborated with important western producers and rock stars and appeared on film soundtracks, for him, everything led back to the source of all things. He is heard here accompanied primarily by harmonium, tabla drums and clapping back-up singers and his trademark spiraling devotional surges seem to arc clear to the cosmos. These seven rare archival tracks are an ideal introduction to Ustad Khan's early work and constitute a worthy addition to the legacy of a world-class artist who unfailingly described himself as "Allah's humble servant." --Christina Roden

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A must for Sufi music lovers: Voice from heaven

The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Vol. 1
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00079Z9Z0
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

Yeh Jo Halka Halka
Haq Ali Ali
Nee Main Jaana

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Ek Din Mahi De Ghar
Chalo Dayar-E-Nabi
Kamli Wala Muhammad
Saanson Kee Mala

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997) was adored in his native Pakistan as a qawwal (Sufi mystic and singer) long before his unbelievably beautiful tenor voice and soaring flights of improvisation brought him international fame. The short, stout man with the beatific smile was most often heard with his "Party," a troupe of singers and instrumentalists who mirrored his every impulse. Although Ustad (Master) Khan ultimately collaborated with important western producers and rock stars and appeared on film soundtracks, for him, everything led back to the source of all things. He is heard here accompanied primarily by harmonium, tabla drums and clapping back-up singers and his trademark spiraling devotional surges seem to arc clear to the cosmos. These seven rare archival tracks are an ideal introduction to Ustad Khan's early work and constitute a worthy addition to the legacy of a world-class artist who unfailingly described himself as "Allah's humble servant." --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.........2006-01-08

I picked this volume in omaha not knowing what i am getting into. it is simply great and has a sould srring voice. if u love his voice , u should listen to this volume, even if you are not from the region. You are taken away to a hevenly place.

Soul Stirring.......2005-09-21

I recently purchased this volume of original works of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and my expectations were exceeded. I have always enjoyed Nusrat's soulful voice, it stirs the divinity within. I do not understand Urdhu, however his music seems to transcend the boundaries of mere language. He is surely missed and I am looking forward to purchasing the second volume to this collection of original work!

A must for Sufi music lovers: Voice from heaven.......2005-03-11

Khan was the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent. He predominantly sang qawwali, the music of devotional Sufism in a unique style that appealed to followers of sufism and music lovers all over the world. Not many people know that he had announced plans to record an experimental album with Luciano Pavarotti. Besides, he was also invited to perform with Madonna, but health problems waylaid all plans.

This collection of recordings from 1978-1982 is one of his best work. I have always enjoyed his original recordings more than his remixed music and therefore to me its an ultimate pleasure to have this set in my collection. This is the original music Nusrat always enojoyed singing more than any of his remixed or westernized versions. It is the music coming from the soul of the person during the time he was still unknown to the most of the world.

It is a relentless endless joy peaking into tears, resting into calmness; a simmering beauty.If you let yourself listen with the whole of yourself, you will have the pure feeling of flight while firmly rooted to the ground. You dont need to understand Urdu and can still hook into the story that he weaves with this wordless voice. This is the sensational character of Qawwali,the music of Sufis and voice from heaven.

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Pure Nusrat

Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00029BPEY
Release Date: 2004-08-16

Tracks:

Yeh Jo Halka Halka
Haq Ali Ali Moula Ali
Nee Main Jaana
Ek Din Mahi de Ghar
Cholo Dayar-E-Nabi
Kamli Wala Muhammad

Album Description

2-disc set spanning 1978-1982. EMI. 2004.

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Pure Nusrat.......2004-11-26

BEFORE he became the toast of the West and was misguidedly lured into posh studios to record meandering fusion albums with well-meaning but culturally blinkered Western musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan made some seminal qawwali albums in Pakistan that presented his sublimely intense and spiritual music in its purest state.

He was already recording albums, on which he shared joint credits with his uncle Mubarak Ali Khan, for EMI in the '70s. Many of these are apparently still in print, though this pair of double-disc compilations is really all the serious listener seeking to discover the unvarnished glory and essence of Nusrat's artistry needs to bother about.

There's something engrossingly elemental and visceral about the performances on these discs, which capture Nusrat and his party in a studio atmosphere that's totally devoid of artifice (there's hardly any trace of artificial reverb or compression) that you have to re-align your technology-tainted hearing to accommodate the revealingly raw nature of the proceedings.

Allowed to perform like they would on a regular stage, the master and his supremely empathetic accompanists marvellously harness the spirit of the moment in mesmerisingly organic call-and-response patterns that celebrate the power of transcendental devotion.

The first set, featuring selections recorded between 1978 and 1982, boasts the most affecting and absorbing performances. The melancholy 'Haq Ali Ali Moula Ali' is 28-minute-plus of breathtaking soulful majesty. Nusrat's voice here is such a cogent force of power and passion that by the time the track ends, you feel like you've had an experience of the deepest, most tranformative kind. The more celebratory tracks on the set, including 'Ek Din Mahi De Ghar' and 'Kamli Wala Mohammad', transmit a different sort of energy, though they're no less stirring.

While the recordings on the second set, dating from 1983 to 1984, sound a bit more polished, they're as direct and potent as the earlier studio takes. But the programme, featuring such almost pop-inflected pieces as 'Tere Main Ishq Nachae', 'Menoon Yaar Manawan', 'Yaad-E-Nabi Ka Gulshan', 'Saiyyo Mahi Vichhar' and 'Mera Piya Ghar AAya', is less challenging.

The more streamlined songs don't offer as much room for vocal improvisations as the tracks on the first set. Still, the master's voice transcends the sporadic mundanity of the material, making you hang on to every rousing, sonorously stretched phrase. This is the real deal, so be prepared to fully surrender your heart and soul to the man for four hours or so.