Greatest Hits of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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When this revered Pakistani qawwal (a singer of qawwali, an improvised Sufi devotional music) died in 1997, one of the world's most beautiful voices was stilled forever. Supported by his "party," a group of skilled and highly intuitive musicians and backup singers, Nusrat's fleet, soaring tenor took his devotees far away from daily realties into a state of helpless, trusting bliss with no past or future; his audiences existed entirely in the moment. As his reputation reached the West, he attracted a coterie of admiring pop stars and graced such film soundtracks as The Last Temptation of Christ and Dead Man Walking. So many of his recordings are still in print that a curious beginner might well wonder where to start, but these four tracks (qawwali is often sung for a half-hour without stopping) are a perfect introduction to the works of an incomparable, much-missed musical genius. --Christina Roden

Tracks:

Haq Ali Ali
Kamli Wala Mohammed
Data Ke Ghulamon Ko
Mangte Hain Karam

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When this revered Pakistani qawwal (a singer of qawwali, an improvised Sufi devotional music) died in 1997, one of the world's most beautiful voices was stilled forever. Supported by his "party," a group of skilled and highly intuitive musicians and backup singers, Nusrat's fleet, soaring tenor took his devotees far away from daily realties into a state of helpless, trusting bliss with no past or future; his audiences existed entirely in the moment. As his reputation reached the West, he attracted a coterie of admiring pop stars and graced such film soundtracks as The Last Temptation of Christ and Dead Man Walking. So many of his recordings are still in print that a curious beginner might well wonder where to start, but these four tracks (qawwali is often sung for a half-hour without stopping) are a perfect introduction to the works of an incomparable, much-missed musical genius. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Shahenshah Lives.......2006-12-25

Greatest Hits as the album cover is a trifle disingenuous. I shudder to think of future compiliations titled Greatest Hits XVIII or something like that. For the first time buyer, The title might be tempting.Quawwal is the sort of Rock N'Roll more like the southern gospel music, it intends to transport the listener in to the state of rapture. Nusrat as an introduction to this form of spiritual experience is a great idea. Just type "Nusrat" on wikipedia and you will see how quawwali is laid out and the songs extol the virtues of God and the sacrifices of imam so just feel the words as extolling your God and let go... As porn can stimulate the sexual arousal in some at the other end of the spectrum Quawwal can induce rapture in many ...(ok ok I know I am bordering on sacrilege). I also recommend Saabri brothers. They may lack the explosive quality of the Shahenshah "king of kings" but are divine.

110.......2004-02-04

YA ALI MADAD TO ALL OF YOU I AM A ONE OF THE GRATE FAN OF NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN.I SAY,S THAT HE IS THE GRATEST QAWWAL OF THE WORLD.NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN IS HAIDERY MALANG.I LIKE ALI ALI IN HIS QAWWALI,S.

Know more............2003-11-30

Nusrat is the greatest. he's the 2pac of qawwali....... he's one of the only two wonderful things pakistan has given to this world..other one being Ghulam ali, is second to nusrat in my ratings.... i'm a passionate collector of music. Though i hate to rate this Nusrat CD less than 5 stars but i did it because this is still not the best you can get from Nusrat. I am an Indian Hindu, i understand most of his qawwalis as hindi is quite similar to urdu when heard. To know more outstanding tracks from nusrat or any other, ask me for suggestions. deejay_uppercut@yahoo.com

Deceptive Marketing.......2003-01-10

This is actually not a bad CD. What really bugs me about this is the way it is marketed. This, like just about all of Nusrat's CDs, is full of magnificent qawwali music. This is sacred Pakistani sufi music. It is inspiring, and even mesmerizing. You would't have a CD of "Top 10 Prayers", so, having this sacred CD of religious music being marketed as a "greatest hits" CD is preposterous. This record company should be ashamed of themselves. Further, this CD isn't really a collection of "famous Nusrat songs". Yes the songs on here are good, but, basically, all the record company (Shanachie) did was license an old tape of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's from Pakistan, and called it "Greatest Hits" to fool American buyers.

If you want one of his best traditional qawwali recordings, go for REAL WORLD'S CD, SHAHEN SHAH, or the Live Boxed Set on OCORA. If you want Nusrat's hits (he had some great pop-remixes done), then maybe MUSST MUSST is for you.

This man's music is legendary.......2001-02-27

Nusret Fateh Ali Khan is without a doubt the Elvis Presley of Qawali.He has a golden voice that encapsulates any,and I mean any audience combined with some brilliant Oriental Pakistani music from an excellent band of musicians.He adds a different dimension to the music industry and if any of you have wondered what the unique brand of music called Qawali sounded like,I highly recommend that you purchase this wonderful collection by this great musician.Many do not understand the language it is sung in,but in this album a song like Mangte Hain Karam(my favourite) with the man's sublime voice and the excellent melody of music by his band means that this cd and the vol.2 cd are a must have in any album collection.

"Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2."

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Divine Nusrat
Great Songs, but bad recording quality
Go for it!
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ASIN: B000007MZI
Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

Sanson Ki Mala
Gali De Wichon Kaun
Ni Main Jogi De Naal
Mera Yeh Charka
Pyar Akhyan De Boohe

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Since the passing of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in August 1997, there have been upward of a dozen reissues, remixes, and greatest hits collections of his music (the best being The Supreme Collection, Volume 1, issued by Caroline shortly after his death). This collection of previously released studio recordings is drawn from the period prior to Khan's emergence as a world-renowned musical figure-- there are no ambient remixes or guest vocals by big-name rock stars here. What you do get are five long, languid tracks of pure Nusrat. His vocals, while sounding a bit thinner than in his later years, soar and swoop like a small, powerful bird riding on the winds of his band's sparse instrumentation. While perhaps not as electrifying as Nusrat's powerful and chilling live recordings, Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a stately and distinguished reminder of Khan's amazing, music-shaping talent. --S. Duda

Customer Reviews:

Divine Nusrat.......2002-06-24

This album contains Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party in the group's original early form from the early 1980's. The group's members changed somewhat in the mid 1980's just when they were becoming a world-wide phenomenon. Though both groups are pure Nusrat at his best, they have different dynamics. The early group contains more soloists, including Nusrat's elder Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan whom I believe is his uncle. Though a young Nusrat is clearly the leader of this group, the group contains a frontline of equally stunning soloists. In the later group, the frontline is reduced a bit, and Nusrat's nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan joins in. In this group, much of the soloing is by Nusrat and Rahat.
This CD, Greatest Hits v.2 contains the original group. The energy is intensely devotional, and can inspire any faith. Sanson Ki Mala is actually a song about a devotee of the Hindu God Krishna. One can hear the longing in Nusrat's voice for the Lord. The song is divinely sad, whereas 'Ni Main Jana Jogi De Nal' is ecstatic. It is a mere hint of this group's explosive qawwali.
If one wants to get a full experience of Nusrat and Party, there are videos available from these early years. Here, he caters to no Western audience. Many of the songs from these concerts last an hour or more, and reach unbelievable heights. In Nusrat's later western concerts, his tracks were much shorter, and did not have the uninhibited energy of these early concerts. So, 'Ni Main Jana Jogi De Nal' as well as the other tracks on this CD are only samples of what this early group was all about.

Great Songs, but bad recording quality.......2002-01-04

Hello, the songs choosen for this compliation are truely some of nusrat's greatest hits. The melodies of the songs here are some of nusrat's catchiest. The performance on the cd is pretty good too. This cd focuses on the more "lyrical" side of the songs: all the poetic verses are sung throughougly and unrushed, flowing together very well. Upon hearing this cd, if you ever hear other live performances of these songs, you will notice that Nusrat has a tendancy to sort of cut things short and speed through these verses and melodic segments. Here, you get them drawn out spledindly. However, what you don't get as much here as you do in the live performances is the magnificent "sa re ga" scat style soloing. There isn't much on these recordings, although the splendid traditional vocal drone soloing makes up for it mostly (especially since the melodies of the songs are so nice). However, the only real problem is the recording quality. These recordings were made in pakistan, and have the same low quality of the recordings there (ie, 22 khz (tape, not cd quality), tabla is basically in the left channel and the background singers in right channel with nusrat in the middle).
Im personally trying to find well recorded live versions of these songs, as they are some of the catchiest, and I want to have a good recording. But if you find a deal on this cd, pick it up! The best of the pakistani recorded nusrat albums.

Go for it!.......2000-07-04

This CD has a nice blend of music and poetry. Personally I prefer to listen to Nusrat's Punjabi Qawwalis as he does far more justice to them with his vocal chords and the accompanying music. Therefore I will strongly recommend (2) and (3)whereas 1 and 4 are nice ones as well. The first one has a very lively and lyrical chorus that accompanies him in the flow of verses. Overall a higly recommended one! . Sanson Ki Mala 2. Gali De Wichon Kaun 3. Ni Main Jogi De Naal 4. Mera Yeh Charka 5. Pyar Akhyan De Boohe

correction.......2000-03-20

dude its chishti not christi youre right about sufism and about qawalli but whats your point? nusrat would not have wanted anyone to start talking about religion and boundaries. lets forget about that. and get your facts right.

Awesome!.......1999-01-04

Uncomparable performance, once again, by the legend. I have bought a total of three of this CD... one for me and 2 for others.