Paris Concerts Complete, Vol. 1-5 [Box set] [Live]

Disc: 1

1. Louange à Dieu

2. Ô Meilleur des Hommes! Celui Qui T'Amie Est le Véritable Croyant

3. Louange à Ali

4. Manaqib Khawaja Mueenuddin Chishti

Disc: 2

1. Poème de Djelalleddin Rûmi

2. Oraison à I' Imam Husseïn

3. Ô Echanson Je Boirai Même Ta Colèe de Qateel Shafahi

4. Djvid-Nâma de Mohammed Iqbal

See all 5 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Ô Dieu Vivant et Éternel

2. Ô Mustafa, Lumière du Droit Chemin

Disc: 4

1. Ô Muhammand, Appelle-Moi à Médine

2. Allah! Muhammad, Les Quarte Amis, Hajji Khwaja Qutb Farid

3. Poème Pesan d'Amir Khusrau

Disc: 5

1. Je Me Suis Éprise d'Un Indifférent, et J'Ai Dû Pleurer en Cashette

2. Ô Je Partiral Avec le Yogi

3. Dieu Vrai, Ali Est le Guide

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Pakistani qawwali music would be far less known today if not for its most extraordinary voice, the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. His jazzlike improvisations of Sufi texts made their first beautiful noise in the West with a historic 1985 concert in Paris, which forms the initial two discs of this five-CD set. Discs 3 through 5 are culled from a 1988 live performance, though to chain the whole batch together on a multidisc CD player erases any seams. Ali Khan was a breakthrough artist whose octave-spanning voice and bottomless reservoir of passion made the leap from sacred music to movie soundtracks via Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and the score to Shekhar Kapur's 1994 cult film, Bandit Queen. Though schooled in the classic style by his father, renowned qawwal Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat was far from a purist, even cutting the extraordinary pop music CD Nightsong with British producer Michael Brook. But he's at his peak in these electrifying concerts backed by his brothers and troupe on accompanying vocals, tabla, handclaps, and harmoniums. Long, stately pieces like volume 3's 33-minute "Nat-I Sharif" bend time and space as Ali Khan conveys serenity, ecstasy, yearning, and satiety in a performance with as many organic changes as the course of a major river. The shorter "Ghazal" love songs on volume 2 nudge heaven with breathtaking vocal elasticity. With a price in the range of many double-CD sets, this five-disc epic presentation is the ultimate expressive vehicle for this epic artist. --Bob Tarte

Tracks:

Louange ieu
Meilleur des Hommes! Celui Qui T'Amie Est le Vtable Croyant
Louange li
Manaqib Khawaja Mueenuddin Chishti

Tracks:

Po de Djelalleddin R
Oraison ' Imam Husse
Echanson Je Boirai M Ta Colde Qateel Shafahi
Djvid-N de Mohammed Iqbal
Hi et Ranjhan de Bulleh Shah

Tracks:

Dieu Vivant et ernel
Mustafa, Lumi du Droit Chemin

Tracks:

Muhammand, Appelle-Moi ne
Allah! Muhammad, Les Quarte Amis, Hajji Khwaja Qutb Farid
Po Pesan d'Amir Khusrau

Tracks:

Je Me Suis rise d'Un Indiffnt, et J'Ai Durer en Cashette
Je Partiral Avec le Yogi
Dieu Vrai, Ali Est le Guide

Amazon.com

Pakistani qawwali music would be far less known today if not for its most extraordinary voice, the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. His jazzlike improvisations of Sufi texts made their first beautiful noise in the West with a historic 1985 concert in Paris, which forms the initial two discs of this five-CD set. Discs 3 through 5 are culled from a 1988 live performance, though to chain the whole batch together on a multidisc CD player erases any seams. Ali Khan was a breakthrough artist whose octave-spanning voice and bottomless reservoir of passion made the leap from sacred music to movie soundtracks via Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ and the score to Shekhar Kapur's 1994 cult film, Bandit Queen. Though schooled in the classic style by his father, renowned qawwal Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat was far from a purist, even cutting the extraordinary pop music CD Nightsong with British producer Michael Brook. But he's at his peak in these electrifying concerts backed by his brothers and troupe on accompanying vocals, tabla, handclaps, and harmoniums. Long, stately pieces like volume 3's 33-minute "Nat-I Sharif" bend time and space as Ali Khan conveys serenity, ecstasy, yearning, and satiety in a performance with as many organic changes as the course of a major river. The shorter "Ghazal" love songs on volume 2 nudge heaven with breathtaking vocal elasticity. With a price in the range of many double-CD sets, this five-disc epic presentation is the ultimate expressive vehicle for this epic artist. --Bob Tarte

Customer Reviews:

A Must Have!.......2006-10-20

One of the best live concert performances of Khan. His best performances have always been live and this one is no exception. This CD collection is a must have for NFAK collectors.

Excellent.......2006-01-14

This is a perfect set to begin or finish out a collection of Nusrat's music. Very cheap for what it is - sound quality is right on, there are extensive liner notes and translations for each of the volumes, and is especially valuable because the concerts date from 1985, when Nusrat was in much better health, and still performing traditional Qawaali unadorned by Peter Gabriel's or Rick Ruben' Western inclinations. The selections themselves are classics, and all the musicians perform like it was their last day on Earth - honestly. Essential.

Wonderful........2004-03-25

Vol. 2 is, by far, one the best works of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. I have enjoyed it very much and I highly recommend it for those who are interested in this genre of music.

an incomparable set of the sufi master Nusrat's vocal art.......2003-08-18

This 5cd collection is a truely stupendous example of nusrat's vocal art.Everything about this issue is top rate.Excellent artwork,booklet,and sound quality.These are wonderful digital recordings imported from france.I believe these recording were made live in france before a large western audience.Nusrat's 6 octave range has to be heard to believe.He is truely the pavarotti of the eastern world.I write this review of praise with much respect for Nusrat as a artist & genius,although I know very little about his persnal life,I can tell you these recordings are exceptional.

an incomparable set of the sufi master Nusrat's vocal art.......2003-08-18

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