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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu/Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان‎; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), was a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis. He possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. Extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Qawwali music to international audiences. He is popularly known as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali".

Born in Faisalabad, Khan had his first public performance at the age of 16, at his father's chelum. He became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971. He was signed by Oriental Star Agencies, Birmingham, England, in the early 1980s. Khan went on to release movie scores and albums in Europe, India, Japan, Pakistan and the US. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.

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Albums

  1. Qawwal And Party, Volume Two
    1988
  2. The Ecstatic Qawwali
    1988
  3. Shahen-shah
    1989
  4. Mustt Mustt
    1990
  5. Pakistan: Qawwali: The Vocal Art of the Sufis II
    1990
  6. Qawwali: The Vocal Art of the Sufis [I]
    1990
  7. The Day, The Night, The Dawn, The Dusk
    1991
  8. House of Shah
    1991
  9. Shahbaaz
    1991
  10. Kulli Yaar Dee
    1992
  11. Dam Mast Qalandar & Other New Hits
    1992
  12. Devotional Songs
    1992
  13. Love Songs
    1992
  14. Sanson Ki Mala
    1994
  15. The Last Prophet
    1994
  16. Magic Touch
    1995
  17. Back to Qawwali
    1995
  18. Revelation
    1995
  19. Mahia pardesi ho gaya
    1996
  20. Sangam
    1996
  21. Intoxicated Spirit
    1996
  22. Night Song
    1996
  23. Haqeeqat (Kalam E Iqbal)
    1996
  24. Ecstasy
    1997
  25. Missives From Allah
    1997
  26. Mere kamli wale lajpal
    1997
  27. Oriente/Occidente
    1997
  28. Farewell Song: Alwadah
    1997
  29. Allah and the Prophet
    1998
  30. Peace
    1999
  31. Visions of Allah
    1999
  32. Tanhai
    2000
  33. Back to Qawwali / Nusrat Forever
    2000
  34. Dust to Gold
    2000
  35. Akhaan Khoon De Neer
    2001
  36. The Final Studio Recordings
    2001
  37. Body and Soul
    2001
  38. Rang-e-khusro
    2002
  39. Sufi Qawwalis
    2002
  40. Poetry Of Bulleh Shah
    2002
  41. Jaani door gaye
    2002
  42. Imagine
    2004
  43. Dub Qawwali
    2007
  44. Ustad The Very Best Of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
    2012
  45. Nusrat's 50 Best of Urdu Sufi and Qawwali Hits
    2014
  46. Sultan of Sufi
    2014

Other releases

  1. En concert à Paris, Volume 2
    1988
  2. En concert à Paris, Volume 1
    1988
  3. Mustt Mustt
    1990
  4. Devotional and Love Songs
    1992
  5. Traditional Sufi Qawwalis: Live in London, Volume II
    1993
  6. Traditional Sufi Qawwalis: Live in London, Volume IV
    1994
  7. Bandit Queen
    1996
  8. The Prophet Speaks
    1996
  9. Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya
    1997
  10. Night Songs Remix
    1997
  11. Rapture
    1997
  12. The Supreme Collection, Volume 1
    1997
  13. Live in India
    1997
  14. The Greatest Hits of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
    1997
  15. Star Rise
    1997
  16. En concert à Paris, Volume 5
    1998
  17. En concert à Paris, Volume 4
    1998
  18. En concert à Paris, Volume 3
    1998
  19. Passion
    1999
  20. Swan Song
    1999
  21. Kachche Dhaage
    1999
  22. Live at Islamabad: Volumes 1 and 2
    1999
  23. Live at the Royal Albert Hall
    1999
  24. Ecstasy
    2000
  25. En concert à Paris
    2000
  26. Pukaar
    2002
  27. The Rough Guide to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
    2002
  28. A Sufi Supreme: Master Recordings From the Maestro of Qawwali
    2003
  29. The Essential
    2004
  30. Kartoos
    2004
  31. The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Volume 1: 1978-1982
    2005
  32. The Ultimate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Volume 2: 1983-1984
    2005
  33. Live at Royal Albert Hall London
    2006
  34. Reverence
    2008
  35. Dub Qawwali Remixes
    2008
  36. The Emperor: An Introduction
    2009
  37. Karma Aur Holi
    2009
  38. Whirling Sufis 50 Greatest Hits
    2012
  39. Love & Devotion
    2013