Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s 13th anniversary today

August 16, 2010

Thirteen years after his death, those who worked with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan still feel his loss deeply. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was an icon, whose music resonates in qawwali evenings and in any discussion about the history of Pakistani music, and whose loss continues to be felt. His work continues to be featured in […]

Vote for Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on CNN’s icon Show

August 10, 2010

Hey, if you’re a fan of the legendary Pakistani Qawwali singer ‘Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan‘, famous for his Sufi devotional music was heralded by TIME as one of “Asia’s heroes. Now is the time to make your love known. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan utilized his six-octave vocal range prolifically, making a record-breaking 125 albums during […]

10th Death Anniversary of Allan Faqir

Remembering Allan Fakir Allan Fakir (1932–2000) (Sindhi: اَلڻُ فقيرُ, Urdu: الن فقیر), a Pakistani folk singer is a one of the foremost exponents of sufi music in Pakistan. He is particularly known for his ecstatic style of performance marked with extreme devotional rhetoric and sufi dance singing. His peculiarly funny body language and distinctively pleasing […]