Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | |
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Nusrat performing at the Royal Albert Hall in 1987. | |
Born | 13 October 1948 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
Died | 16 August 1997 (aged 48) |
Burial place | Jhang Road Graveyard, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
Other names | Shahenshah-e-Qawwali |
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Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 daughter |
Parent(s) | Fateh Ali Khan |
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Years active | 1965–1997 |
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Tere Bin Nahin Lagda' ('I am restless without you') from Sorrows Vol. 69 (1996). The song inspired several remixed/cover versions, and featured in several films. | |
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Year | Title | Label |
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1988 | In Concert in Paris, Vol 1. | Ocora |
Shahen-Shah | Real World/CEMA | |
1990 | Mustt Mustt (Collaboration with Michael Brook | Real World/CEMA |
1991 | Magic Touch | OSA |
Shahbaaz | RealWorld/CEMA | |
The Day, the Night, the Dawn, the Dusk | Shanachie Records | |
1992 | Devotional Songs | Real World |
Love Songs | EMI | |
1993 | Ilham | Audiorec |
Traditional Sufi Qawwalis: Live in London, Vol. 2 | Navras Records | |
1994 | Pakistan: Vocal Art of the Sufis, Vol 2 – Qawwali | JVC |
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party | Real World | |
The Last Prophet | Real World | |
Traditional Sufi Qawwalis: Live in London, Vol. 4 | Navras Records | |
1995 | Revelation | Interra/Intersound |
Back to Qawwali | Long Distance | |
1996 | In Concert in Paris, Vol. 3–5 | Ocora |
Qawwali: The Art of the Sufis | JVC | |
Night Song | Real World | |
Dead Man Walking: The Score | Columbia/Sony | |
Intoxicated Spirit | Shanachie Records | |
Mega Star | Interra | |
Bandit Queen | Milan Records | |
The Prophet Speaks | M.I.L. Multimedia | |
Sangam | EMI | |
1997 | Live in India | RPG |
Akhian | M.I.L. Multimedia | |
Live in New York City | M.I.L. Multimedia | |
Farewell Song: Alwadah | M.I.L. Multimedia. | |
In Concert in Paris, Vol 2 | Ocora | |
Oriente/Occidente: Gregorian Chant & Qawwali Music | Materiali Sonori | |
1998 | Allah & The Prophet | Ex Works |
Star Rise: Remixes | EMI | |
Live at Royal Albert Hall | M.I.L. Multimedia | |
Missives from Allah | BCD | |
Imprint: In Concert (Selections from the concert of 23 January 1993 at Meany Hall, University of Washington in Seattle, during Khan's residency at their ethnomusicology program.) | Hi Horse Records | |
1999 | Peace | Omni Parc |
Live at Islamabad, Vol 1–2 | M.I.L. Multimedia | |
Passion | NYC Music | |
Visions of Allah | Ex Works | |
Swan Song | Narada Productions | |
2000 | Jewel | MoviePlay |
Live in London, Vol 3 | Navras Records | |
2001 | Opus | Vanstory |
The Final Studio Recordings | Legacy/Sony | |
Pukaar: The Echo | Navras Records | |
The Final Moment | Birdman Records | |
2002 | Body and Soul | Real World/CEMA |
Sufi Qawwalis | Arc Music | |
2004 | Allah Hoo | Saregama |
Aur Pyar Ho Gaya | Saregama. | |
Ishq Da Rutba | Saregama | |
Kartoos | Saregama | |
Main Aur Meri Awargi | Saregama | |
Ye Jo Halka | Saregama | |
2005 | Nami Danam | JVC |
2006 | Pukaar: The Echo | Navras Records |
Year | Title | Sales | Ref | Region(s) |
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1996 | Sangam | 1,000,000 | [78] | India |
1997 | Only One | 6,000,000 | [79] | Worldwide |
Vande Mataram | 2,000,000 | [80] | ||
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya | 1,500,000 | [72] | India | |
'Afreen Afreen' | 500,000 | [81] | ||
1999 | Kachche Dhaage | 3,000,000 | [72] | India |
2000 | Dhadkan | 4,500,000 | [82] | |
2007 | Guru | 1,150,000 | ||
Total known sales | 19,650,000 | Worldwide |
Year | Title | Sales | Ref |
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1994 | Mohra | 8,000,000 | [83][10] |
1995 | Yaraana | 2,000,000 | [72][11] |
1996 | Raja Hindustani | 11,000,000 | [72][11] |
Auzaar | 2,200,000 | [72][13] | |
1997 | Judaai | 2,000,000 | [72][11] |
Koyla | 1,800,000 | [72][12] | |
Total known sales | 27,000,000 |
Born into a family that has been associated with qawwali for the last 600 years..
MOST QAWAALI RECORDINGS Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pakistan) recorded over 125 albums of Qawaali (the devotional music of the Sufi Muslims) before his death in 1997.
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