Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani musician and singer best known for his qawwali and a form of Islamic Sufi devotional music. He is also known as ShahenshaheQawwali.
He was also a famous tabla player and belonged to a 600-year-old traditional Qawwali family. They were known as Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana, a group of twelve sons of Qawwal.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Wiki/Biography
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on October 13, 1948 and was 49 years old on August 16, 1997. He was born and raised in a Qawwal Muslim family in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He learned to play the tabla from his father and after his death he received his musical education from his uncles.
Childhood photo of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has been involved in music and qawwali since he was a child, as his family has been part of this tradition for 600 years. His father didn’t want him to be a musician or a qawwal either, he wanted him to be an engineer and a doctor, because, according to him, his profession is not respected in society.
He received his musical education at a young age and after the death of his father and uncle, he became the leader of his band called Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana.
Family Details
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan belonged to the traditional Qawwal family of Faisalabad, Pakistan. He was Pakistani by nationality and professed the Muslim religion.
His father’s name was Fateh Ali Khan, who was also a classical singer and qawwali musician, and his mother’s name was Mrs. Khan, who was a housewife.
He also had five brothers, his younger brother was named Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan who was a famous harmonica player in Qawwali. His grandson is named Rahat Fateh Ali Khan who is also a famous musician and qawwal in the industry.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his brother record at Real World Studios
Marital status Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was married. He was married to Nahid Nusrat, a housewife.
Wife of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
The couple also have a daughter, their daughter is named Nida Fateh Ali Khan.
Daughter of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Physical Appearance
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a handsome man with an attractive and charming personality. He was 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed approximately 300 pounds. He had beautiful black eyes and bald black hair.
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Career
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan began his career as a musician and qawwal. In 1971, after the death of his father and his uncle, he became the leader of his Qawwal group called Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana. He made his debut as a conductor when Radio Pakistan invited him to the annual JashneBaharan music festival.
She then made her film industry debut in 1981 with Nahudah, performing a hit titled Haq Ali Ali. In 1998, she wrote the soundtrack for the Canadian-American film The Last Temptation of Christ with an English composer, singer and producer named Peter Gabriel.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan composes music with Michael Brook
He has also recorded several famous albums like Kawaja Tum Hi Ho, My Heart My Life, Tere Bin Nai Lagda and others at Red World Label Recording Studio. He has also used his music for famous movies like Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, Dead Man Walking and Bend It Like Beckham.
Awards
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has received many prestigious awards and recognitions throughout her musical career. In 1987, he received the Pride Award from the President of Pakistan for his performance. In 1995 he won the UNESCO Music Prize. He also received the Arts and Culture Award in 1996, the Legend Award in 2005, and other prestigious awards.
He holds the record for most qawwali entries in the Guinness Book of Records. He was also included in Times magazine’s “60 Years of Asian Heroes” list and was ranked among the greatest singers of all time in 2008.
He was also featured on the 2010 list of National Public Radio’s 50 Greatest Voices. He was also included in CNN’s 2010 list of the twenty most famous musicians of the last 50 years.
Death
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died on August 16, 1997. He died of sudden cardiac arrest at Cromwell Hospital in London. Doctors in London reportedly said that one of the main causes of his death was that a Pakistani doctor used contaminated dialysis to treat him. His remains were buried at Kabootran Wala Qabristan in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Tomb of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
facts and information
In 1984 he obtained the title of Ustad playing in the Anjuman Mausikaran with Mian Shaukat Hussain, who was also a famous tabla at the time. He is also considered one of the founders of world music.
He has a large number of fans around the world, in Japan he is remembered as the Singing Buddha, in 2015 Google celebrated his birthday with a Google Doodle, in 2000 the American composer Paul Williams included him in his book Greatest Hits of the 20th Century and in 2004 Brooke Martinez formed a 13-member band in New York City in memory of himself.
He is an inspiration to many legendary singers in the industry and his music has been copied numerous times by various composers, and his songs and qawwali have also been remixed in movies.
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