Those who had the good fortune to see or hear the Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the 1980's and 1990's still remember the overwhelming intensity of the experience.
Committed to the cause of promotion, preservation and advancement of music, fine arts and literature from Pakistan, Sharif Awan of Tehzeeb Foundation, talks about Khan sahib's profound impact on taking the 600-year-old Qawwali tradition to the international audiences.
A hardcore Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan fan, Awan has collected all his musical works recorded, produced and released abroad over the years. Referring to the pure genius and humility of the late Ustad, Awan describes Khan sahib as a thinker of Qawwali art and Sufi to the core.
Qawwal Abu Muhammad remembers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan as a man of few words and great commitment. Abu Muhammad of the Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana of Delhi believes Khan through his hard work in a short life became one of the greats of Qawwali whose contributions to the promotion of the art are still incomparable.
Dedicated to the preservation of cultural and artistic Heritage for decades, Abdul Hameed Akhund, remembers meeting Khan sahib in the late 1980's during a performance in France. He says transcending all differences cultural or geographical and the barriers of language, Khan sahib took the devotional music and message of Sufis from the subcontinent to millions in the world.
One of a kind and unique, artists like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, according to Akhund, are made in heaven.
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