Mr.Talha Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Real Name: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Birth Date /Place: 13 October 1948 Lyallpur, Punjab, Pakistan Age: 72 Social status (Single / Married): Married Artist Picture: Musical Genres: Qawwali | ghazal | sufi | classical | folk | world | Punjabi Awards: -- Top 3 Songs (Names): Mere Rashke Qamar , Sanson Ki Mala Pe , Koi Jane Koi Na Jane Other Information: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), was a Pakistani vocalist, musician, composer and music director primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music.[1] He is considered to be the greatest Sufi singer in the Punjabi and Urdu language, and World's greatest qawwali singer ever;[2] he is often referred to as "Shahenshah-e-Qawali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali).[3][4][5] He was described as the 4th greatest singer of all time by LA Weekly in 2016.[6] He was known for his vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.[7][8][9][10] He belonged to the Qawwal Bacchon Gharana (Delhi gharana) extending the 600-year old qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing qawwali music to international audiences.[11] Born in Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Khan had his first public performance at the age of 15, 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 U.S. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.[12] In addition to po[CENSORED]rising qawwali music, he also had a big impact on contemporary South Asian po[CENSORED]r music, including Pakistani pop, Indian pop and Bollywood music.[13][14][15][16]
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