Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khanwas a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis. Considered one of the greatest voices ever recorded, he possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. Extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Qawwali music to international audiences. He is popularly known as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali"...
NationalityPakistani
ProfessionMusician
CountryPakistan
I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.
I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.
On the fortieth day after his death, we held the ceremony, and I performed for the very first time.
In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat.
These three elements are called Qawwali, and they've got to be there.
He didn't want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard.
Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.
When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it.
I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.
Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don't understand it can enjoy.
I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer.
I also like Western classical music and jazz.
The musical instuments may be western but my voice never wavers away from my own ragas. it is good to make experiments and I do a lot of them but my thoughts always round the centre and that centre is the tradition of my elders and it is classical music..
I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.