Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں, October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997), was a Pakistani musician. He was a singer of qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis. In 2006, Time magazine included him in their list of "Asian Heroes'.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 13 October 1948 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | August 16, 1997 (aged 48) London, England |
| Genres | Qawwali, Ghazal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocalist, harmonium |
| Years active | 1965–1997 |
Traditionally, qawwali is a performing art which is passed down with in the family. Nusrat's family has been performing qawwali for the last 600 years. Among other honorary titles given to him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali.
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