KARACHI: Music-lovers including traditional Qawwali lovers are observing the death anniversary of legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan here on Sunday.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on October 13, 1948, in Faisalabad. The legendary singer was not only famous in Pakistan but also in the rest of the world.
He sang mostly in the Islamic devotional style known as Qawwali. He passed away at the age of 48, had become one of the world’s most outstanding vocalists.
Nusrat Fateh’s songs are still alive among his fans and also youngsters, and have defined the art-form of Qawwali for the generations to come. Most of his fans belong to Pakistan and India, where he sang several songs for movies and music albums.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Nusrat Fateh Ali holds the world record for the largest recorded output by a Qawwali artist – a total of 125 albums as of 2001.
Khan’s first public performance was as the leader of a Qawwali party, at a studio recording broadcast as part of an annual music festival organized by Radio Pakistan, known as Jashn-e-Baharan.
His first major hit was the song Haq Ali Ali while he also did joint ventures with well-known International Singers.
Fans of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan term his singing as soulful, soothing, and transcendent.
Paying rich tributes to Khan’s singing, fans on various pages and social networking sites praised him, saying “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the greatest singer of the millennium.”
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“His style, his voice, music everything was unique. It is always difficult to sing his songs in his style, even the professional singers are not able to come close to his style while singing his songs.”
On 16th August 1997 we lost the greatest musician in the world. The king of Sufi Music Remembering Ustad #NusratFatehAliKhan on his 23rd death anniversary today ( 13th October 1948-16th August 1997 ) May his soul be in peace. ❤️
انج وچھڑے مڑ نئیں آئے جانی دور گئے۔#NFAK pic.twitter.com/LXSCNjUqrP— Ak47♛ (@HolaItsAk47) August 16, 2020
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