To understand Nusrat, you cannot stop at the sufi poetry . You must enter the universe of the Raga .
There is "classical music" that belongs in museums. And then there is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s classical music—a live wire, a burning flag, a heart attack of devotion. nusrat fateh ali khan classical
When the world heard Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, they heard the whirlwind of Qawwali —the clapping hands, the harmonium gasping for air, the 12-minute build-ups. But beneath the popular "Party Mix" and the Dead Man Walking soundtrack lies a foundation of pure, unshakable . To understand Nusrat, you cannot stop at the sufi poetry