The King of Kings of Qawwali, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a legend of Pakistani music industry. He was the musician as well as the Qawwali singer who sung many Qawwalis and the Kallams of Sufis with more devotions. Here all the Pakistanis and the fans from all over the world are celebrating his 67th birthday today. Even Google Doodle has celebrated the birthday of this talented Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan as well.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on 13 October, 1948 in Lyallpur (now known as Faisalabad). He was such a great Pakistani musician who has fascinated the whole world with the charm of his voice and Qawwalis. Besides singing many Qawwalis, he has also sung various indian movie songs for the Bollywood including Koi jane koi na jane, Ishaq Da Rutba, Allah Hoo, Dulhe ka sehra, Main aur meri Awargi, etc. Now his nephew Raahat Fateh Ali Khan sings for the Bollywood movies.
Various Indian singers of today got the inspirations from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan just like Kailash Kher whose songs known as the Sufi Kallams. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan visited many countries for the concerts as India, Paris, UK, USA and many other countries.
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the first son of Fateh Ali Khan who was a musicologist, Qawwal, instrumentalist and vocalist. It was their family’s occupation which Fateh was not willing for Nusrat to adopt it. He dreamed to lead his son to an honorable profession like doctor, but after seeing the talent and skills of him, Fateh conceded him.
Later, he started his musical career with the collaboration of his team work. He produced many music albums containing various songs, ghazals, qawwalis, and sufi kallams and received numerous awards on national as well as international level. He then came to know in London that he has taken ill with having liver failure disease and the kidney problems. He was about to move from London to Los Angeles so that they might get kidney transplant but suddenly he had a heart attack and died on the spot on 16 August, 1997 at Cromwell Hospital, London. When he died his age was 48 years old.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has said, “I still cry till today remembering him and some of his compositions. He could not bear lies and would neither speak lies nor listen to it. He was always working towards building a name for his family. He was not interested in any worldly things or issues and was only into his harmonium and his music,” he added, “He had one quality that always surprised me. Even though there was no net at that time, I would hear his song one day and can you imagine within a week of its release, it would have become a super hit in Pakistan. I don't know how people would find out and listen to it, but it would be on everyone's lips.”
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has said, “I still cry till today remembering him and some of his compositions. He could not bear lies and would neither speak lies nor listen to it. He was always working towards building a name for his family. He was not interested in any worldly things or issues and was only into his harmonium and his music,” he added, “He had one quality that always surprised me. Even though there was no net at that time, I would hear his song one day and can you imagine within a week of its release, it would have become a super hit in Pakistan. I don't know how people would find out and listen to it, but it would be on everyone's lips.”
Although he died by physically but he is still alive in our hearts and will remain. He has introduced us a real sense of music and bestowed us with an immortal music while in the forms of Urdu as well as Punjabi indian video songs in a very short period of his life. Google and the other media are paying tribute to this iconic singer. Here we are also wishing a very happy birthday to him for his 67th Birthday.
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