TheSufi.com team remembers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on his 25th death anniversary

TheSufi.com team remembers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on his 25th death anniversary

 

There is no qawwal that Indian Subcontinent has witnessed to be at par of Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan when it comes to sheer number of albums and quality of tracks within such a short lifespan. He left us 25 years ago on 16 August 1997.

 

Nusrat Fateh Ali was credited as his making Qawwali genre known globally and his tracks such as Tere Bin Nahin Lagda Dil and Mere Rashke-e-Qamar and Afreen Afreen became part of MTV charts of the time, which predominately was about Rock and Pop music.

 

Nusrat Sahib remain the first artists who featured in Hollywood, Bollywood as well as Lollywood and his influence over time has only increased. He continues to inspire living legends such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Atif Aslam, Zain Zohaib and many many more.

 

TheSufi.com team remembers [and misses] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on his 25th death anniversary. What better way to remember him by listening to these 5 exceptional tracks, which shows his utter genius and influence in Sufi music.

 

 

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