Truly #Sacred
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan live in #Birmingham UK, 1993
#Perfection
#Qawwali
#Sufi
#Music
Media: WBUR on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Four previously unknown recordings of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani singer known as the ‘King of the Kings of Qawwali’ who died in 1997, have been rediscovered on a warehouse shelf in England. They’re released on a new album called “Chain of Light.”
Michael Brook — the Canadian guitarist and composer who recorded the new
https://husseinrashid.com/2024/10/media-wbur-on-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan.html
"Chain of Light, an album of four qawwalis the Pakistani singer recorded in 1990, are arriving after being discovered in the vaults of Peter Gabriel’s label."
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Voice Stunned the World (and Will Again): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/arts/music/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-chain-of-light-peter-gabriel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU4.aUB5.2OurP1b4YGQU&smid=url-share (gift link)
A post on Xitter asked
"What is your favourite song that is over 8 minutes long?" Finding the answer took me less than 8 nano seconds. The only piece of music I have listened more than this one is Beethoven's 9th, which also has a 'song' of a similar length.
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A thread sharing some of the vocal #music from India / Pakistan.
I'm no expert but I would call most of these #qawwali
Qawwali - a form of devotional song, mystical, classical, a prayerful journey from exaltation to a trance-like state through rhythm, voice, intensity and pauses in breathing
Here are two from the legend #NusratFatehAliKhan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZYkoOkr7cA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDfELfpumEE
and better audio but without visuals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXei3Mwq3JA