Ladies & Gentlemen,

... the Weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDa5LAc0BC0

Ladies & Gentlemen,

... The Weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed4nyLvUcJg

Truly #Sacred
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan live in #Birmingham UK, 1993
#Perfection
#Qawwali
#Sufi
#Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMIDIt2Ku4

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.
#HindiCinema
#Urdu
#qawwali
#Music
#LongSong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQRHuMBtOYY

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