Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: “He remains an enigma, to this day…what was that magic?” | Songlines
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: “He remains an enigma, to this day…what was that magic?”

Jameela Siddiqi plots the unprecedented international success of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan’s ‘King of Kings of Qawwali’ and, for many, one of the greatest singers of all time

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at WOMAD in 1988

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