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He had his heart set on Nusrat choosing a much more respectable career path and becoming a doctor or engineer because he felt qawwali artists had low social status. Initially, his father did not want Khan to follow the family's vocation. The tradition of qawwali in the family had passed down through successive generations for almost 600 years.

Khan's family, which included four older sisters and a younger brother, Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grew up in central Faisalabad.

He was the fifth child and first son of Fateh Ali Khan, a musicologist, vocalist, instrumentalist, and qawwal. His ancestors learned music and singing there and adopted it as a profession.

His family originates from Basti Sheikh Darvesh, who settled in Jalandhar, Punjab in present-day India. Khan was born into a Punjabi Muslim family family in Lyallpur (modern-day Faisalabad), Punjab, Pakistan, in 1948.

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In addition to popularising qawwali music, he also had a big impact on contemporary South Asian popular music, including Pakistani pop, Indian pop, and Bollywood music. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. Khan went on to release movie scores and albums in Europe, India, Japan, Pakistan, and the U.S. He was signed by Oriental Star Agencies, Birmingham, England, in the early 1980s. He became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971, and brought his unique style of sargam, khayal, and rhythm to his family's legacy. īorn in Lyallpur (Faisalabad), Khan had his first public performance at the age of 15, at his father's chelum. Khan is widely credited with introducing qawwali music to international audiences. He was known for his vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.

He was described as the fourth greatest singer of all time by LA Weekly in 2016. Sometimes called the 'Shahenshah-e-Qawwali' (the King of Kings of Qawwali), he is considered by The New York Times to be the greatest qawwali singer of his generation. He was primarily a singer of qawwali - a form of Sufi devotional music. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan PP ( Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director.

Nusrat fateh ali khan qawwali download mp3