Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan carried qawwali into global listening without reducing its devotional force. The singer from Pakistan was known for extraordinary vocal stamina, improvisatory expansion, and performances that could build from quiet invocation to overwhelming intensity. His tag connects qawwali, Sufi poetry, world music, and the international circulation of South Asian song.

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