Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan album to release after 34 years.
The long-lost album by the legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, titled “Chain of Light,” is set to be released this September, 27 years after the Shahenshah-e-Qawwali’s passing.
“Chain of Light,” featuring previously unheard melodies by the Qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, was discovered in the archival tapes of Real World Records, founded by Peter Gabriel.
The album, recorded 34 years ago, will be released on September 20, as announced by the legend’s official social media team.
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“Joined by his eight-strong party of singers and musicians, Chain of Light presents four traditional qawwals — including one which has never been heard before — and captures Khan at the height of his vocal capabilities in pristine sonic quality,” the statement read and shared that it was first recorded back in April 1990, when he worked on ‘Mustt Mustt’ – his seminal crossover album with Canadian producer Michael Brook.
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“I’ve had the privilege to work with a ton of different musicians from all over the world in my time, but perhaps the greatest singer of them all was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,” said Gabriel, in a statement released by the company.
“What he could do and make you feel with his voice was quite extraordinary and we were very proud to have played a role in getting him to a much wider global audience,” he added.
“It was a real delight when we found out this tape had been in our library. This album really shows him at his peak. It’s a wonderful record.”
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan PP was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director.
He was primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music.
Notably, the Qawwali legend died of a sudden cardiac arrest in August 1997, at Cromwell Hospital in London.
He was 48 at the time of his demise.
