Today, October 13th marks the 68th birth anniversary of the veteran Qawwali maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The legendary Qawwal was born in Faisalabad on October 13th, 1948. Khan Sahab was the 5th child while his father himself was a popular Qawwal. He was the eldest of two sons and hence developed an attachment with Qawwali at a very young age.
The Qawwal was considered one of the greatest ever singers recorded as he possessed a six-octave vocal range. The maestro could sing at high levels of intensity for many hours.
Khan has sung several Qawwalis in different languages such as Punjabi, Urdu, Persian, and Hindi. The King of Qawwal enthralled the entire world with his powerful vocals and deep adoration for Sufism.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan holds the world record of the greatest number of songs sung by a Qawwali artist. According to Guinness Book of World Records, a total of 125 albums were released as of 2001.
#NusratFatehAliKhan has been trending on Twitter since morning, with fans wishing the legend. See some of the wishes below:
Happy 68th Birthday Anniversary to #NusratFatehAliKhan one of the most popular singer of Golden Era!
#NusratFatehAliKhan pic.twitter.com/APvb01f3Id— Mozzam Riaz (@mozzammbdin) October 13, 2016
One of my very few favorites. Soulful lyrics & music, a complete genius. #NusratFatehAliKhan
— Syed Akrama (@IntrovertPandaa) October 13, 2016
Happy Birthday To The Legend #NusratFatehAliKhan💕💕💕 pic.twitter.com/r7anzEgipC
— NIDA MALIK🇵🇰 (@Be_Gauahargeous) October 13, 2016
When there was nothing you were there.
Words of the legend King of Kings pf Qawwali. #NusratFatehAliKhan— Mudasar M Hussain (@tdudeingulberg) October 13, 2016
Singer for all the generations..
HBD #NusratFatehAliKhan— Mari Way (@Maria_H_K) October 13, 2016
Jab na tha kuch yahan, tha magar tu he tuu!
Happy 68th birthday LEGEND! #NusratFatehAliKhan— Maria Khan (@khanmaria18) October 13, 2016
Sochta hun k wo kitne masoom thy ❤️❤️#Nusratisim #Ustaad #NusratFatehAliKhan ❤ pic.twitter.com/2LBA7tDswi
— عبدالله کھوکھر 🙇🏼 (@abbicool227) October 13, 2016
Ustaad ki saalgirah❤️
Happy birthday ustaad!#NusratFatehAliKhan pic.twitter.com/E0dVEYitxG— Afroz Ahmad (@iAfrozAhmad) October 13, 2016
Nothing can be as soothing as nfak's voice. #NusratFatehAliKhan
— baig (@theHunzaiLad) October 13, 2016
#HappyBirthday #Legend #Qawal #NusratFatehAliKhan.
As he used to say: “I am not a Sufi, but I follow the #Sufi.”#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/kDDukPQsDb— PriceBlaze.pk (@PriceBlazepk) October 13, 2016
Who grew up listening to the Legend #NusratFatehAliKhan ?https://t.co/oXin7tiRQK
Play the curated playlist on #Taazi!#MusicApp #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/zrZdUjTXlF— Taazi (@Taaziofficial) October 13, 2016
#NusratFatehAliKhan #NusratFatehAliKhanQuotes #nfakquotes #nfak❤️ #Quote pic.twitter.com/WxlehuRSKl
— NFAK Quotes (@NfakQuotes) September 25, 2016
Some of his mesmerizing Qawwalis include Ye jo Halka Halka Surroor hai, Sanu Ek Pal Chain Na Awey, Chap Tilak Sab Cheen Li Mohe Nainna Milai K and Dama Dam Mast Qalander that have been covered by several new age singers as well.
He was titled known as the Shahenshah-e-Qawwali‚ that meant “The King of Kings of Qawwali”.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan passed away on August 11th 1997 due to kidney and liver failure in London. He passed away at the age of 48 due to a sudden heart attack at Cromwell Hospital, London on August 16th1997.
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