Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party – Chain of Light

Description

It all starts with the voice. At turns heavy and hulkingly powerful, yet agile and pointedly
precise, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khans vocal not only embodies the tradition of the Sufiqawwali but it is the emotive essence of singing itself. Descended from a 600-year-oldlineage of qawwali singers, Nusrats voice has been singularly responsible for spreadingthe devotional music of Sufism to the world, ever since he became the leader of hisfamilys musical group in 1971. It is a formidable heritage for an ancient song.
Originating in 10th Century Iran, qawwali is the music of Sufism, a mystical branch ofIslam. Characterised by states of musical ecstasy and sophistication, qawwali singers arethe mouthpiece of divine power, tasked with capturing the audiences attention and
heightening their consciousness to receive a spiritual message.

Chain of Light is an album of previously unheard recordings of the singer and his qawwalparty made at Real World Studios in 1990, whilst he was at the height of his vocalcapabilities. Carefully restored from the original analogue tapes, this lost album of
traditional qawwals includes a pristine recording of the much-loved classic Ya Allah Ya
Rehman, as well the only known performance of Ya Gaus Ya Meeran.

The late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khans voice is universally recognised as one of the greatest in
musical history and he was key in bringing the Qawwali music tradition to the Western
world. Khans legacy has enraptured millions across the globe with his magnificent and
haunting voice. In his lifetime he collaborated with many Western musicians, including
Peter Gabriel, Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook. His vocals appeared on soundtracks to
films directed by Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Shekhar Kapur, and Tim Robbins.

Tracklist:

1. Ya Allah Ya Rehman

2. Aaj Sik Mitran Di

3. Ya Gaus Ya Meeran

4. Khabram Raseed Imshab