death_date background birth_date genre wife death_place image_size instrument image name occupation caption years_active alias birth_place religion label native_name article_title birth_name
17 august 1997 solo_singer 13 october 1948 qawwali , ghazal , fusion naheen nusrat london , united kingdom 250px vocals , harmonium , tabla nusrat_fateh_ali_khan_03_1987_royal_albert_hall . jpg nusrat fateh ali khan musician khan performing at royal albert hall , england 1965 -- 1997 nfak , khan saheb , shahenshah-e-qawwali legendary singer faisalabad , punjab , pakistan muslim real world , osa , emi , virgin records نصرت فتح علی خان nusrat fateh ali khan
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nusrat fateh ali khan

nusrat fateh ali khan -lrb- 13 october 1948 -- 16 august 1997 -rrb- -lrb- -rrb- was a pakistani musician , primarily a singer of qawwali , the devotional music of the sufis .
considered one of the greatest voices ever recorded , he possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours .
extending the 600-year old qawwali tradition of his family , khan is widely credited with introducing qawwali music to international audiences .
he is popularly known as `` shahenshah-e-qawwali '' , meaning `` the king of kings of qawwali '' .
born in faisalabad , pakistan , khan had his first public performance at age of 16 , at his father 's chelum .
he became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971 .
he was signed by oriental star agencies , birmingham , england , in the early 1980s .
khan went on to release movie scores and albums in europe , india , japan , pakistan , and the usand israel .
he engaged in collaborations and experiments with western artists , becoming a well-known world music artist .
he toured extensively , performing in over 40 countries .
