Fateh Ali Khan Classical — Nusrat

"Mera rang de basanti chola..." 🎶

He didn’t break the rules. He bent them until they bled ecstasy. nusrat fateh ali khan classical

There is "classical music" that belongs in museums. And then there is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s classical music—a live wire, a burning flag, a heart attack of devotion. "Mera rang de basanti chola

Before the 20-minute sargam (improvised solfège) that makes your soul leave your body, Nusrat was a Khayal singer. Trained in the Patiala Gharana (school) by his father Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, he learned the brutal discipline of classical structure. And then there is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s

He proved that Tansen (the legendary 16th-century musician who could light lamps with his voice) wasn't a myth. He was just born in Faisalabad in 1948.

You haven't heard Nusrat until you’ve heard him sing a "Tarrana" (a classical composition using syllables instead of words) for 15 minutes.

To understand Nusrat, you cannot stop at the sufi poetry . You must enter the universe of the Raga .

"Mera rang de basanti chola..." 🎶

He didn’t break the rules. He bent them until they bled ecstasy.

There is "classical music" that belongs in museums. And then there is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s classical music—a live wire, a burning flag, a heart attack of devotion.

He proved that Tansen (the legendary 16th-century musician who could light lamps with his voice) wasn't a myth. He was just born in Faisalabad in 1948.

You haven't heard Nusrat until you’ve heard him sing a "Tarrana" (a classical composition using syllables instead of words) for 15 minutes.

To understand Nusrat, you cannot stop at the sufi poetry . You must enter the universe of the Raga .