Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 188 IV

by Mawra Tahreem

Title

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 188 IV

Artist

Mawra Tahreem

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

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Faisalabad is an epicenter for trade, has gained much popularity for it s colonial heritage sites, rich culture, textiles as well as classical musicians. In this painting I portray Nusret Fateh Ali Khan. while the painting expression is impressionist. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) 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 US. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.

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October 24th, 2016

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