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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recordings: Khan - Qawal & Party, Vol. 1-2, Undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recordings: Khan - Qawal & Party, Vol. 1-2
- Dates
- Undated
- Quantity
- 4 items : 92-8.1-2 EC - 2 vcts (VHS, PAL); 92-8.3-4 Dub - 2 vcts (VHS, NTSC)
- Collection Number
- 1992008
- Summary
- Commercial recording produced by Lok Virsa (the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Pakistan).
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948 – 1997), from Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, was a Pakistani vocalist and musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, a form of Sufi Islamic devotional music. Khan possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. He belonged to the Patiala gharana extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan helped introduce Qawwali music to international audiences.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Series title: Great Musicians of Our Time.
NTSC dubs are copies of PAL tapes (obtained by Lorraine Sakata).
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Asia
- Pakistan
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
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