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UW Ethnomusicology Archives recording session: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 1993-02-17
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives recording session: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Dates
- 1993-02-171993-02-171993-02-17
- Quantity
- 1 items : OT - 1 DAT (digital, stereo); 1 WAV file (48 kHz, 24-bit); Duration: 00:16:55
- Collection Number
- 1993004
- Summary
- Recorded at the University of Washington, Music Building room 35, 2/17/93; recording session conducted at request of visiting artist, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, to document his work with his UW students.
- 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 was born on Oct. 13, 1948, in Lyallpur (now Faisalbad) in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Members of his family, including his father, had been singing qawwali for six centuries. Mr. Khan was the greatest singer of his generation in the genre of qawwali, which means wise or philosophical utterance. Qawwali songs are based on the devotional poetry of Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, and often speak of being intoxicated by divine love. He collaborated with secular musicians, Eastern and Western, among them Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Peter Gabriel. He was heard on soundtracks of films made in India and Hollywood such as: Martin Scorsese's ''The Last Temptation of Christ'' and Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers".
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 48, Pakistani Sufi Singer, New York Times, Jon Pareles
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Recording session: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his University of Washington students.
Recorded by Gary Louie with Panasonic SV-250 DAT recorder.
Performers: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan/vocal; Dildar Hussain/tabla; other members of Nusrat's ensemble on piano & vocals; UW students studying qawwali with Nusrat.
Contents: (1) Allah Hu Allah Hu Allah Hu; (2) Mera Piya Ghar Aya Related collection: see 93-29 for video recording of same session.
Original DAT recording digitized 7/2014 - 93-4.1.wav (48 kHz, 24-bit)
Documentation: Contents Sheet (see notes)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music, Hindustani
- Ethnomusicology
- Qawwali
Geographical Names
- Asia
- Pakistan
- Seattle (Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali (vocalist)
UW Ethnomusicology Archives
2017
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