Every August, my heart turns towards Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of the brightest stars in my musical universe who burned out far too quickly. We will hear two very different versions of the same song by the great master. Also, showing that Nusrat still has the power to influence generations that came after him, two songs from a group of young musicians in their 20's, Rehmat-e-Nusrat, from Uttarakhand, India who perform Qawwali music with Nusrat as their guide.
| Zikroulahi Cheikh Lo - Hommage a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Network |
| The first of two versions we will hear of Nusrat's popular song by 20th century Urdu poet Khawajja Parvaiz, "Main Janna Jogi De Naal" which features very tasteful synthesizer and keyboards, one of countless examples of recordings made in Pakistan of which I have very few details. Most of his recordings made outside Pakistan featured strictly his traditional group of singers, harmonium, and tabla, but there are quite a number of Pakistani recordings which featured many other instruments. |
| Main Janna Jogi De Naal Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party - Ankhiyaan Udeek Diyaan - SCI |
| Rehmat-e-Nusrat singing one of Nusrat's own songs, the great "Halka Halka Suroor", recorded live in New Delhi in January 2020. |
| Halka Halka Suroor Rehmat-e-Nusrat - Live in New Delhi, 2020 - Amarrass Records 
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| Rehmat-e-Nusrat singing a signature piece by Nusrat, recorded live in Gurgaon, December 2019. |
| Allah Hu Rehmat-e-Nusrat - Live in Gurgaon, 2019 - Amarrass Records |
| The second version of this great song, this one a fuller version with the traditional group of singers, harmonium, tabla. |
| Main Janna Jogi De Naal Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party - Main Janna Jogi De Naal - SCI |
| Zikroulahi Cheikh Lo - Hommage a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Network |
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2:01 PM, August 20th, 2020