Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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1. When was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan born?October 13, 1948
2. Where was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan born?Faisalabad, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
3. When did Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan die?August 16, 1997 (age 48)
4. Who was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan?Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a famous Pakistani singer born in 1948 who became the most celebrated performer of Qawwali, a traditional Sufi music style.
5. What is Qawwali?Qawwali is a centuries‑old Sufi devotional music that uses call‑and‑response singing to create spiritual excitement and connection.

Qawwali: A form of Sufi devotional music, characterized by rhythmic chanting, call-and-response, and spiritual themes aimed at inducing ecstasy.
Sufism: The mystical dimension of Islam, emphasizing direct personal experience of God and spiritual love, often expressed through music and poetry.
World Music: A broad category of music genres that do not fall within the Western popular music tradition, often incorporating traditional or indigenous elements.