He first gained global attention with a memorable performance at England’s WOMAD festival in 1985, and soon after he became a leading name on the international stage, releasing albums on Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records label and collaborating with a range of artists (including Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder). Born in 1948 in Pakistan, Khan grew up in a Muslim family whose roots in qawwali dated back six centuries.
Sitting cross-legged on carpeted stages during marathon performances, he would pierce the heavens with his mighty voice, improvising on melodic refrains while delivering passionate poetry. ∙ The Lux Style Awards-Pakistan’s longest-running entertainment awards show-gave Rahat Best Song of the Year honors in 2014, and he’s won three more awards in the years since.From his beginnings in the 1960s until his death in 1997, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was regarded as the world’s foremost master of qawwali, a style of Sufi devotional singing famed for its hypnotic intensity. ∙ In 2014, he became the first Pakistani artist to perform at a Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, which that year honored his countrywoman Malala Yousafzai. ∙ He contributed vocals to the 2003 Indian film Paap, and he subsequently built a parallel career as an award-winning playback singer, appearing in over 100 movies and TV shows. ∙ Shortly after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s death in 1997, Rahat assumed leadership of his uncle’s group. ∙ Alongside his uncle and father (acclaimed qawwali singer Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan), Rahat collaborated with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder on the soundtrack for 1995’s Dead Man Walking.
∙ Chosen to follow in his uncle’s footsteps as a young child, Rahat began formal training at age six and officially joined Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s group at age 15. The nephew of legendary qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani sufi pop artist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has become a superstar in his own right while carrying on his uncle’s legacy.
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