By Divya Unny - Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
Thursday, October 12, 2006
On the late Sufi maestro’s birthday, his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan recalls their special bond.
It’s a voice that pierced through million hearts; a voice awash with an eternally mystic insinuation to it. Giving a whole new definition to the art of qawwali, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s unadulterated and soulful renditions echoes across minds of music lovers even years after his death.
It’s a voice that pierced through million hearts; a voice awash with an eternally mystic insinuation to it. Giving a whole new definition to the art of qawwali, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s unadulterated and soulful renditions echoes across minds of music lovers even years after his death.
Remembering the Ustad on his birthday today, nephew Rahat says, "I was very young when Khan Saab heard me for the first time and chose me to carry on his eternal legacy of music. What I have learnt from him cannot be compensated by anything today, because it is something indescribable."
He asserts that the Ustad knew only the language of love and that’s where his music came from. "In many ways he rendered a new definition to Sufi music. Great Qawwal’s like Ghulam Haider, Noor Jehan and Salamat Ali always held performances to pay tribute to Khan Saab on his birthday," says Rahat.
He acknowledges that in an attempt to keep Ustad’s music alive, he may have to amend his music considering contemporary choices, but his roots will always remain the same. "I am extremely lucky that today people remember Khan Saab when they listen to my music. Even if I am able recreate a small part of the influence Khan Saab left behind, I think I would be immensely blessed."
Lastly, humming the Ustad’s most favourite number for him he ends, "‘Sasoon ki mala pe simroon mein’ is one of his songs I relish listening to."
Sufi voices:
"I was 13 when I first I heard his music. It was then I experienced the fascination that lies behind soul stirring music. I have never met him personally, but his music has been a great source of encouragement for me." —Kailash Kher, singer
"There are voices conventionally considered beautiful, but Nusratji had the ability to move people with music transcending every boundary. He embedded the true sufiana quality of liberalism and integrity through his music." —Shubha Mudgal, singer
"There are voices conventionally considered beautiful, but Nusratji had the ability to move people with music transcending every boundary. He embedded the true sufiana quality of liberalism and integrity through his music." —Shubha Mudgal, singer
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