Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: World Music Portraits / Shanachie DVD-112

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Shanachie DVD 112 / Color 60 Minutes / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the most dazzling star of Qawwali music, the religious chanting song form emanating from the spiritualbeliefs of the Sufis. In this portrait, we’re treated to concert performances in Paris, Chicago and Pakistan and intimate Qawwali singing at home with members of Nusrat’s talented musical family. Accompanied by harmonium and percussion, Nusrat takes off on soaring jazz-like improvisational vocals and breaks down the techniques at the heart of Qawwali singing.