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Dust To Gold

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997)

The title 'Dust To Gold' reflects upon Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's philosophy of life, as he considered himself a pinch of dust from a holy place. Touched by genius, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was undoubtedly, spiritually and technically, one of the greatest voices of his day. He was a great bearer of the tradition - the most significant qawwal of his generation and at the same time a great innovator - a visionary who explored a new and daring contemporary musical language.

From unique archives in Nusrat's hometown of Lahore in Pakistan we have discovered some wonderful recordings which we are now proud to release. This is the first album of these archive recordings - a traditional qawwali session with the complete party.

A common factor in these qawwalis is that they are panegyrics (praise songs). The first qawwali KHAWAJA TUM HI HO is in praise of a Sufi saint whose shrine is in Ajmeer, Rajasthan; it is in Rajasthani Hindi (a sister language to Urdu) and is in the classical style where the singer takes on a female persona. The following three qawwalis are in Urdu and have simple verse structures: DATA TEIRA DURBAR praises a Sufi saint who lived in Lahore, KOI HAI NA HO GA and NOOR-E-KHUDA HAI HUSN-E-SARAPA RASOOL are in praise of the prophet Muhammad.

  • imageAdd To Basketmore info£9.82Dust To Gold - CD
    playKhawaja Tum Hi Ho (Master It Is Only You)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan15m 44s
    playData Teira Durbar (Master In Your Court)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan16m 21s
    playKoi Hai Na Ho Ga (There Was No One, There Will Not Be Anyone)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan15m 8s
    playNoor-E Khuda Hai Husn-E-Sarapa Rasool (The Light Of God Is The Embodiment Of The Prophet)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan17m 9s