The Pakistani qawwali icon sang words written centuries ago and died decades ago. He’s got a new album out. In June 2021, in a Nissen hut in the middle of Wiltshire, England, less than 30 miles from ...

“Chain of Light,” an album of four qawwalis the Pakistani singer recorded in 1990, are arriving after being discovered in the vaults of Peter Gabriel’s label. By Adwait Patil On Oct. 27, 2022, the ...

To call a concert, especially that of a singer of religious songs, a “revelation” is beyond cliché. Yet there is To call a concert, especially that of a singer of religious songs, a “revelation” is ...

On the 28th anniversary of his passing, the incomparable 'Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan' was remembered for his unmatched musical legacy, as tributes from across the world honor the qawwali genius whose ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Back in the 1990s heyday of the bootleg CD, the market stalls of Camden Town and Glastonbury were laden with ...

Resurrecting the dead is nothing new in music. Remember Natalie Cole singing and dancing with her late father, Nat King Cole? The latest luminary to be revived is the Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali ...