Track Listings (4) - Disc #1| All Artists: Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Ustad Tari Khan Title: Rahat Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Release Date: 6/12/2001 Genres: International Music, Pop Styles: India & Pakistan, India, Pakistan Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 074646980026 |
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan selected his nephew, Rahat, to lead his party (band) after his death. Qawwali (Sufi mystical poetry sung to a driving tabla beat) often uses vocables--meaningless syllables and howls of joy--to im... more » |
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Amazon.com Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan selected his nephew, Rahat, to lead his party (band) after his death. Qawwali (Sufi mystical poetry sung to a driving tabla beat) often uses vocables--meaningless syllables and howls of joy--to imply the ecstasy of communion with Allah. Rahat doesn't yet have his uncle's high range, but he is a powerful vocalist, and under his direction the party has added subtle Western touches to the music. "Allah Jallay Shan" kicks off Rahat's international debut with Rahmat Ali playing a melody on the harmonium that contains a slight reggae syncopation. "Ali Dum Dum" is introduced by a flurry of pop/rock arpeggios on harmonium, before moving into an impressive, extended wordless improvisation from Rahat. "Khaban Wich Meray Toon Na Aa" closes the disc with a strong, keening vocal by Rahat and a tabla backbeat that wouldn't be out of place on a George Clinton album. --j. poet Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsWonderful singing! In tradition of Nusrat... dm | rochester, ny | 09/23/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "I picked this up by mistake actually, thinking it was a younger Nusrat recording. When I got home and saw it was his "successor" and that the album was produced by Rick Rubin, I was dubious. The first seconds of the first track took away these apprehensions, though. Rahat has a beautiful voice, and all tracks are in the traditional style, not bastardized for a Western audience. It's not really fair to try to compare Rahat to Nusrat, is it? Rahat has a strong and unique voice in his own right, and I enjoy this CD very much. I just wish there was more of his music available." Rahat can sing! dm | 08/07/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "I saw Rahat Khan in Chicago at one of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's final shows. Nusrat was very, very late arriving, and Rahat took centerstage (with a rendition of Mera Piya Gar Aya) to placate the audience which had started to hiss and boo. And what a turnaround. He won rapturous applause for an electrifying performance. Only 17 at the time, Rahat stole the rest of show too, outsinging the others (even the ailing Nusrat) with his soloes. It was clear that he would be the one who would claim Nusrat's mantle. It is good to finally see a solo release by Rahat, though the lack of sound clips here makes a buying decision difficult. The one track I've heard (Khaban Wich Meray Toon Na Aa) was great and indicates that this release is in the traditional (rather than fusion) vein." Pleasure Pleasure Pleasure Hassan S. Siddiqi | Mankato, Minnesota | 07/22/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Rahat has a voice only a successor of Nusrat can have. His voice is completely different from Nusrat yet he can create that magic that only the best qawwals can create - the feeling of "wajd" or ecstasy.
Buy him, its worth every cent!" |
