Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

**Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan**
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Background information
Born	13 October 1948; Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Died	August 16, 1997 (aged 48); London, England
Genres	Qawwali, Ghazal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocalist, harmonium
Years active	1965–1997

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں, October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997), was a Pakistani musician. He was a singer of qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis. In 2006, Time magazine included him in their list of "Asian Heroes'.

Traditionally, qawwali is a performing art which is passed down with in the family. Nusrat's family has been performing qawwali for the last 600 years. Among other honorary titles given to him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali.