Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, born in 1974, is a Pakistani singer, primarily of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Muslim Sufis. He is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and son of Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and also the grandson of legendary Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan.[1]In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is popular as a Bollywood and Lollywood playback singer. ahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan[1] into a family of traditional musicians. The son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, he was trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of classical music and Qawwali Rahat was chosen by his uncle Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for tutoring in the traditions of Qawwali music and was preciously singing with his uncle and father by the age of three. At the age of seven he began formal training with his uncle & he performed first time in public at the age of nine at the death anniversary of his grandfather. From age fifteen, he was made an integral part of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawwali group which was famous throughout the world. He toured the U.K. with his uncle in 1985, and performed solo songs in addition to singing with the Qawwali group.
At a concert in Birmingham on July 27, 1985, he performed the solo ghazal, Mukh Tera Sohneya Sharab Nalon Changa Ae. At a concert at the Harrow Leisure Centre in 1985, he performed the solo song, Gin Gin Taare Lang Gaiyaan Rattaan. He sang lollywood playback in the 90s and debuted as a playback singer in Bollywood with the moviePaap (2004), featuring the hit song, Mann Ki Lagan. His recent works include Pakistani nationalistic songs such as Dharti Dharti and Hum Pakistan, and songs from Bollywood films. He has toured extensively and performed in Pakistan, India, United Kingdom and all around the world. In April 2012 Rahat toured in the UK, performing at Wembley Arena and the Manchester Arena, playing to a combined audience of over 20,000 people.
The Report on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
A Celebrated Legend – reminisced T his, on 13th October, is the anniversary of a ‘great universal celebrity’ having an immense number of fans, surely in millions of billions and more, all over the world, regardless and irrespective of their gender, creed, faith, religion, language, color, race and geographical boundaries. All love him, respect him or even worship him like a god. Some call him with ...
Soundtracks and collaboration
In a subordinate role with his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, working in collaboration with Eddie Vedder, of the American rock band, Pearl Jam, Rahat contributed to the soundtrack of the 1995 Hollywood film, Dead Man Walking. In 2002, he worked on the soundtrack of The Four Feathers in collaboration
with the American composer of orchestral and film music, James Horner. In 2002, Rahat guested with The Derek Trucks Band on the song Maki Madni for Trucks’ album, Joyful Noise. In 2011, his vocals were featured on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto.
Television
He judged the show, Chhote Ustaad 2 alongside Sonu Nigam. He was also one of the judges on the singing reality show Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka, premièred on NDTV Imagine in 2008.[9]
Personal life Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is married to the daughter of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. They have two daughters, Maheen Khan (eldest) and Filza Khan(youngest), and a son, Shazmaan Khan (born 2007).
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Awards: In 2012, he won “Award for Best Music Talent in a Film” at the 14th London Asian Film Festival for the song Koi Dil Mein from the feature film Tamanna. In 2011, he won “Award for Best Male Playback Singer” at the Filmfare Awards.In 2011, he won “Award for Best Singer Male” at the Pakistan Media Award. In 2011, he won “Award for Best Male Playback” at the Screen Awards. In 2010, he won “Award for Best Male Playback” at the Screen Awards. In 2010, he won “Best International Act” at the UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMAs).In 2008, he won “POPULAR CHOICE AWARDS:Best Asian Concert” at Masala Lifestyle Awards. In 2008, He won Best Sound Track (OST) Award for ‘Bharday Jholi’ on The Musik Awards. Qawwali, the mystical music of Indian and Pakistani Sufism, is rooted in song forms that are over 700 years old. Qawwali songs are devotional songs that extol Islamic virtues and shower praise upon Allah. Qawwali is intended to affect heightened spirituality through ritualized listening known as Sama. The transcendent nature of the poetic lyrics, in combination with a vivacious musical base and the participatory act of Sama, stirs ecstatic feelings of mystical adoration among both performers and audience members alike. Undoubtedly the most popular qawwali singer of all time was the Pakistani-born Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Six weeks after his death in 1997, nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan assumed the qawwali helm. Rahat took Nusrat’s first name in a
The Essay on Music in My Life 5
Since the establishment of life on earth, human beings have sought various ways to express themselves. One of these include the mixing of various sounds to create one that pleases them, and most importantly expresses the language of their heart. It is an articulation of ones feelings through instrumental and vocal sounds. Music gives one a mean to express themselves in a language, that is felt by ...
traditional gesture of admiration of his master, and in so doing was officially recognized as the new leader of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s group.
Born in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was selected at birth by his uncle for tutoring in the art of qawwali music. A precocious child, Rahat was singing at the age of three with his uncle and his father Farroukh Fateh Ali Khan, another respected qawwali singer. Rahat began formalized training with his uncle at the age of six. By age 15, Rahat officially joined his uncle’s celebrated group.
Since becoming the head of the group, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has performed on a variety of recordings and has sung with Eddie Vedder at the Dead Man Walking Concert put on by Tim Robbins. He and his band continue to entrance world audiences with numerous shows around the globe. Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s self-titled release on American Recordings is his U.S. debut. Recorded in Santa Monica, CA, its four tracks are both emotionally charged and expertly performed. Producer Rick Rubin, of Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Beastie Boys fame, boosts Rahat’s already potent sounds by cranking up the low end and placing the tabla way up in the mix.
Though Rahat is excited to play with Western pop musicians and lay down tracks in state-of-the-art studios, he is ultimately most concerned with the art of qawwali and its mystically imbued message. As he states, “qawwali music is not only music, it is a message. It was created by Sufis, and when we compose and practice this music, it stays forever. Other music comes and goes, but qawwali never goes. Once you start listening, it goes in your soul, goes in your spirit, and you become more human. I feel that this music is my duty, to go and give the message of Sufism. My future is that one day I will fulfill the desire of Nusrat to give this message to the world.” ~ John Vallier, Rovi
The Term Paper on Banned and Censored Music
The discussion of whether or not the censorship of music is constitutionally sound has come about. This problem has been around since the beginning of music in one way or another. The fact of the matter is that there is technically no such thing as the censorship of music in the United States(Banned Music 1). Although that is supposedly the case, that statement can be very misleading. It is ...
