Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Biography

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan biography

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NAME: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer
BIRTH DATE: October 13, 1948
DEATH DATE: August 16, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lyallpur, Pakistan
PLACE OF DEATH: London, England

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Singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on October 13, 1948, in Lyallpur, Pakistan. He learned qawwali, a type of Muslim devotional music, from his father. In 1966, he sang qawwali for the first time publically and by the ‘70s had established himself as the best of his generation. He went on to tour internationally, contribute to soundtracks. He died on August 16, 1997, in London, England.