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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was qawwali's shining star; the Sufi singer introduced the world to the ecstatic, mystical musical form from Pakistan
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Pakistan
The Islamic devotional music of Pakistan known as qawwali has become a major force on the world music scene thanks principally to the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
