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The son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat was trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of classical music and Qawwali. Biography He was born in 1974 in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan into a family of traditional musicians. He has toured extensively and performed in Pakistan, India and all around the world. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is the nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. 1974 in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) is a musician, and primarily, a singer of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Sufis. The love and adulation I get from both places is beautiful," says the Dil Toh Bachha hai Ji singer.Īnd, what’s on his hot list when performing abroad ? "When in France or Spain, I stick to Hindi film songs as the audience is mostly of Indian or Pakistani origin, but if there is are foreigners at the concerts, then I perform classical songs," he says.Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (born. So, where does he enjoy performing more - Pakistan or India? " Dono hi mere ghar hain. Khan has performed several times in India. Maybe, these days people are being told that they don’t have enough time, that’s why they should listen to long songs," he says. I don’t know why people can’t listen to longer songs.
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But all my songs in this album are on an average four minutes long. "You’ll be surprised to know that the minimum time for a qawwali is around 17 minutes and the longest that I’ve recorded goes past one hour. Although he enjoyed working on it, there’s one thing that bothers him - the short duration of songs nowadays. The singer recently released his new album - Back to Love - after a gap of seven years. And those who know the 40-year-old maestro vouch for the fact that his nature is as mild as his music.Īsk popular Pakistani singer where he gets his calm demeanour from, and he politely says: "Have you ever seen my guru (late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) in any negative light? I just follow what he taught me." Has belted out several soothing Sufi-inspired numbers for Bollywood since he started singing in India.
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The latest song by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Zaroori Tha, featuring TV stars Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon, has crossed a million hits on YouTube in just five days of it's release.
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His vocals were also featured on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto' in 2011. In the past, he has collaborated with personalities like Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam vocalist) and James Horner (American composer). Khan is a renowned and respected artiste/composer all around the world. This is just the beginning and we have plans in place to sustain this momentum to ensure that this brilliant new album from Rahat sets the trend for more great `non-film' albums in India.” South Asia Universal Music/EMI Music MD Devraj Sanyal in the press release said, “This being Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's first new album in almost seven years, we mounted the album just like a film soundtrack. It was and still is our belief that good combination of melody with lyrics and composition works." Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was quoted saying, "Firstly thanks to everyone for making this milestone of over a million views happen within four days. On the overall iTunes India Album charts, which is usually dominated by Bollywood soundtracks, it peaked at number three the day of release. It peaked at number one on both, the iTunes India Pop charts and the Nokia Music charts. The album has raged into the music scene, topping both retail and digital charts. While it is not uncommon for `film' music videos to achieve these numbers, Khan's song has turned out to be one of the fastest non-film music videos to hit the one million mark in recent times. Released on major record label Universal Music, the albums' lead video 'Zaroori Tha', featuring television's couple Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon has crossed the coveted 2.3 million views mark on Vevo/YouTube within just five days of its release. MUMBAI: Post its official release on 9th June 2014, music maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's latest album `Back 2 Love' has already set the pace and is in line to become the most successful non-film album of 2014.