Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Pakistan, 1965–1997

Pakistani singer (1948-1997) and a leading performer of qawwali, the devotional music of Sufism. Recordings for Real World and collaborations with Western musicians brought the form to an international audience. Jeff Buckley named him an idol.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and 1 artist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan influence?

• Jeff Buckley — Buckley called the qawwali master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 'my Elvis', performed his music, and absorbed his ecstatic, improvisatory vocal melisma into his own singing.