Shahen-Shah

by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Shahen-Shah cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1989
  • Label: Real World
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Community rating: 4.49/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, 'Shahen-Shah' proved instrumental in introducing the hypnotic power of Sufi devotional music to Western audiences. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's unparalleled, deeply passionate vocal improvisations soar over highly rhythmic tabla and harmonium arrangements, resulting in an uplifting, spiritual masterpiece.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, islamic, rhythmic, repetitive, vocal, long-form, improvisational, percussive, ritualistic

Tracklist

  1. Shamas-Ud-Doha, Badar-Ud-Doja
  2. Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar
  3. Kali Kali Zulfon Ke Phande Nah Dalo
  4. Meri Ankhon Ko Bakhshe Hain Aansoo
  5. Nit Khair Mansan Sohnia Main Teri
  6. Kehna Ghalat Ghalat To Chhupana Sahi Sahi

Credits

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party - primary artist, arranged by
  • Asad Ali Khan - chorus
  • Atta Fareed - chorus
  • Ghulam Fareed - chorus
  • Iqbal Naqbi - chorus, management
  • Mohammad Maskeen - chorus
  • Richard Evans - engineer [mixing]
  • David Bottrill - engineer [recording]
  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - lead vocals
  • Dildar Hussain - tabla [tabala]
  • Kaukab Ali - vocals [pupil]
  • Mujahid Mubarik Ali Khan - vocals [senior singer]
  • Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan - vocals, harmonium, directed by [musical director]
  • Traditional - written-by

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