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Qawwali King Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Featured on Rolling Stone’s List of 200 Best Singer of All Time

The singer Aretha Franklin once said, “Me with my hand outstretched, hoping someone will accept it.” The most basic link in music is that kind of deep, empathic bond between the performer and the audience. You might consider our ranking of the 200 greatest singers ever as a celebration of that connection. These singers are…

The singer Aretha Franklin once said, “Me with my hand outstretched, hoping someone will accept it.” The most basic link in music is that kind of deep, empathic bond between the performer and the audience. You might consider our ranking of the 200 greatest singers ever as a celebration of that connection. These singers are responsible for shaping history and defining our lives.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Qawwali King Listed among the 200 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone.

Viewing recordings of the late Pakistani vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a legend in the world of Qawwali, a kind of Sufi devotional song whose family’s musical heritage dates back hundreds of years,

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