Greatest Hits

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E4D
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,745 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > World Music > India & Pakistan > Pakistan

Track Listings

1. Haq Ali Ali

2. Kamli Wala Mohammed

3. Data Ke Ghulamon Ko

4. Mangte Hain Karam

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Deceptive Marketing, January 9, 2003

By 

NY Lou "Lou" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

This is actually not a bad CD. What really bugs me about this is the way it is marketed. This, like just about all of Nusrat's CDs, is full of magnificent qawwali music. This is sacred Pakistani sufi music. It is inspiring, and even mesmerizing. You would't have a CD of "Top 10 Prayers", so, having this sacred CD of religious music being marketed as a "greatest hits" CD is preposterous. This record company should be ashamed of themselves. Further, this CD isn't really a collection of "famous Nusrat songs". Yes the songs on here are good, but, basically, all the record company (Shanachie) did was license an old tape of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's from Pakistan, and called it "Greatest Hits" to fool American buyers.

If you want one of his best traditional qawwali recordings, go for REAL WORLD'S CD, SHAHEN SHAH, or the Live Boxed Set on OCORA. If you want Nusrat's hits (he had some great pop-remixes done), then maybe MUSST MUSST is for you.

54 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to be blown away, May 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

When I was first told about N.F.A.Khan I must say I was skeptical. People were saying that this guy had the best voice they had ever heard. Being a newspaper reporter that reviews CDs, one quickly becomes weary of being told "this guy is great!" I'm familiar with the likes of Pavarotti and other great western singers, so I seriously doubted this. I don't like to compare things that are too different to be able to weigh against one another in an intelligent fashion, but I will tell you this much - N.F.A. Khan is every much Pavarotti's equal and maybe better. The intensity with which Khan renders his improvisations is absolutely astounding. The first track on this album "Haq Ali Ali" (which clocks in at 25:00) absolutely had my head and heart spinning the first time I heard it. I think it is the fact that most great music stems from religious inspiration. I'm a Christian, but I think someone of any faith could appreciate the fervor, devotion, sincerity and passion with which these pieces are rendered. The four pieces on this album are all "pure" Qawwali, not the watered-down experiments with Michael Brook, or anything from the Bollywood or Lollywood (Indian and Pakistani movie industries respectively) soundtracks. This is the good stuff. Khan's voice soars, swells and undulates in frentic waves of ecstasy. This will be a welcome addition to any record collection. I literally cannot think of anyone I've let hear this music that hasn't loved it immediately. I do see where it could sound strange at first to some, but be patient and remember, the greatest rewards are not easily won...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best cd's, for sure, May 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

For those of you who aren't familiar with who he is, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a Qawwali singer, i.e. one who sings in raw emotion to the omnipotent God, and is a very unique style of music. This particular CD is just that. It's got all the raw stuff(tambla), just like Qawali music when it was born around the death of Muhammad. Be you a sufi or a muslim or christian or whatever, his music is still appropriate for everyone. It speaks to the heart and from the heart, and the almost impossible translations of the metaphorical lyrics are beautiful. Growing up listening to N.F.A.K, I would say this is a CD EVERYONE should own.