Shahbaaz

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B000000HOC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,980 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > World Music > India & Pakistan > Pakistan

Track Listings

1. Beh Haadh Ramza Dhasdha (He Manifests Himself in Many Forms)

2. Shahbâz Qalandar

3. Dhyahar-Eh-Ishq Meh (The Realm of Love)

4. Jewleh Lal

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Qawaal's Brightest Star" shines on this sampler, August 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shahbaaz (Audio CD)

With most CDs today carrying at least eight to thirteen tracks, the concept of buying a four track disc from a singer of Middle Eastern devotional music must seem bizarre. On this third release for Peter Gabriel's RealWorld records, the international star and musical genius Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan continues to demonstrate the beauty of Sufi devotional music (qawaal). At just under an hour, the CD displays Nusrat's flawless execution and attention to rhythmic and instrumental detail. At points breathtaking in its unexpected energy and beauty, the songs pulse with percussive energy while Nusrat and his singers weave lyrics through the instrumentation. No track stands out as of less quality than the others -- it is a uniformly superb album. "Shahbaaz" is an excellent addition to any collection, and particularly good compliment to the other RealWord releases.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Pakistani music, July 10, 2001

By 

Matthew Brandabur "played a java geek on tv..." (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shahbaaz (Audio CD)

This is the first (of many) Nusrat CDs I bought after hearing him on the Dead Man Walking soundtrack. It remains one of my favorites for a number of reasons. The tracks are relatively succinct, the audio quality is high, and the vocal improvs he does (I'm sure there's a beautiful word for it) are somehow more directed than on other records I've heard. It's trance music, and although I don't understand a single word, I am transported each time I listen. Where? Search me.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Qawwalis for the drunken heart and soul ! Super stuff !!!, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shahbaaz (Audio CD)

Shahbaz is a brilliant piece of work, it is a must for all lovers of the Qawali who are able to understand the plight of Shah Mansoor in the first track and the power and jalal of shahbaz qalandar. The third track is from a poet Iqbal who turned to the sufi path after leading a life in sin and the last but not least jewleh lal takes you to the greatest heights and brings you back down again, a MUST BUY for all aspiring devotees.I loved it !