Supreme Collection, Vol. 1

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 26, 1997
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B000000I39
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #204,574 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Tum Agar Yuhi Nazren

2. Mazaa AA Gaya

3. Mast Aankon Ki Kasam

4. Likh Diya Dar Pe Kisi Ne

Disc: 2

1. Aag Daman Mein Lag Jai

2. Mulaqat Ho Gaye

3. Aaj Koi Baat Ho Gaye

4. Fasle Gul Hai

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

A two-CD set of Khan's most serious and intense performances; the apex of the genius singer's marriage of Sufi devotional poetry and Pakistani classical music. Trancelike tabla rhythms, aching harmonium lines, and Khan's indescribable virtuosity grace each extended piece. The excellent, thoughtful liner notes by the late acclaimed rock singer Jeff Buckley say it best: "Part Buddha, part demon, part mad angel, his voice is velvet fire, simply incomparable. Nusrat's blending of classical improvisations to the art of Qawwali, combined with his out-and-out daredevil style and his sensitivity, puts him in a category all his own." Probably the best place to start your Nusrat collection: what, you haven't started yet? --James Rotondi

Product Description

Two CD/8 Track Set Compiling Some of the Most Inspiring World Music Compositions by this Ethnic Innovator.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Urdu Studio Recordings, January 20, 1999

By A Customer

I was just a little disappointed with the selections on the cd set. They are not bad studio recordings of some of his songs, but there wasn't the same passion that you can find in his live recordings. Also, there was a lack of variety in the qawwalis, there were no punjabi selections. Overall, not a bad set though, but there are better Nusrat Khan CDs out there.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Other Wordly Music from another World, April 11, 2002

By	M. Swinney "Marc My Words" (Flower Mound, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This music takes you places. Though it's hard to listen to for extended periods, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party chant, bebop, and Qawwali themselves into a burning frenzy. Even though I don't understand a word that's being sung, the emotion and spiritual devotion transcends the words. If you really care to know what the song's about, a translation is in the liner notes. But trust me, it really doesn't matter when the music plays, you can tell, they're real...they mean it.

I started out with Nusrat by buying the CD "Rapture" because it was the only one available in the store. I'm glad I didn't stop there and went ahead and got this CD. Whereas "Rapture" cuts off songs to make it more palatable for Western shorter attention span ears and includes Nusrat's misallocated foray into Western pop blend, "The Supreme Collection Volume I" explores the music to it's depth, as it was meant to be heard.

This music is rich and I can see why PJ's Eddie Vedder was influenced by it. Keep an open mind and open soul and be amazed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Party whipping themselves up into a frenzy of sound. They're real...they mean it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memorable, April 27, 2004

By	Atif (Boxtel, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This cd set will probably be still played over a millenium or so.
This is the best music ever.
The only musicparty that had it all.
1.A great leader.
2.Great backup.
3.Exellent rhytm.
4.Superb lyrics.
5.And above all Nusrats voice simply incomparable.
This will never be equalled.

Remember them, they did not play music they were music itself.