Tere Bin (Nusrat)
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan born October 13, 1948 & died August 16, 1997) was a Pakistani musician primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical offshoot of Islam).
Traditionally, Qawwali has been a family business. Nusrat's family (originally from Afghanistan) has an unbroken tradition of performing qawwali for the last 600 years. Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali.
Traditionally, Qawwali has been a family business. Nusrat's family (originally from Afghanistan) has an unbroken tradition of performing qawwali for the last 600 years. Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali.