Dust To Gold - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Advantages: Traditional qawaal at it's best
Disadvantages: Those not used to qawaal probably won't appreciate it

The songs on this album were recorded just before Nusrat's death in 1997. It contains four tracks of traditional qawaal music. The first track, Khawaja Tim Hi Ho, starts of with a blaze of tablas and clapping and maintains its intensity for a whole 15 minutes. It's classic Nusrat. The secondary singers throw in wails and chants that hang in the air just long enough for you to appreciate the skill behind them. I've only had the album for a few days ...
...It's very hypnotic. The other three tracks, while not as intense, are still fairly good. The last track, in particular, is very restrained and starts with a low drone of voices. It's perfectly paced and very relaxing. If you're a fan of Nusrat's traditional qawaal music, you'll like this album. Anyone not familar with qawaal would probably like Nusrat's western fusion (i.e. Night Song) more. ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent lyrics
Disadvantages: none!

this cd is really good, and i would recommend it to anyone. The music compiled is excellent, The sound tracks used is really good, and nusrat fateh ali khan has done really good to make sure that this cd is good. Nusrat Fateh ali khan is also a very good singer. I would recommend this cd for everyone who wants to listen to music that is relaxing. Furthermore, the lyrics are also really good that are composed by nusrat fateh ali khan. the music ... Read review