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Nusrat in a diferent style. Its hard to think what the thinking was behind this concert. It could well be as Nusrat often said he changes his music to suit the audiance. On this occasion it could well have been a step to far. Nusrats voice shines as always as does Rahats as he takes a much ... Read review

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It's difficult to determine what the thinking was behind adding a drum kit, bass, ... more

synthesizer, and saxophone to Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan's ensemble for what became his final concert
in May 1997. Perhaps it was naiveté, perhaps poor
taste, but whatever the thinking was, the choice
reduced the most revered religious singer of our
time to the functional equivalent of a Western
nightclub act dressed in powder-blue threads
crooning at the Luxor in Las Vegas. The praise
song "Allah Hoo," regularly sung to open Nusrat's
concerts, holds back the qawwali party in a cutesy
rhythm designed for folks to clap merrily along to
rather than encourage the ensemble to blast off
into heated ecstasy. It's hard to figure out who
this concert is aimed at: Nusrat purists will run
away screaming, and ambient fans of his work with
Michael Brook and Peter Gabriel (which now seems
tasteful beside this recording) will cringe. One
wonders why this mystic Sufi who dedicated his
life to praising God through traditional Islamic
song allowed accompaniment from swishing high hat
à la the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" disco
heights--where the tabla is played as if a bongo
or conga. What's even more amazing is how this
concert ended up sounding so Western when recorded
in Pakistan, home of Islam and Nusrat's most
devout Muslim followers. Perhaps it'll be smooth
jazzers who will adore the funky kooka-munga
rhythms and "saxy" jazz lines played on electric
piano and sax here. Apparently this was the
inevitable commercial direction Nusrat was being
led in before he died in August 1997, but it's
still unfortunate that this label had to let us in
on the dirty little secret. For an outstanding
sample of Nusrat's work, check out Real World's
Shahbaaz. --Karen Karleski


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It's difficult to determine what the thinking was behind adding a drum kit, bass, ... more

synthesizer, and saxophone to Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan's ensemble for what became his final concert
in May 1997. Perhaps it was naiveté, perhaps poor
taste, but whatever the thinking was, the choice
reduced the most revered religious singer of our
time to the functional equivalent of a Western
nightclub act dressed in powder-blue threads
crooning at the Luxor in Las Vegas. The praise
song "Allah Hoo," regularly sung to open Nusrat's
concerts, holds back the qawwali party in a cutesy
rhythm designed for folks to clap merrily along to
rather than encourage the ensemble to blast off
into heated ecstasy. It's hard to figure out who
this concert is aimed at: Nusrat purists will run
away screaming, and ambient fans of his work with
Michael Brook and Peter Gabriel (which now seems
tasteful beside this recording) will cringe. One
wonders why this mystic Sufi who dedicated his
life to praising God through traditional Islamic
song allowed accompaniment from swishing high hat
à la the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" disco
heights--where the tabla is played as if a bongo
or conga. What's even more amazing is how this
concert ended up sounding so Western when recorded
in Pakistan, home of Islam and Nusrat's most
devout Muslim followers. Perhaps it'll be smooth
jazzers who will adore the funky kooka-munga
rhythms and "saxy" jazz lines played on electric
piano and sax here. Apparently this was the
inevitable commercial direction Nusrat was being
led in before he died in August 1997, but it's
still unfortunate that this label had to let us in
on the dirty little secret. For an outstanding
sample of Nusrat's work, check out Real
World'sShahbaaz.--Karen Karleski


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It's difficult to determine what the thinking was behind adding a drum kit, bass, ... more

synthesizer, and saxophone to Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan's ensemble for what became his final concert
in May 1997. Perhaps it was naiveté, perhaps poor
taste, but whatever the thinking was, the choice
reduced the most revered religious singer of our
time to the functional equivalent of a Western
nightclub act dressed in powder-blue threads
crooning at the Luxor in Las Vegas. The praise
song "Allah Hoo," regularly sung to open Nusrat's
concerts, holds back the qawwali party in a cutesy
rhythm designed for folks to clap merrily along to
rather than encourage the ensemble to blast off
into heated ecstasy. It's hard to figure out who
this concert is aimed at: Nusrat purists will run
away screaming, and ambient fans of his work with
Michael Brook and Peter Gabriel (which now seems
tasteful beside this recording) will cringe. One
wonders why this mystic Sufi who dedicated his
life to praising God through traditional Islamic
song allowed accompaniment from swishing high hat
à la the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" disco
heights--where the tabla is played as if a bongo
or conga. What's even more amazing is how this
concert ended up sounding so Western when recorded
in Pakistan, home of Islam and Nusrat's most
devout Muslim followers. Perhaps it'll be smooth
jazzers who will adore the funky kooka-munga
rhythms and "saxy" jazz lines played on electric
piano and sax here. Apparently this was the
inevitable commercial direction Nusrat was being
led in before he died in August 1997, but it's
still unfortunate that this label had to let us in
on the dirty little secret. For an outstanding
sample of Nusrat's work, check out Real
World'sShahbaaz.--Karen Karleski


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Nusrat in a Diffrent style

Advantages: If you like western style Nusrat you will love this
Disadvantages: Keep well away if you like tradional Qawwali

Nusrat in a diferent style.

Its hard to think what the thinking was behind this concert. It could well be as Nusrat often said he changes his music to suit the audiance. On this occasion it could well have been a step to far. Nusrats voice shines as always as does Rahats as he takes a much greater role in this whole concert (nusrat being ill) but for the more traditional type of listener keep well away.

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