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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the most dazzling star of Qawwali music, the religious chanting song form emanating from the spiritual beliefs of the Sufis. An ardent traditionalist with a vast repertoire of spiritually-charged songs, he shaped contemporary influences into an adventurous interpretation of the tradition. In this portrait, we're treated to concert performances in Paris, Chicago and Pakistan and intimate Qawwali singing at home with members of Nusrat's talented musical family. Accompanied by harmonium and percussion Nusrat takes off on soaring jazz-like improvisational vocals and breaks down the techniques at the heart of Qawwali singing. Nusrat effortlessly achieves ecstatic qualities that cut to the heart of the most fundamental human emotion-love in its purest essence.
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