In modern qawwali music, or at least that of the last 50 years or so, you will not find a more illustrious figure than the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The possessor of a voice beyond description, Khan dazzled listeners all over Asia with his intense displays of emotion and soon, thanks to the help of WOMAD and Peter Gabriel's Real World label, the entire world. THE LAST PROPHET is one of the superstar's last pure qawwali albums recorded before his death in 1997. The album features four tracks in which the ecstatic cries of Khan take center stage against an energized backdrop of harmonium, drums, handclaps and a rousing chorus.
SOUND CLIP
Maki Madni, Teri Bandi
