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| 1. Beh Haadh Ramza Dhasdha |
| 2. Shahbaaz Qalandar |
| 3. Dhyahar-Eh-Ishq-Meh |
| 4. Jewleh Lal |
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Named for 13th-century Sufi master Qalandar Shahbaaz, Shahbaaz is Nusrat at his most intense--just look at the cover photo: facial grimace, closed eyes, sweat on the forehead, raised hand,and the open mouth from which the greatest qawwali singing of the 20th century sprang forth for some 25 years before his death in 1997. From the first seconds of tabla drumming and clapping on "Beh Haadh Ramza Dhasdha", Nusrat and party lose themselves in the divine Islamic chant whose lyrics recall ancient Sufi poetry and stories. The weave of harmonium, drums, and Nusrat's improvised vocals suck listeners into a repetitive, ecstatic vacuum of music while the steady throbbing drums and handclapping ground the divine mania. Some of the most amazing vocal work shines on this album, both by Nusrat and his brother Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, whose higher-pitched, metallic throat wailing forms a wild counterpart to Nusrat's fuller, lower register. The gem here is the final song, "Jewleh Lal", a 20-minute melodic number that swings with especially powerful call-and-response praise for Qalandar Shahbaaz. Though Shahbaaz doesn't offer the full spectrum of Sufi traditional songs, this may well be the best taste of the passion and vocal artistry that this innovator gave to both the Eastern and Western worlds. --Karen Karleski
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Nadim Bakhshov
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The opening piece is about Al-Hallaj the Sufi who was martyred on the cross. Not only is the music infectious and the rhythm and singing ecstatic but the song is about one of the greatest Muslim Sufi Mystics, the man who was so God-intoxicated he claimed 'I am God', 'I am the truth'. The orthodoxy of the day found this talk heretical and promptly had him crucified.
Then the last track: Jewleh Lal
Perhaps the best Qawwali piece I have ever heard. It has an intoxicating rhythm and musical structure and the improvisations move the ensemble to such a climax that you feel yourself lifting up towards the heavens.
Don't miss out the opportunity of picking this up.
Then the last track: Jewleh Lal
Perhaps the best Qawwali piece I have ever heard. It has an intoxicating rhythm and musical structure and the improvisations move the ensemble to such a climax that you feel yourself lifting up towards the heavens.
Don't miss out the opportunity of picking this up.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
A nice album in all, the beauty being the third track, Dhyahar-Eh-Ishq Meh, which has a wonderful, alive rhythm. Jewleh Lal has a nice, alive soaring beat, as does the energetic Shahbaaz Qalandar.
Want my advice, this is a must for all Nusrat fans, the only downer is the amount of romantic tracks in this CD. I believe that if Nusrat had sung Akhiyan Udeek Diyan or Sanoon Ik Pal Chan or even Yeh jo Halka Halka Sarur He, this would have been his best album ever. Another downer is that he never carried out any of these songs live (except for Shahbaaz Qalandar).
Otherwise-----THIS IS A MUST FOR ALL QAWWALLI LOVERS!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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In this CD all the songs are superb, Describeing what the legends have said over hundereds of years and what types of events that have been taken placed. I have a very big collection of Nusrat FAK and this CD is one of the best.
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