Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Mahalaxmi Iyer

Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (b. 1974 in Faisalabad, Pakistan) is a Pakistani musician, and primarily, a singer of Qawwali, a devotional music of the Sufis. He is the nephew of the world renowned and arguably the most famous Qawwali singer, the late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He has toured extensively and performed in Pakistan, India and all around the world. Traditionally, Qawwali has been a family business. Rahat's family has an unbroken tradition of performing Qawwali for more than 600 years. Rahat took over the family Qawwali party after Nusrat's death in 1997. (Nusrat had formally nominated Rahat as his successor during his lifetime). Under the tutelage of his uncle, his first public performance was at the age of eleven. He can be seen in numerous videos alongside his father and uncle in recordings from the 1980s and 1990s. His voice is high-pitched, unlike the huskier tenor voice of Nusrat. After two decades of captivating performances for international audiences, Rahat is a star in his own right. Some of his recent songs in Bollywood films include: Singh Is Kinng - Teri Ore Haal-E-Dil - Haal-E-Dil Woodstock Villa - Koi Chala Ja Raha Hai Aaja Nachle - O Re Piya Jhoom Barabar Jhoom - Bol Na Halke Halke Namastey London - Main Jahaan Rahoon Om Shanti Om - Jag Soona Soona Lage Omkara - Naina, Namak Kalyug - Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye, Tujhe Dekh Dekh Paap - Mann Ki Lagan, Laal (Alaap) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.