“When my father Ustad Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recited kalams of my grandfather (dada) Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and other members of our family, no one required permissions,” he stated.
He further went on to say that his family has a rich heritage of over 600 years in the field of qawwali and Sufi music and that this has never happened before. Why would I need any permission?” he asserted while speaking about seeking permission to sing NFAK’s qawwalis. “I am the janasheen (successor) and the adopted son of my Ustad and uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Shortly after Nida’s statement in which she claimed to own all the rights to his qawwalis, musician/ qawwal Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who has been with Nusrat Fateh from a very young age, spoke to the media at an event held in Lahore on Sunday. Gaudi, aware of the gravity of re-working such a prolific and globally respected artist was moved to comment: “After 26 years of music activity I have to say that this is one of the most important productions I have ever done.Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with Salman Ahmed at an event in Lahore. The legendary Pakistani artist has inspired the likes of Peter Gabriel, Michael Brook and Eddie Vedder and is in the Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s largest recorded output by a Qawwali artist - a total of 125 albums. Dub Qawwali revives Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s vocals in a truly distinctive fashion – a vital accomplishment given Khan’s stature. Dub Qawwali is a celebration of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s life. The result is a moving body of work that respectfully brings Khan’s Qawwali songs together with Jamaican dub via superb 21st century studio techniques. The album blends organic and digital dub stylings with original vocals from Pakistan’s beloved Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. So, what happens when you unite one of world’s most revered voices with a long-time veteran of global music production? Dub Qawwali, by London-based producer/artist Gaudi reveals the answer. The origins of Qawwali music trace back over seven hundred years to the spiritual Samah songs of Persia and the mystical faith of Sufism. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was and is still very much considered to be the greatest Qawwal (singer of Qawwali music) in the world not only recognized as a legend in his native Pakistan he also took his musical messages of peace, love and spirituality to the international stage, earning him the title of Pakistan’s premier ambassador of Qawwali music.
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