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Nusrat F. A. Khan
About the author
I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
I also like Western classical music and jazz.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Jazz
#Music
Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don't understand it can enjoy.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#People
#Style
#Change
When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Dance
#People
#Dancing
These three elements are called Qawwali, and they've got to be there.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Heart
In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Day
#Music
I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Father
I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Years
#Daughter
#Old
I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Music
He didn't want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Want
#Singing
On the fortieth day after his death, we held the ceremony, and I performed for the very first time.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Time
#Death
#Day
#First
#Ceremony
I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.
Nusrat F. A. Khan,
#Music