Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, also known as NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, Hindustani classical vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music director. While primarily being associated with qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music from Pakistan and India, he belonged to the historic Qawwal Bachchon ka Gharana and was trained in pure classical khayal architecture under his father Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and later uncle Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan and Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. Though widely celebrated for his qawwali performances, his standing as a master of Shastriya Sangeet was validat…
