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Night Song [Import]

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Artist), Michael Brook (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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1. My Heart, My Life
2. Intoxicated
3. Lament
4. My Comfort Remains
5. Longing
6. Sweet Pain
7. Night Song
8. Crest

Product Description

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Canadian experimental guitarist Brook and the late, "shining star of Qawwal" come together for a second time to bring the music of Pakistan into a creative new realm. If you are a traditionalist who wants nothing but Pakistani music, stay away. This album is soaked in ambient electronic guitar noises and some of Khan's most out-of-the-tradition singing. These experiments are not to be confused with lots of the electro-noodling, however. Both artists were devoted to their gods and their music, and it shows in the potency of these tracks. Brook seems to have been a natural match for Nusrat and has drawn out an unusual performance that probably fulfills the ideas that were only hinted at in their first collaboration, Musst Musst. --Louis Gibson

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Good but not great Feb 5 2004
By pma
Format:Audio CD
Nusrat's qawwalis are always playing in my Pakistani family's household, and I'm a fan of so-called "fusion" music, so naturally I bought this CD upon its release many years ago. There are definitely some great tracks on this CD, such as "My Comfort Remains", but a lot of the album is on the verge of studio overproduction. I think the other collaboration with Michael Brook, "Mustt Mustt", is more subtle and palatable. Regardless, I'd still recommend this album if for anything Nusrat's voice being incredible as always.
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multiple epiphanies Feb 5 2004
Format:Audio CD
this is by far one of the best fusion albums i have heard. to make world fusion work, it is not enough to just fuse two styles, the result must be several magnitudes better than the sum of its parts. otherwise, whats the point? well, "night song" is very much that. a unique collaboration, between two very different idioms, that works because not a single tune lies squarely in one or the other tradition. each tune is a perfect amalgam of the two styles, and much more. sufi/qawwali music is very emotive, and like all eastern devotional music, aspires to reach out to something outside our immediate sphere of sensory perceptions. michael brook's arrangements preserve this ambition and sense of personality. his guitar work (for instance on "my comfort remains") is nothing short of amazing. i first heard this album almost 8 years ago, and i still am amazed when i return to it.
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AMAZING.. Jan 14 2004
Format:Audio CD
This CD is simply put.....AMAZING...I have never heard any vocalists voice carry such a range of emotions and feelings...sounds like Nusrat is drawing out feelings from your gut...His voice is like a spell that you will not want to escape from..
yet it has such a trippy feel that you cant help float away with the dreamy and haunting production...
Michael Brooks is musical genius who has tapped into the soul of Nusrats voice effortlessley....
This CD will definitely take you to a whole new place...
If you dont have it..you JUST dont know what you'r missing!!
Nusrat..May you always rest in peace...
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Most recent customer reviews
A Language That Needs No Translation
Michael Brook is a very talented and underrated composer and producer whose love and appreciation for world music and great voices, was responsible for putting the Qawali of the... Read more
Published on Nov 13 2003 by "mobby_uk"
the words seem to make english sense,no babbling brooke
On Night Song, the words are not english, (clearly), yet there
is a transcendence of words, especially in the most
sublime first song, which i recommend a person put... Read more
Published on Nov 8 2003 by thomas j orourke
Night Songs
This CD is beyond wonderful. The powerful songs of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn and the music that Brook adds complement each other beautifully. Read more
Published on April 27 2003 by Alessandra Muller-Thym
Watered-down for westerners
NFAK's two collaborations with Michael Brooks (this one and Mustt Mustt) are a little disappointing if you are already a lover of qawwali: The songs are radio-playlist short and... Read more
Published on Mar 24 2003 by Carny Asada
NFAK (PBUH) Senegalese Style!
This collaberattion CD is a very odd one, and many people feel its somewhat akward. Nusrat's vocals are handled very differently and there are heavy synthesizers. Read more
Published on Oct 15 2002 by Zekeriyah
Mesmerising
When I first listened to this album I left me in a trancelike state.Same the second time around.Same everytime. Read more
Published on Sep 10 2002 by "deplanet"
Wonderful
This compilation is a western outlook on Nusrat's Music. This man i think has a tremendous voice and can equal any singer on this planet. Read more
Published on April 12 2002 by Lonely_Soul
Extremely Good
... I'd only heard Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on the "Dead Man Walking" soundtrack, and I was blown away by the variety of sounds and emotions on this CD. Read more
Published on Mar 23 2002 by David R. Owen
beauty that makes you cry
The first time I heard Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sing, was in the early nineties on a music festival in the Netherlands. Read more
Published on Sep 23 2001 by j.h.guenther
hauntingly beautiful
Excuse the use of such a cliche, but the West has finally met the East, and done so in a way that is truly brilliant. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2001 by "billy79"
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