Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer)
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Not to be confused with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a similarly named Qawwali musician, and son of Fateh Ali Khan.
Fateh Ali Khan Jullundhri Qawwal (1901 ā 1964) was a classical singer and a qawwali musician in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
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Born | 1901 (1901) Jullundur, Punjab, British India |
Died | 1964 (aged 62ā63) Lyallpur, Pakistan |
Genres | Qawwali |
Occupation(s) | Musician (Qawwali singer) |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, harmonium, tabla |
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He was born in Jullundur, Punjab, British India in 1901. Fateh Ali Khan was the father of Pakistani Qawwali musicians, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan. Their family has an unbroken tradition of Qawwali, linked closely to the Sufi Chishti Order for over 600 years.[2][1]