{"id":423752,"date":"2023-08-13T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T11:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=423752"},"modified":"2023-08-13T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T11:45:50","slug":"spotify-celebrates-this-independence-day-by-paying-tribute-to-the-legendary-ustad-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/spotify-celebrates-this-independence-day-by-paying-tribute-to-the-legendary-ustad-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Celebrates This Independence Day by Paying Tribute to the Legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Pakistan celebrates this Independence Day with zeal and fervor, Spotify is honoring \u201cShehnshah-e-Qawwali\u201d and the country\u2019s legendary singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a>, with a befitting tribute in the form of an enhanced and updated version of\u00a0 \u2018This is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a>\u2019 playlist, that showcases some of his evergreen hits that even to this day, are being spun with a touch of modern genres to create stunning compositions for audiences to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Even after more than two decades of his passing, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a> continues to feature as one of Pakistan\u2019s top streamed artists globally. As per Spotify\u2019s data reveal, he is ranked as the 4th<\/sup> most streamed Pakistani artist on the platform this year, with his tracks inspiring generation after generation of listeners and singers alike. Songs like “Yeh Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hae<\/a>“, \u201cAfreen Afreen<\/a>\u201d, \u201cMustt Mustt<\/a> \u201d, and \u201cThe Long Road<\/a>\u201d that features Pearl Jam<\/a> vocalist Eddie Veddor<\/a> are some of his most listened tracks, along with his work with international producer Peter Gabriel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Data from Spotify shows that the youth continues to drive the trend of keeping Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan\u2019s<\/a> legacy alive. A substantial 37% of his listeners are between 18 and 22 years old. The second largest segment is 23 to 27-year-olds with 24%, while 28-34 along with those under 18 years of age make up 14% of his audience respectively on the audio streaming service. Overall, the number of monthly listeners of Nusrat\u2019s<\/a> songs has increased to more than 5 million this year. Also, the top countries for streams of his tracks include India, U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia.<\/p>\n

The extent of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan\u2019s<\/a> influence on a wide variety of musical compositions can also be gauged from the fact that even today, covers and remakes of his original tracks capture extensive audience attention around the world. Modern renditions including \u201cLut Gaye<\/a>\u201d, \u201cMere Rashke Qamar<\/a>\u201d, \u201cKali Kali Zulfon Ke\u201d (Lo-Fi)<\/a>, \u201cMere Baad Kisko Sataoge\u201d (Lo-Fi)<\/a>\u201d, and \u201cDekhte Dekhte<\/a>\u201d are the top five most streamed remakes inspired by original Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a> tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cUstad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a> is by far one of Pakistan\u2019s most celebrated artists. He has inspired many emerging and older, local & international artists and has paved the way for Pakistani music globally before music streaming existed. His albums like Night Song<\/a> with Michael Brook<\/a> continue to garner a global audience along with remixes by Massive Attack<\/a> & cover renditions by artists like Jeff Buckly<\/a> have also helped spread his music further. Qawwali holds a special place in Pakistani traditional music and we\u2019re excited to see modern artists like Zain Zohaib<\/a> keeping the genre alive who themselves are largely inspired by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a>\u201d said Khan FM, Artist & Label Partnerships Manager, Spotify Pakistan.<\/p>\n

To add a special touch to the celebrations, a tribute video featuring a host of modern artists including Momina Mustehsan<\/a>, who shot to fame after singing a duet of Nusrat\u2019s<\/a> iconic \u201cAfreen Afreen<\/a>\u201d with his nephew, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan<\/a>, as well as Ali Zafar<\/a>, Sanam Marvi<\/a>, Natasha Baig<\/a> and Zain Zohaib<\/a>, will be released on 14th August where they will talk about how Nusrat<\/a> and his tracks influenced their journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Pakistan celebrates this Independence Day with zeal and fervor, Spotify is honoring \u201cShehnshah-e-Qawwali\u201d and the country\u2019s legendary singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, with a befitting tribute in the form of an enhanced and updated version of\u00a0 \u2018This is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan\u2019 playlist, that showcases some of his evergreen hits that even to this day, are being spun with […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":423756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2494,2576],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-423752","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art","8":"category-celebrity-news"},"wps_subtitle":"","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spotify-Celebrates-This-Independence-Day-by-Paying-Tribute-to-the-Legendary-Ustad-Nusrat-Fateh-Ali-Khan-2-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spotify-Celebrates-This-Independence-Day-by-Paying-Tribute-to-the-Legendary-Ustad-Nusrat-Fateh-Ali-Khan-2.jpg",1280,720,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Spotify-Celebrates-This-Independence-Day-by-Paying-Tribute-to-the-Legendary-Ustad-Nusrat-Fateh-Ali-Khan-2.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_name":"Sponsored","categories_name":["Art","Celebrity News"],"title_text":"Spotify Celebrates This Independence Day by Paying Tribute to the Legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2494,2576&exclude=423752","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423752"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=423752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}