Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Utterance: The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1990

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Short documentary about Pakistani musician, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997), leading exponent of Sufi devotional qawwali singing.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Himself

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Peter Gabriel

Himself

Peter Gabriel

Acting

Nahid Siddiqui

Herself

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Harminder Kalsi

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Edward George

Himself

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