Editing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (section)

=== Early career ===

A young Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan joined his father’s qawwali party initially as a tabla player whilst continuing to learn the intricacies of singing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Unnati |date=2022-10-13 |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was Singing Buddha in Japan, Pavarotti in Paris, Islam spirit in London |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1191003/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-was-singing-buddha-in-japan-pavarotti-in-paris-islam-spirit-in-london |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Images |language=en}}</ref> In 1964, after the death of his father Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan became the lead singer of the qawwali party alongside his uncle Mubarak Ali Khan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Qwal Gharana – LBF Virtual Museum |url=https://lbfvirtualmuseum.org/qwal-gharana/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> The party also included Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, the son of Mubarak Ali Khan and the cousin of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.<ref name=":1" /> After the death of Mubarak Ali Khan in 1971, the party became known as ''Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan & Party.''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Noorani |first=Asif |date=2015-07-13 |title=REVIEW:Crossing all barriers: Nusrat by Pierre-Alain Baud |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1193983 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> As Nusrat’s prominence grew, the party eventually becoming recognized as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party.<ref name=":2" /> One of Khan's earliest public performances as leader of the family qawwali group was in March 1965, at a studio recording broadcast as part of an annual music festival organized by [[Radio Pakistan]], known as ''Jashn-e-Baharan''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-08-16 |title=Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: A tribute |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ustad-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-a-tribute/story-ojvTi5T9zhRTRcwsT4WvPM.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210519034723/https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/ustad-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-a-tribute/story-ojvTi5T9zhRTRcwsT4WvPM.html |archive-date=2021-05-19 |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-16 |title=Outlook India. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - 1988 interview. |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/1988-interview-news-282000 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> The 1965 ''Jashn-e-Baharan'' performance drew praise from legends such as Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Umid Ali Khan, Roshan Ara Begum, and Amanat Ali Khan.<ref name=":0" /> Khan sang mainly in [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and occasionally in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Braj Bhasha]], and [[Hindi]]. Among Khan’s first major hits in [[Pakistan]] was the punjabi qawwali ‘''Ni Main Jana Jogi De Naal’'' which he composed and first performed live in 1971, with a studio version subsequently recorded in 1973.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kalra |first=Virinder S. |date=2014-07-03 |title=Punjabiyat and the music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19438192.2014.912464 |journal=South Asian Diaspora |language=en |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=179–192 |doi=10.1080/19438192.2014.912464 |issn=1943-8192}}</ref> The lyrics to ''Ni Main Jana Jogi De Naal’'' were written by Bulleh Shah, a 17th century Sufi poet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Closer Look at Qawwali: Interview with Farina Mir |url=https://ums.org/2014/03/17/a-closer-look-at-qawwali-interview-with-farina-mir/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=University Musical Society |language=en-US}}</ref> Another of Khan's early hits in [[Pakistan]] was the qawaali '<nowiki/>''Haq Ali Ali''' which featured restrained use of his [[Sargam (music)|sargam]] improvisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.ptv.com.pk/NusratFatehAliKhan.asp|title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Profile on PTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222325/http://global.ptv.com.pk/NusratFatehAliKhan.asp|archive-date=12 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Akhtar |first=Suleman |date=2014-08-16 |title=Remembering Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The man who gave life to qawwali |url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/23689/remembering-ustad-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-the-man-who-gave-life-to-qawwali |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>