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=== 1990s === Following this, in 1990, the BBC devoted a programme of its series ''Network East'' to this collaboration, and Big World CafΓ© invited Khan, Andrew Kristy, and violinist [[Nigel Kennedy]] to perform Allah Hoo live on the show. A UK tour performing these new fusion tracks happened in 1990. In the 1992 -1993 academic year, Khan was a visiting artist in the [[Ethnomusicology]] department at the [[University of Washington]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], United States.<ref name="washington1">{{cite web |url=http://www.music.washington.edu/ethno/nusrat.html |title=Official biography, University of Washington |website=Music.washington.edu |date=16 August 1997 |access-date=16 December 2011 |archive-date=21 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221171600/http://www.music.washington.edu/ethno/nusrat.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Khan released five albums of traditional qawwali through Real World, along with the more experimental albums ''[[Mustt Mustt]]'' (1990), ''[[Night Song (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan album)|Night Song]]'' (1996), and the posthumous remix album ''[[Star Rise]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web |date=5 January 2008 |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook: Mustt Mustt & Night Song |url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28018 |access-date=16 December 2011 |website=Allaboutjazz.com}}</ref> Khan's experimental work for Real World, which featured his collaborations with the Canadian guitarist [[Michael Brook]], led to several further collaborations with other Western composers and rock musicians. One of these collaborations occurred in 1995, when Khan teamed up with [[Pearl Jam]]'s lead singer [[Eddie Vedder]] on two songs for the soundtrack to ''[[Dead Man Walking (soundtrack)|Dead Man Walking]]''. Khan also provided vocals for ''[[The Prayer Cycle]]'', which was put together by [[Jonathan Elias]], but died before the tracks could be completed. [[Alanis Morissette]] was brought in to sing alongside his unfinished vocals. In 2002, Gabriel included Khan's vocals on the track "Signal to Noise" on his album ''[[Up (Peter Gabriel album)|Up]]''. Khan was the main performer at [[Imran Khan]]'s charity appeal concert at the [[InterContinental London Park Lane|InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel]] on December 3, 1992<ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2016 |title=Imran Khan Cancer Charity Appeal Concert - Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - OSA Official HD Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5iZVFZyrJ8 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> to raise funds for [[Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre]], a cancer hospital built in Imran's mother's name which provides free services.<ref>{{cite web |title=1992: When India's Amitabh promised to help and 'be there' for Pakistan's Imran Khan |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/539750-a-memorable-meeting-of-amitabh-bachan-and-imran-khan}}</ref> The audience included [[Peter Gabriel]], [[Elizabeth Hurley]], [[Mick Jagger]], and [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1992: When India's Amitabh promised to help and 'be there' for Pakistan's Imran Khan |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/539750-a-memorable-meeting-of-amitabh-bachan-and-imran-khan}}</ref> Khan's album ''[[Intoxicated Spirit]]'' was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album]] in 1997. That same year, his album ''Night Song'' was also nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best World Music Album]].<ref name="philly">{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1997-01-08/entertainment/25559354_1_three-nominations-rap-album-shoop-shoop/8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726010027/http://articles.philly.com/1997-01-08/entertainment/25559354_1_three-nominations-rap-album-shoop-shoop/8|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2011|title=Babyface Captures 12 Grammy Nominations He Equaled A Mark Set By Michael Jackson. Awards Will Be Given Out February 26.|first=Tom|last=Moon|date=8 January 1997|access-date=4 February 2011|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|publisher=Philadelphia Media Holdings|page=8}}</ref> Khan contributed the song "Gurus of Peace" to the 1997 album ''[[Vande Mataram (album)|Vande Mataram]]'', composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], and released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India's independence. As a posthumous tribute, Rahman later released an album titled ''Gurus of Peace'' which included "Allah Hoo" by Khan. Rahman's 2007 song "[[Tere Bina (song)|Tere Bina]]" for the film ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'' was also composed as a tribute to Khan.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 December 2006 |title=Rahman on how the music of ''Guru'' was born |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061222/asp/etc/story_7144101.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224121035/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061222/asp/etc/story_7144101.asp |archive-date=24 February 2007 |access-date=18 February 2007 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> Khan contributed songs to, and performed in, several [[Pakistani films]]. Shortly before his death, he composed music for three [[Bollywood]] films, which include the film ''[[Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya]]'', in which he also sang "Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane" on-screen with the lead pair, and "Zindagi Jhoom Kar." He also composed music for ''[[Kartoos]]'', where he sang for "Ishq Da Rutba" and "Bahaa Na Aansoo" alongside [[Udit Narayan]]. He died shortly before the movie's release. His final [[Music of Bollywood|music composition for Bollywood]] was for the movie ''[[Kachche Dhaage]]'', where he sang "Iss Shaan-E-Karam Ka Kya Kehna." The movie was released in 1999, two years after his death. [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]] performed the songs he composed in his brief stint in Bollywood. He also sang "Saya Bhi Saath Jab Chhod Jaye" for [[Sunny Deol]]'s movie ''[[Dillagi (1999 film)|Dillagi]]''. The song was released in 1999, two years after Khan's death. He also sang "Dulhe Ka Sehra" from the Bollywood movie ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' ,which was released in 2000.
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