Editing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (section)

==Death==

Khan had been seriously ill for several months, according to a spokesperson at his U.S. label, [[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rose|first=Cynthia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-dead-at-48-19970818 |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dead at 48 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=18 August 1997 |access-date=11 January 2017}}</ref> After traveling to London for treatment for liver and kidney problems, he was rushed from the airport to the [[Cromwell Hospital]], where he died of a sudden cardiac arrest on 16 August 1997, aged 48.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose |first=Cynthia|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970819/2555510/nusrats-passing-leaves-void-in-the-music-world |title=Nusrat's Passing Leaves Void in the Music World |work=Seattle Times |date=19 August 1997 |access-date=16 December 2011}}</ref> His body was repatriated to [[Faisalabad]], and his funeral was a public affair. His wife, Naheed Nusrat, moved to [[Canada]] after the death of her husband, where she died on 13 September 2013 in [[Mississauga]], Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1043297|title=Naheed Nusrat, wife of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan passes away|date=16 September 2013|website=Dawn.com|access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rahatfatehalikhan.co/rfak.php Rahat grieved over death of Naheed Nusrat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123812/http://www.rahatfatehalikhan.co/rfak.php |date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> Khan's musical legacy is now carried forward by his nephews, [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] and [[Rizwan-Muazzam]].