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Nusrat was responsible for the modern evolution of qawaali. Although probably not the first to do so, he popularized the blending of khyal singing and techniques with Qawaali. This in short took the form of improvised solos during the songs using the sargam technique which the performer sings the names of the notes he is singing (for example in western notation it would be "do re re mi".) He also attempted to blend Qawaali music with more western styles such as technoTechno is a form of electronic music that emerged in the mid- 1980s and primarily refers to a particular style developed in and around Detroit and subsequently adopted by European producers. History Techno was primarily developed in basement studios by "T.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan holds the world's record for the biggest recording output by a Qawaali artist (a total of 125 albums of recorded music).
His early career is the subject of a documentary film made in 1997 entitled Nusrat Has Left the Building...But When?
After Nusrat passed away in 1997, his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan took up his torch and followed in his footsteps as a singer.
See also: List of Pakistani musiciansThis is a list of musicians from Pakistan listed in alphabetical order: Abida Parveen Alamgir Alan Fakir Ali Haider Amir Zaki Arif Lohar Awaz Aziz Mian Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Bunny Benjamin Sisters Entity Paradigm Fakhr Alam Fariha Pervaiz Fuzon Ghulam Ali