Shahbaaz
Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Two years after the groundbreaking Shahen Shah, Nusrat returned to Peter Gabriel's Real World studio to record this set of four powerhouse pieces. Canadian guitarist and producer Michael Brook had collaborated with Nusrat on the 1990 crossover project Mustt Mustt, which created a sensation in Nusrat's native Pakistan. Brooke returns here to... Read More

Garden of Dreams
Artist: Ali Akbar Khan

Maestro Ali Akbar Khan and a thirteen-piece East/West orchestra follow up his critically acclaimed Journey, performing classical ragas and Rajasthani folk songs. Combining sarod with Western classical instruments such as the cello, violin, bassoon and oboe, Khansahb brilliantly merges Eastern and Western musical traditions to produce an album of... Read More

In Concert in Paris, Vol. 2 - #1
Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

At the height of his success in 1987, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan recorded a pair of live albums in Paris by way of Ocora which have come to be some of the best examples of his singing from a very large discography. This is the second album of that live pair, and displays exactly why Nusrat became a major world star for his abilities. Here, he works... Read More

Bourbon & Rosewater
Artist: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Only slightly less essential than A Meeting by the River, his Grammy-winning 1993 collaboration with Ry Cooder, this album pairs legendary Indian guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt with new grass pioneers Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer. It's an oddly endearing Bengali-gone-bluegrass experiment in fusion few might expect to work, but once those... Read More

Rapture: An Essential Selection
Artist: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Raga Madkauns, Raga Suha Kanada, etc.
Artist: Salamat Ali Khan

Ali Khan is a master of the vocal raga, an extended form that centers on a wandering vocal line built with tabla and harmonium accompaniment. The effect is hypnotizing, to say the least. ~ Tim Sheridan, All Music Guide Read More