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JOHN LYONS Staff Writer
Although many American music
listeners have never heard of him and
would probably have trouble pronouncing
his name, in the last two years Nusrat
Fateh Ali Khan has made a strong
impression on the music world.
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor
included him on the "Natural Ban Killers"
soundtrack, and Nusrat has been praised
by many Western musicians, including
Jeff Buckley, Brian Eno, Joan Osborne,
Sting and Eddie Vedder.
On his latest album, "Night Song,"
Nusrat works with ambient guitarist
Michael Brooks, and the two combine
Islamic religious music with Western
musical styles to create a "pop" album.
Nusrat is a 47-year-old Qawwali
singer from Pakistan. Although his words
are foreign to many listeners, his voice
drips with the passion and power of his
religion.
Qawwali is the music of the devotional
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JOHN LYONS Staff Writer
On "Sister Drum," popular Chinese
singer Dadawa and composer HE Xuntian
successfully fuse traditional Tibetan folk
music with Western influences and a
pop sensibility.
The result is an accessible,
approachable and devastatingly beautiful
album.
The music relies primarily on the
strength of Dadawa's voice and extensive
use of percussion.
Additional elements add the ambient
undertow which characterizes the music.
Soft tinklings of sound create an exotic,
beautiful soundscape.
The music rises and falls like the
ocean. From soft, subtle beginnings, it
builds to a crescendo only to fall again.
The ebb and flow of the music draws
listeners into the emotional, touching
music despite language and cultural
barriers.
The music is a combination of world
beat and ambience.
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worlds together.
The fusion of Nusrafs voice and Rose's
music is astounding. These two talented
musicians create a touching, emotional
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The guitar strumming in some songs
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Dther songs are so stunningly simple
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nanages to maintain the authenticity
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vithout sacrificing the integrity of the
oik songs on which he bases his music.
"Sister Drum" is the culmination of
(untian's fascination with Tibetan folk
nusic. In the album, he records and
ransiates the music he has been mitertmg
or 20 years.
Xuntian tries to capture the colorful,
liverse and isolated world of Tibet and
ombine it with a spiritual release.
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