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Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
Mera vird hai dam dam ali ali
Mera vird hai dam dam ali ali
Sakhi laal qalandar must must
Sakhi laal qalandar must must
Jhole laal qalandar must must
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
Mera vird hai dam dam ali ali
Mera vird hai dam dam ali ali
Sakhi laal qalandar must must
Sakhi laal qalandar must must
Jhole laal qalandar must must
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must (chorus)
Sufi chants (nfak)
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
Qawwali vocables (nfak)
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
Qawwali vocables
Akhi ja malanga akhi da malanga akhi ja malanga tu ali ali ali ali
Akhi ja malanga akhi da malanga akhi ja malanga
Akhi ja malanga sajia pe mun lain k
Akhi ja malanga sajia pe mun lain k
Aj nai te kal saray ali ali kehn gay
Must must must must dam must qalandar must must
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
Dum must qalandar must must, dam must qalandar must
I came to Nusrat through The Passion - Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for Last Temptation of Christ. I saw Nusrat and ensemble perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver - an experience like I'd never seen before or since. Not only was he extraordinary, and his accompanying musicians top rank, the *audience* was an experience unto themselves, with the cream of the city's Pakastani community out in full dress - silk suits and saris in rainbow profusion. By the end of the show men were dancing up onto the stage and showering the sitting Nusrat with fistfuls of cash - with 100's and 50's in dominating (Canada - brightly coloured and easily discern able). He ended up sitting in a drift of bills; unreal. As we were exiting a tall, beautifully dressed gentleman turned to me, looked me up and down (I dress up nice but not in thousand dollar suits), and asked how it was I knew of Nusrat's music? I mentioned Peter Gabriel and he paused, sort of sniffed, and said rather condescendingly "Oh yes... the English *pop star*". (said with not quite a sneer) I was about to fire back that Gabriel is not just any old "pop star" but then paused myself and put what I'd just seen into context. I love Gabriel; have seen him in concert - consumate performer. But he is NOT a Living God - and I had definitely just seen a man being revered as such... and really couldn't argue the gentleman's point so merely agreed and expressed my wonder and joy for what we'd just experienced.
People from the Indian sub-continent, both Hindu and Muslim, believe that making cash offerings to a person they believe is a deity somehow confers good luck, Karma or spiritual enhancement to them. That does not mean they actually love or like that person or deity, it is just a kind of “insurance”.
WOW, what an annoying song!!!
Agreed!...
WOW, what an annoying song!!!
WOW, what an amazing song!!!
Hadn't heard this version before. There's one with dubby bass on it I also like.
A friend saw Nusrat in Birmingham, England, was made very uncomfortable and unwelcome by the Asian crowd (standing) and left. Said it was the only time he felt unsafe in his then home town. Something N sang and people started turning and checking them out aggresively
Sounds very much like anti white racism.
A friend saw Nusrat in Birmingham, England, was made very uncomfortable and unwelcome by the Asian crowd (standing) and left. Said it was the only time he felt unsafe in his then home town. Something N sang and people started turning and checking them out aggresively
only 5.9?!? clear 10 for me
Same here! Thanx RP!
what is this? It’s fantastic!
I Agree! Thanx RP!
I'm not sure how that works...
I came to Nusrat through The Passion - Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for Last Temptation of Christ. I saw Nusrat and ensemble perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver - an experience like I'd never seen before or since. Not only was he extraordinary, and his accompanying musicians top rank, the *audience* was an experience unto themselves, with the cream of the city's Pakastani community out in full dress - silk suits and saris in rainbow profusion. By the end of the show men were dancing up onto the stage and showering the sitting Nusrat with fistfuls of cash - with 100's and 50's in dominating (Canada - brightly coloured and easily discern able). He ended up sitting in a drift of bills; unreal. As we were exiting a tall, beautifully dressed gentleman turned to me, looked me up and down (I dress up nice but not in thousand dollar suits), and asked how it was I knew of Nusrat's music? I mentioned Peter Gabriel and he paused, sort of sniffed, and said rather condescendingly "Oh yes... the English *pop star*". (said with not quite a sneer) I was about to fire back that Gabriel is not just any old "pop star" but then paused myself and put what I'd just seen into context. I love Gabriel; have seen him in concert - consumate performer. But he is NOT a Living God - and I had definitely just seen a man being revered as such... and really couldn't argue the gentleman's point so merely agreed and expressed my wonder and joy for what we'd just experienced.
I saw him 20+ years ago in DC and was floored by the money being showered on him by the Pakistani audience. Glad I got to see him live tho.
Just beautiful. A solid groove, the whole ensemble, and that amazing voice, beautiful.
I Agree on all counts! Thanx RP!
its that chanting
Or could it be some people just don't like the song? Turn off the hate machine, please.
If you look at the ratings graph on the RP web player, most songs have a nice bell curve distribution around the average score. Most RP songs get a few hundred ratings. Mustt Mustt has 1377 ratings at the time this comment was written.
For having so many ratings, it also has an unusually high number of "sucko-barfo" scores, in addition to the clear bell curve centered around 6.5. This pattern suggests there are a LOT of people going out of their way to downvote the song. Even some of the low-scoring songs by Western artists don't draw that kind of negative attention.
And then this Loop Yeh Jo Halka Saroor Hae
Incredible how people think it is a joke and then... the magic starts...
Both gone too soon.
I came to Nusrat through The Passion - Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for Last Temptation of Christ. I saw Nusrat and ensemble perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver - an experience like I'd never seen before or since. Not only was he extraordinary, and his accompanying musicians top rank, the *audience* was an experience unto themselves, with the cream of the city's Pakastani community out in full dress - silk suits and saris in rainbow profusion. By the end of the show men were dancing up onto the stage and showering the sitting Nusrat with fistfuls of cash - with 100's and 50's in dominating (Canada - brightly coloured and easily discern able). He ended up sitting in a drift of bills; unreal. As we were exiting a tall, beautifully dressed gentleman turned to me, looked me up and down (I dress up nice but not in thousand dollar suits), and asked how it was I knew of Nusrat's music? I mentioned Peter Gabriel and he paused, sort of sniffed, and said rather condescendingly "Oh yes... the English *pop star*". (said with not quite a sneer) I was about to fire back that Gabriel is not just any old "pop star" but then paused myself and put what I'd just seen into context. I love Gabriel; have seen him in concert - consumate performer. But he is NOT a Living God - and I had definitely just seen a man being revered as such... and really couldn't argue the gentleman's point so merely agreed and expressed my wonder and joy for what we'd just experienced.
I guess there are some Pakistani people who think Peter Gabriel is God, I'm fine with that.
That dance is nowhere near the song
Karma Collection 2002 CD I bought years ago.
Great to hear it on RP!
My introduction to fusion world music - blew me away
Used for a Quentin Tarrantino soundtrack (and rumoured to be the reason Nusrat died of a heart attack when he found out how violent the movie was)
I remember him from The Natural Born Killers soundtrack not any of Tarantino's films.
Which is violent none the less ;)
I love this comment so much! So true! HA!
Hi Jelani - you don't read the comments here much, do you?
While incredibly genteel compared with the cesspool into which the vast majority of internet comment boards have devolved, the RP comment board is hardly free from trolls who often focus on non-western music.
You must be well pleased, he had the finest voice I have ever heard, both range and technique. Sweet Pain is a breathtaking demonstration of this, from heartache to ecstasy. He was a shining soul from the land of the pure and an example to the world of sincere devotional art.
My introduction to fusion world music - blew me away
Used for a Quentin Tarrantino soundtrack (and rumoured to be the reason Nusrat died of a heart attack when he found out how violent the movie was)
Indeed. That album is a masterpiece - one exquisite moment followed by another.
Or could it be some people just don't like the song? Turn off the hate machine, please.
You really do like your comfort zone!
Ouch. That hurt. Was that the intention?
Really, the nastiness that pours across the Comments section (not just from you, Randy) is quite disheartening, especially coming from supposed lovers of art. Also, insulting someone is highly unlikely to change their position on the piece they like or dislike.
The tone of those comments feels disturbingly like the hate-mongering going on around US politics; perhaps it's just seeping over. Whatever. I just can't find a justification for slagging someone who doesn't share your taste.
But I'm delighted to discover I can turn off the Comments, and will now do so. Peace to all.
You really do like your comfort zone!
Wha...? I was referring to all the rancour and name calling. Sheesh.
I'd shudder to see what your record collection looks like. Or is it those sonically delicious MP3s?
Those guys are on the moldy oldy stations. They're easy to find, they're all over the place.
Then you’re not really all for eclectic. This is jaw-droppingly good.
You really do like your comfort zone!
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu/Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان), born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan (13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), was a Pakistani vocalist and musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, a form of Sufi Islamic devotional music. Widely considered one of the greatest voices ever recorded, he possessed an extraordinary range of vocal abilities and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. He belonged to the Patiala gharana extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Qawwali music to international audiences. He is popularly known as "Shehnshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali".
I'm all for eclectic, AND this is a great fit for the RP playlist!! LLRP!!
My introduction to fusion world music - blew me away
Used for a Quentin Tarrantino soundtrack (and rumoured to be the reason Nusrat died of a heart attack when he found out how violent the movie was)
Thanks for the tip!
Sans the exchange about PG, had the same experience in Washington DC. I've also seen similar audience behavior for Youssou N'dour.
Always loved this song.
My introduction to fusion world music - blew me away
Used for a Quentin Tarrantino soundtrack (and rumoured to be the reason Nusrat died of a heart attack when he found out how violent the movie was)
John Cleese - "He's very, very good....."