Special tribute to Legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
London: Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Music Academy, MR Solicitors and David Solicitor paid a special tribute to the Great Legendary Pakistani vocalist Late Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at the Town Hall high street, Ilford. The event was hosted by Babar Bukhari. The Guest of Honour was Barrister Waheed ur Rehman and Fasih Ali Shah. The event included Nasheeds by Prince Abbas and beautiful Quran recitation by Babar Bukhari. The opening speech was delivered by Mushtaq Lashari. The keynote speakers were Nazir Laghari, Mohammed Mushtaq and others. They expressed their views regarding the national Vocalist of Pakistan and stated that Qawwali is the main reason for the popularity of Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. They said Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a legendary personalty responsible for spreading the true message of humanity and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan all over the world through his Singing and music. Nusrat’s musical thoughts, vision, personality and his great works will remain alive in our hearts forever. Live performances were also given by Chand Ali Qawwal, Sohail Salamat, Ustaad Shabir Khan Gullu, Ustad Rajib Ali Khan, Nirmal Shah, Zaman R Qawwal, Sabir Mirza, Sagheer Khan, Zaheer Gull and others. Also present were Syed Saeed Anwar, Mian Shahid Gogi, Iftekhar Qaiser, Saeed Mahmood, Zaffar Tanvir, Amjed Khan, Tanvir Zaman, Naeem Khan, Aneesa Nasir, Ayub Cheema, Najeeb Papu, Jabbar Dhogal, Younis Afreedi, Asad Nawaz, Amer Kiyani, Khawar Mirza, Samiya Ali, Nassrah Naaz, Riffat Butt, Sonia Rukhsana, Sumera, Somia Rukhsana, Abdullah Meer, Shaukat, Maqsood Hussain, Mohammed Jameel, Ghaz Butt, Almara Awan and others.Report by S M IRFAN TAHIR Photojournalist / Member National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Great Britain.
