French biography of Nusrat Fateh released

After death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in 1997, his music was constantly revisited and prolonged by artists from all over the world. The book of Pierre-Alain Baud is a presentation of the path of his "meteor" linked to the divine as well as the traces he has left behind.

Nusrat was coined the 'Qawwali Emperor'." Singing Buddha" in Japan, "Quintessence of the Human singing" in Tunisia," Voice of Paradise "in USA, "Pavarotti of the East" in France, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has spread worldwide the sounds of Qawwali, the Sufi melodies leading to divine ecstasy.

His voice sunning by its intensity and its flexibility, his inflamed presence on stage, his multiple encounters and mixings with other music transformed him into a star of the world music scene, triggering the support of various audiences while he remained faithful to his message;" When I sing, the distance between God and me is less huge", he was stating, "This music is the path to closeness".