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Magic Touch Vol 12 — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Qawwali MP3
Magic Touch is a title that acknowledges something real about Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's performing ability: the quality that distinguishes his performances from technically comparable qawwals is not fully analyzable. He has great English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi language skills, and he is a high-profiled name regarding qawwali art — but neither of these facts explains the magic. The magic is the quality of presence he brings to the performance, the sense that the music is happening in real time as an act of genuine devotion rather than as a reproduction of something already fixed.
What Vol 12 Covers
He is not the only one who sang this qawwali — that acknowledgment is important. The classical kalam has been performed by dozens of qawwals before and after Nusrat, and many of those performances are good. What his particular magic touch adds is hard to specify but audible to anyone who has heard both his versions and others' versions of the same material. The ensemble responds differently. The call-and-response has a different quality of connection.
Noor Jehan, Dil Se Na Tera Dard Nikle and Sabri Brothers are all available in the iRulz library for comparison. Each represents a different kind of magic touch specific to their tradition.
Free Download and Streaming
Magic Touch Vol 12 is available on iRulz for free streaming and urdu qawwali mp3 download. The full Nusrat catalogue is in the same library.
FAQ
Can the magic touch of a qawwali performance be taught? The tradition says no — the hal that produces it is a divine gift that training creates conditions for but cannot guarantee. Many qawwals are technically accomplished without having the quality described as magic touch.
How many volumes are in the Magic Touch series? The series extends to at least Vol 12. Specific track listings are on the iRulz album pages.
Is magic a permissible concept in Islamic discourse? The kind of magic referred to here is not supernatural in the technical sense. It describes a quality of artistic and spiritual excellence that the tradition recognizes as a form of divine grace (barakat) rather than sorcery.
You may also enjoy the qawwali of Noor Jehan, Dil Se Na Tera Dard Nikle, and Sabri Brothers. Listen to more qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.