In the introduction, Baud provides the reader with a brief history of the formation of Pakistan and how its “ambivalence and its continuities, its coherence and its raw emotions, its old wise men and its young generations desperate for recognition” establish the Pakistani “texture” upon which ’s music is based. The first three cover a concise history of qawwali and Nusrat’s ancestral background the second section, comprising four chapters, focuses on the musician’s life, singing career and musical contributions and the third section, consisting of the last two chapters, discusses his music released posthumously, his impact on the tradition of qawwali, his successors, disciples and the other musicians he worked with across the world. Nusrat would fondly sing these verses in his performances and recordings.īaud groups the chapters into three sections. Each of these begins with Persian, Urdu and Punjabi verses coupled with translations in English and written by such revered saints and poets as Bulleh Shah, Khwaja Ghulam Farid and Allama Iqbal. Through a variety of poetic verses, quotes from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, his relatives and admirers, and through colourful illustrations, the author vividly captures the persona, life and contributions to the world of music and South Asian culture by the legendary musician, fondly remembered as Shahenshah-e-Qawwali (the Emperor of Qawwali). Pierre-Alain Baud’s Nusrat: The Voice of Faith is an account of the life and times of one of Pakistan’s most celebrated and loved musicians. Book cover of Nusrat: The Voice of Faith by Pierre-Alain Baud
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