On reading the last anecdote of Eddie Vedder and Nusrat, reader Omer Tariq was reminded of Nusrat’s recording of Mustt Mustt with Michael Brooks. He shares a photo of the liner notes which have another anecdote about Nusrat: The genius of Nusrat was that he managed to open up a classical canon to new influences. He took the genre of Qawwali, and perhaps of North Indian Classical, to new heights as a result. As he did this he was criticized by purists for adulterating the art form. But this anecdote reveals how Nusrat held true to the principles of his art even as he bent it into new shapes.
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More on Nusrat
More on Nusrat
On reading the last anecdote of Eddie Vedder and Nusrat, reader Omer Tariq was reminded of Nusrat’s recording of Mustt Mustt with Michael Brooks. He shares a photo of the liner notes which have another anecdote about Nusrat: The genius of Nusrat was that he managed to open up a classical canon to new influences. He took the genre of Qawwali, and perhaps of North Indian Classical, to new heights as a result. As he did this he was criticized by purists for adulterating the art form. But this anecdote reveals how Nusrat held true to the principles of his art even as he bent it into new shapes.