The music maestro and Qawwali king Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was remembered by millions of fans worldwide on his 75th birth anniversary, today. 

He gave a new voice to the music industry and left behind a rich legacy. He was born in Faisalabad in a family of qawwals on Oct 13, 1948.

Ustad Nusrat Fatah Ali Khan introduced the qawwali traditions to international level.

He made a record in Guinness Book of World Record by making 125 qawali albums which is largest recorded output by a qawwali artist.

‘Dum mast Qalandar’, ‘Wohi khuda hai’, ‘Kisy da yar na bichry’, ‘Tumhy dillagi bhool jani pary ge’, ‘Jany kb hon gy km’,‘Tera inam Pakistan’ are some of the his most popular songs.

He won Pride of Performance award besides receiving UNESCO Music Prize and Legends award at the UK Asian Music Awards in 2005.