V. A. - THE MUSIC OF ISLÃM, VOLUME THIRTEEN : Music Of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

An album of Pakistani religious music, supposedly. Really, the music is simply enough Indian classical music (generally either secular, or more probably Hindu religious) with stunning vocals by Ustad Bary Fateh Ali Khan. Pakistan is close enough to borrow the tradition (and indeed was in the past a part of the country), and for that matter, many of the most renowned Indian classical vocalists are in fact Muslim (even if the texts of their songs are from Hindu religious scripts). Nonetheless, Pakistan is definitely an Islamic nation (that's where a good deal of the mutual animosity between India and Pakistan comes from), and this music is from Pakistan. For actual Pakistani, Muslim, religious music, one should probably look into the qawwal traditions (especially the notable Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan). For a nice album of Indian classical, this one isn't bad, but it isn't entirely what it proposes to be. by Adam Greenberg 

Tracklist :

1 Rāga Bairagi Bhairavī 24:16
2 Rāga Pūriyā Dhanashri 24:55
3 Rāga Yaman 26:02
Credits :    
Sarangi – Ustad Nazim Alī Khān
Swarmandel – Sultan Faleh Alī
Tabla – Ershad Hussain
Tambura [Tanpura] – Ghūlam Sabir, Mustaq Alī
Vocals, Harmonium – Ustad Bary Fateh Alī Khān