NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN - Mustt Mustt (1990) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

When the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomehni banned all music in Iran and declared it to be sacrilegious, his views by no means reflected the outlook of all Muslims. In fact, Islam's Sufi sect believes music to be a sacred and necessary element of spiritual life. Like Hindus, the Sufis passionately encourage meditation, dancing and chanting. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a master of traditional Qawwali, the music of the Sufis. Soulful and hypnotic, Khan's passionate singing on these songs of praise underscores the richness and vitality of Sufi culture. While Qawwali music goes back centuries, the use of synthesizers adds a modern edge to the highly absorbing Mustt Mustt. by Alex Henderson
Tracklist  :
1 Mustt Mustt (Lost In His Works) 5:15
Bass – Darryl Johnson
Djembe – David Bottrill
2 Nothing Without You (Tery Bina) 5:04
Bass – Michael Brook
Percussion [Hairy Drum] – James Pinker
3 Tracery 4:48
Flute – Guo Yue
Gong [Bass] – James Pinker
Synthesizer – Darryl Johnson  
4 The Game 4:59
Bongos – James Pinker
Djembe – Michael Brook
Drum Programming – Peter Gabriel
Piano – Darryl Johnson  
5 Taa Deem 4:47
Djembe – Darryl Johnson 
Surdo – Michael Brook
6 Sea Of Vapours 3:55
Bass [Buzz] – Darryl Johnson  
Synthesizer – David Bottrill, Michael Brook
7 Fault Lines 4:13
Percussion – James Pinker
8 Tana Dery Na 4:23
Surdo – David Bottrill
Synthesizer, Percussion – Michael Brook
9 Shadow 3:04
Edited By [Digitally] – David Bottrill
10 Avenue 4:51
Percussion [Clay Drum] – Darryl Johnson 
11 Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix) 4:24
Remix, Mixed By – Massive Attack
Credits
Bass [Moog Pedals] – Darryl Johnson (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
 Djembe – James Pinker (tracks: 1, 5, 10)
Guitar – Michael Brook (tracks: 1 to 3, 8), Robert Ahwai (tracks: 1 to 4, 10)
Guitar [Infinite] – Michael Brook (tracks: 4 to 6, 10)
Harmonium – Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan
Music By – Darryl Johnson (tracks: 4), James Pinker (tracks: 4), Michael Brook (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 8, 10), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 8, 9), Robert Ahwai (tracks: 4)
Tabla – Dildar Hussain (tracks: 2, 7, 10)
Vocals – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN & MICHAEL BROOK - Night Song (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Canadian guitarist Michael Brook worked with Nusrat to create the 1990 crossover hit Mustt Mustt, and the release was hailed internationally and credited with leading Pakistani youth to discover Sufi religious music, qawwali. This follow-up project helped establish something of a tradition for Real World crossover projects. The genre features dreamy, atmospheric keyboards and guitars, simple, mid-tempo rhythms, and a kind of low-key understatement that, depending on your point of view, sounds either profoundly mystical or else tedious and bland. With West African kora and electronic backing and Nusrat singing in a relaxed mid-range voice, the opener "My Heart, My Life" sounds almost like a Salif Keita ballad as it works up to its energized closing chant. "My Comfort Remains" and "Crest" are essentially pop numbers with catchy melodies, the former bouncy but static, the latter building towards a revelatory crescendo. Not until the fifth of eight tracks, "Longing," do we hear Nusrat's signature scat singing and his singular wail, unmistakable even when lavished with effects. "Sweet Pain" might be the strongest track, beginning deep in dream space with a wandering bassline and a simple backbeat, and then heating up to powerful close with Nusrat delivering spitfire scat. Wherever you stand on Real World's arty aesthetics, you have to admire the qawwali star's sense of adventure here. You also have to recognize that no crossover project, including Nusrat's far more fun collaboration with London DJ Bally Sagoo, approaches the power of his standard fare qawwali.  by Banning Eyre
Tracklist :
1    My Heart, My Life 5:30   
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2    Intoxicated 7:33
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
3    Lamen t5:15
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
4    My Comfort Remains 6:39
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
5   Longing 5:35 
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
6   Sweet Pain 6:27
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
7   Night Song 4:48
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
8   Crest 6:15
Michael Brook / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Credits
Bass [Uncredited] – Robert Ahwai (tracks: 1, 4 to 6)
 Drums [Uncredited], Percussion [Uncredited] – James Pinker (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
  Written-By [Uncredited], Guitar [Infinite] [Uncredited] – Michael Brook (tracks: 1 to 6, 8)
  Written-By [Uncredited], Vocals [Uncredited] – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan