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NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN was taken ill with kidney and liver failure on August 11, 1997 in London, England while on the way to Los Angeles in order to receive a kidney transplant. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest at Cromwell Hospital, London, on Saturday, August 16, 1997, aged 48. [unreliable source?] His body was returned to Faisalabad, Pakistan and his funeral was attended by the public.

After his death, the song "Solemn Prayer", on which Nusrat provided vocals, was used by Peter Gabriel on his album Up and in the soundtrack to the film Blood Diamond.

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The Sabri Brothers are a Qawwali party from Pakistan.

The Sabri Brothers originally consisted of Ghulam Farid Sabri (b. 1930 in Kalyana, East Punjab - d. April 5, 1994 in Karachi[1]; lead vocals, harmonium), Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (b. October 12, 1941 in Kalyana; lead vocals, harmonium), Kamal Sabri (d. 2001; vocals, swarmandal), Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri (b. 1949 in Karachi; vocals, bongo drums, tambourine), Fazal Islam (chorus), Azmat Farid Sabri (chorus), Sarwat Farid Sabri (chorus), Javed Kamal Sabri (chorus), Umer Daraz (chorus), Abdul Aziz (chorus), Masihuddin (chorus, tanpura), Abdul Karim (dholak), and Mohammed Anwar (nal, tabla).

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The Sabri brothers learnt music from their father, Ustad Inayat Sen Sabri. He trained his sons in Qawwali and North Indian classical music. Their first public performance was at the annual Urs festival of Hazrat Peer Mubarak Shah in Kalyana in 1946. The family moved from India to Karachi, Pakistan following the Partition of India in 1947. Maqbool furthered his knowledge of music under Ustad Fatehdin Khan, Ustad Ramzan Khan, and Ustad Latafat Hussein Khan Rampuri. With the help of his father, Maqbool, formed a Qawwali group at the age of eleven. Soon afterwards, Ghulam Farid, who was then performing with Ustad Kallan Khan's Qawwali party, joined him and became the leader of the party, which soon came to be known as Sabri Brothers.

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Their first recording, released in 1958 under the EMI Pakistan label, was the Urdu Qawwali, Mera Koi Nahin Hai. They were the first exponents of Qawwali to the West, when they performed at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1975. The group now features Maqbool as the leader, supported by Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri.

Over the years, several of their qawwalis have featured in films. 'Mera Koi Nahin Hai appeared in the 1965 film Ishq-e-Habib, Mohabbat Karne Walo in the 1970 film Chand Suraj, Aaye Hain Tere Dar Pe in the 1972 film Ilzam, Bhar Do Johli Meri Ya Muhammad in the 1975 film Bin Badal Barsaat, Teri Nazr-e-Karam in the 1976 film Sachaii, and Tajdar-e-Haram in the 1982 film Sahaaray.

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14) SABRI BROTHERS: CHHAP TILAK SAB CHEENI RAY

Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance.
Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance.

Prem bhatee ka madhva pilaikay
By making me drink the wine of love-potion,
Matvali kar leeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've intoxicated me by just a glance;

Gori gori bayyan, hari hari churiyan
My fair, delicate wrists with green bangles in them,
Bayyan pakar dhar leeni ray mosay naina milaikay
Have been held tightly by you with just a glance.

Bal bal jaaon mein toray rang rajwa
I give my life to you, Oh my cloth-dyer,
Apni see kar leeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've dyed me in yourself, by just a glance.

Khusrau Nijaam kay bal bal jayyiye
I give my whole life to you Oh, Nijam,
Mohay Suhaagan keeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've made me your bride, by just a glance.

Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance.

Trans:

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QAWALI'S SINGING:

NAHEED AKHTAR: CHHAP TILAK SAB CHEENI RAY:

Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance.
Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance.

Prem bhatee ka madhva pilaikay
By making me drink the wine of love-potion,
Matvali kar leeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've intoxicated me by just a glance;

Gori gori bayyan, hari hari churiyan
My fair, delicate wrists with green bangles in them,
Bayyan pakar dhar leeni ray mosay naina milaikay
Have been held tightly by you with just a glance.

Bal bal jaaon mein toray rang rajwa
I give my life to you, Oh my cloth-dyer,
Apni see kar leeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've dyed me in yourself, by just a glance.

Khusrau Nijaam kay bal bal jayyiye
I give my whole life to you Oh, Nijam,
Mohay Suhaagan keeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've made me your bride, by just a glance.

Chhap tilak sab cheeni ray mosay naina milaikay
You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just a glance.

THE VIDEO: NAHEED AKHTAR CHAAP TILAK:

Trans:

THERE ARE SO MANY ARTISTES THAT SUNG CHHAP TILAK, IT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE, AND REALLY LOVE THE PERFORMANCE OF NAHEED AKHTAR:

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