The "Lost Album" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
The music was recently discovered and will release this fall.
A “lost album” by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of Pakistan’s most famous musicians, was recently discovered.
The project titled Chain of Light was originally recorded in April 1990 at Real World Studios in England. According to the recording studio, Khan’s work was forgotten in warehouse storage and rediscovered in 2021. The new project includes four songs, including a track that has never been released.
“I’ve had the privilege to work with a tonne of different musicians from all over the world in my time, but perhaps the greatest singer of them all was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,” said Peter Gabriel in a statement. “What he could do and make you feel with his voice was quite extraordinary and we were very proud to have played a role in getting him to a much wider global audience. It was a real delight when we found out this tape had been in our library. This album really shows him at his peak. It’s a wonderful record.”
Chain of Light will finally release on September 20.