Singers and instrumentalists of South Asia, including the devotional qawwali tradition of Pakistan, the film playback singing of India and the classical sitar, who carried the music of the subcontinent to audiences around the world. The group includes the qawwali singer who brought Sufi devotional music to Western audiences, the playback singer who sang for Indian films for decades, and the sitar player who taught Western musicians the raga.
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Wikipedia: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (13 October 1948-16 August 1997), also known as NFAK, was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music director, primarily associated with qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music from Pakistan and India.
Wikipedia: Lata Mangeshkar
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Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: [ləˈt̪aː məŋˈɡeːʃkəɾ] ; born Hemalata Deenanath Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929-6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer.
Ravi Shankar (Wikipedia)
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Pandit Ravi Shankar (Bengali: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920-11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.
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