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Sep 2015
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Bbc World Service
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<p>The story of how the Pakistani Qawali singer became an international music sensation. Photo: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performing in California in 1993 (AP Photo)</p> 
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