| Intoxicated Spirit | ||||
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| Live album by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Qawwali | |||
| Label | Shanachie | |||
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan chronology | ||||
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Intoxicated Spirit is a live album by the Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, released in 1996. He is credited with his troupe, Party. Khan supported the album with a North American tour.
Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Folk Album".
Production
Khan's voice was accompanied by the voices of his troupe as well as by tablas and harmonium. The album was recorded in Pakistan.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Robert Christgau asked: "Do you want the most awesome singer in the known universe manifesting his proximity to the divine for your voyeuristic delectation?"; he wrote that the album's "Sufi ecstasy runs so close to the surface, far wilder than on RealWorld's equally uncut The Last Prophet." Newsday determined that "the western trappings of his recent performances ... are gone, allowing to weave his tapestry of Sufi poetry and driving percussion unfettered."
The Washington Post noted that "such songs as 'Ruk Pe Rehmat Ka' attain a transcendent elation that trippy Anglo-American rock has sought, intermittently, for some 30 years." The Chicago Reader concluded that, "for all of its charm the recent Intoxicated Spirit ... doesn’t feature lengthy flights as much as his other recordings have."
AllMusic wrote that "the sound is crisp and unfettered, decidedly less rich than on the Real World sessions, but good enough to let the listener enjoy another incendiary Nusrat session."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yeh Jo Halka Halka" | |
| 2. | "Ruk Pe Rehmat Ka" | |
| 3. | "Be Wafa" | |
| 4. | "Meri Saqi Saqi Yeh" |
References
- Strauss, Neil (18 Aug 1996). "Enchanter at the Crossroads of Pop and Sacred". The New York Times. p. 53.
- Sercombe, Laurel (Winter 1997). "Current Discography". Ethnomusicology. 41 (1): 97.
- Fusilli, Jim (6 Aug 1996). "From speed demons to Sufi devotionals". The Wall Street Journal. p. A12.
- "Pakistani Singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dead At 49". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Kiviat, Steve (August 30, 1996). "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Washington City Paper.
- Williams, Kevin M. (August 24, 1996). "Khan captivates crowd in spite of late start". Features. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 24.
- "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Recording Academy. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Verna, Paul (Jul 6, 1996). "Intoxicated Spirit". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. p. 85.
- ^ Spencer, Peter (July 7, 1996). "From Sufi singing to the spoken word". Spotlight. The Star-Ledger. p. 6.
- ^ "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Intoxicated Spirit". AllMusic.
- ^ "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Robert Christgau.
- (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 449.
- Guzman, Isaac (21 July 1996). "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party 'Intoxicated Spirit'". Newsday. p. C25.
- "From Pakistan, Genius Khan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". Chicago Reader. August 15, 1996.
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