Please, please, please play more of this! The Face of Love on the same soundtrack brings me to tears every time I hear it. What an awesome combination of beautiful voices.

Nusrat Fateh ali Khan (asaalam alaikum) was the foremost practioner/interpreter of qawwali the religious music of the Sufi muslims. The man was mystical, ethereal...his nephew Rahim Fateh ali Khan has taken the torch from his departed uncle (alaikum asaalam)

Failed that quiz too!

junebaby65 wrote:

um, that's not a "warble", and i'm thinking that it's indian, not middle eastern.
this is an AMAZING rendition of this song.

Pipes wrote:

I love this song. This soundtrack introduced me to a lot of great music at that age. Nusrat is still at the top of my list when I'm in the mood for something "not of this country."

Pipes wrote:

Eddie may be an acquired taste for some (one I haven't fully acquired), and the same may be said about N.F.A. Khan, a taste I HAVE acquired. But this collaboration was made in heaven. The melody, the voices, the arrangement, the instuments..."sublime" is the only word I can think of to describe this song. There is another good one by the same two musicians on this CD, which is a collection of songs by various singer/songwriters that were "inspired by" the movie. Also folks, despite any similarity (real or perceived) or common historical pedigree, N.F.A. Khan is from Pakistan (South Asia), not the Middle East. I believe the influence you hear is mainly from Persia (Iran).

Extremely wonderful and authentic cultural interaction. Should be more of it...................

roadshow wrote:

I think Nusrat MAKES this song. So, you aren't alone after all. I don't necessarily want to get rid of Vedder, but IMHO he's lucky to be in the same room with Khan.

A clear reminder why it is ALWAYS important to use properly grounded equipment.

Pipes wrote:

I like him. I think it's expressive.

archrrone wrote:

This version is the re-recorded one for the soundtrack to the 1995 film "Dead Man Walking". But yeah, I absolutely love the original too...

My math has never been a strong suit, but 1 annoying voice(Vedder) + another annoying voice (Khan) = 1 unlistenable song....
I know that much.

Smooth vibes. Makes me want to light some candles, smoke out & chill.

Pipes wrote:
Get rid of the tiresome Gen-Y whine by Vedder and the song would be awesome.

a 7 for eddie and a 1 for Nusrat, sounds like a 4 to me.

wow, guess i'm alone here: get rid of eddie and i'd be one happy girl

anything ed's incredible :goodvibes: :D vocal chords touch turns to gold, happy b-day ED!!!

like chocolate and peanut butter...a nice combo to my palate.

DavidCarrico wrote:

So if you don't enjoy this part of the song you are a Southerner - even if you live in Utah - and as such automatically culturally ignorant? Interesting formula for judging people.

Great combination.. It takes 2 to tango!

Thanks for playing this beautiful song!

Pipes wrote:
We don't take too kindly to dem middle easterners i tell ya. Now if they could only be middle southerners...

Dude this rocks

Get rid of Nusrat and it would be ok. The middle eastern "warble" is just annoying!

I love this song from Merkinball...never heard this version...

I'd like to hear this song.

My gosh, give her an epidural, she's about to give birth.

very beautiful

to R P: you may be interested to know that Italy put "your" symbol (ancient Italian) behind its 1 euro coin

and Greece voted it the most beautiful design of all the Euro countries

Wow, weird combination, but sounds pretty good, i like. :p :D :)

Awesome!