By A lost album from the legendary Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is set to release over three decades after it was initially recorded. Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records announced that the album, titled *Chain of Light*, was rediscovered in 2021 while relocating its archive.
Khan originally recorded the album at Real World Studios in April 1990. The album will be released on September 20, 34 years later.
*Chain of Light* includes four Sufi Islamic devotional songs, known as “qawwals,” one of which has never been heard before. Khan recorded this album while also working on his 1990 collaboration with guitarist and producer Michael Brook, Mustt Mustt.
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Peter Gabriel expressed his admiration for Khan, stating, “What he could do and make you feel with his voice was quite extraordinary. 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.”
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 48, was signed to Real World in 1989. His powerful voice won him many famous admirers, including Eddie Vedder, Madonna, Jeff Buckley, and The Rolling Stones. Jeff Buckley once referred to Khan as “my Elvis.”
In 2023, Rolling Stone placed Khan at number 91 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
