Jeff Buckley on Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Qawalli

[Fahmee4u]

My Elvis Jeff singing song of his elvis Nusrat... Both legends died very early in 97...

[dano555666]

It's a shame every peak musician worth any value has died of strange circumstances.

Why is it the sellout shills never drown on an impossible amount of wine, get shot by "the government told me to do it" crazies, or shoot themselves with their wrong hand?

I wonder sometimes. I know Cobains death is completely murder, based on all the facts. They can skew that, what other deaths have they skewed? Hendrix with 4 bottles of wine inside him? It's all fishy.

Geoffs makes me wonder sometimes.

[23june89]

anyone know what tuning he's using? seems like a open tuning ...

[manurocks4ever]

btw jeff died only months before nusrat died

[Leirbas]

Being the first thing I ever heard by Jeff Buckley or Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, this video introduced me 2 greats of music. Beyond outstanding.

[crazedzealots]

An amazing moment, thank god the audio was captured of this performance and I have had a chance to hear it. Absolutely incredible. The technique it takes to sing like that is ridiculous. Jeff was a genius and can mimic anything he decided to. All my years of singing and about 1 day in 30 I can sing like Jeff Buckley. Hit his notes, reverberate his tones, and slide effortlessly through myriads of tricky notes. The other 29 I am just average again.

[JohnitoPatito]

I think I'm going to fake some youtube-accounts to like this over and over again

[slavicpolymath]

"So now you all... have kind of gotten... the thing!"

[songofsorrowss]

he's so talkative! that's so nice!

[jesuisz]

this is simply incredible

[alipervez24]

its not hindi its urdu!

[pgkgn]

This hurts...still hurts... I wish I could have had chance to watch him on the stage

[PortugalTheAccount]

this has to be the coolest shit i've ever heard in my life. a white boy doing Nusrat Feteh...who woulda thought?!

[mubashirsoomro]

thanks for uploading

[herbie1derbie]

Truly humbled .

[captaingoatbeard7]

Desert Island Discs: Grace, by The Late Great Jeff Buckley, Five Leaves Left by The Late Great Nick Drake and Electric Ladyland by (you guessd it) The Late Great Jimi Hendrix. Man, I wish I saw them...

[TuliTheUnruly]

Thank you, Guy-in-Audience for provoking Jeff!  That was marvelous!

[35Ashi]

Interesting imitation..

[captaingoatbeard7]

Jeff is my Elvis. Grace is my 68' Comeback Special

[misszeppelin]

I've never heard an American man sing so beautifully in hindi and hit every note and have such wicked pronunciation!! I love Jeff Buckley, but today he has reached new heights to me, i'm blown away. I feel so inspired and unbelievably shocked right now. I am in love

[atiph1]

@misszeppelin its not hindi its urdu.. pure urdu sufism urdu

[sarahleo15]

@misszeppelin Its not hindi its Urdu. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a Pakistani

[sk90y]

@misszeppelin THATS NOT HINDI!!! its URDU!!! nusrat is from pakistani.... in the subcontinent he the man... most brilliant musician ever lived without question..

[gorkha111]

early deaths of people like jeff buckley makes me wonder whether they left the glass half empty or half full.

the stages today could have been much different if they were still alive ,then again maybe they did as much as they were meant to.

[ashtoffen]

Somebody knows the tuning of his guitar?

[stab4u]

Such a respect to a singer of my Country Thanks Man:) and you did really nice

[compnature]

I can safely say that you not only heard this Qawaliie but also felt it ... the way you sung it ... beautifull ...

[ijlalhassan]

this is actually a really good attempt . Thumbs up man . Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had like major like killer vocal capabilities , this was a really good attempt

[fattoes786]

ive only come across JB now and this is the 2nd time i have ever heard JB sing and it was beautiful. totally blown away. i dont think our current artists could pull something like this off. was amazed at his pronounciation of the urdo language - he can pronounce it better than me & ive been speaking it for years!

[nat00ben06]

Once again I play around on youtube and see all other's and come back to Jeff, once again what bliss he is.

[Mirzajatt87]

amazing like it

[gjack80]

pakistan zindabad? am i right?

[kakadoodie]

WOW

[totallychocoholic]

Just truly and utterly beyond words can describe!!!!

[totallychocoholic]

Just truly and utterly beyond words can describe!!!!

[kellar]

I cant even form words....my god....every time I think I've heard the best of Jeff Buckley and his brilliance (Dido's Lament, Corpus Christie Caroll,etc) something new comes along. I can barely listen to any other music other than his. Maybe one day it will settle down, but it sure doesnt feel like it right now.

[knonie]

That is Totally Genius!!!

Jeff Buckley was a real Musician, and that's the reason he recognized how Great the work of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was...

And even without knowing a single word of what he's singing, Buckley managed to replicate it, and even words are not pronounced correctly, but still the tone and scale is maintained.

We don't have both of these artists alive among us, but their work will always stay with us!

<3

[RG769]

Discovered Jeff so sad he left a few moments before NFAK. He was unblievable at such a young age...the piece he wrote in Nusrat has more depth then the people who were born in that culture and still has no clue...we will miss you Jeff definitely.

[RG769]

Devastated is the word that could only capture my sadness to hear such a young and talented Jeff B. left us even before NFAK departed and they sang "AG Daman mai " at his passing ...Joy to discover...sad that he is not here any more with us...He could have continued NFAK work

[monsieurhassan]

not bad at all, he was very precise in imitating the sounds, he even hit many words correctly, . .. This is a perfect example of the transcending quality of music

[nyznicca]

I am pakistani and man this is beyond amazing......

[bwarrior007]

amazing!

[ikthos77]

i don't understand how he could impersonate/interpret someone in such a foreign language so impeccably. This is so good it's surreal

[GypsyTheft]

who is he talking to? is it not a concert cause in 1:43 he just said "see you later" lol

[Malowney3]

what is the first song (from "nusrat, he's my elvis")?

[myk908]

the way he is with nusrat is the way i am with him.

[GypsyTheft]

ME TOO!!!!!!!! I wish there were a visual for this.

[GypsyTheft]

Me too! i wish there were a visual for this video!

[182popeye]

wonderful video!!!!!

[nabeelarshad99]

I really wish Jeff Buckley was alive!!

[kinkdog]

this it the original lick , Jeff Buckley he was a bad boy singer dat man his music will live forever

[jekk23]

I'm speechless. Wonderful

[nat00ben06]

Tell me some other white boy that can sing an f'n song by some crazy qawawa singer from Pakystan and so f'n well. None other could even come close to having the talent this man possessed asked anybody that knows music. This was a 23 yr old dude doing this shit 93' right.

[siriusblackmandem]

@nat00ben06 Pakistan

[katalukon]

26 yr old

[sherazak47]

Boss let me tell u first thing its qwali and second its PAKISTAN, name of proud nation and NUSRET is a greatest artist u still can found his music in HOLLYWOOD movies like NATURAL BORN KILLER background music and then peter sing with nusret, i like jeff buckley but still NUSRET is lagend he was AMAZING,,,,, go to wikipedia and search about him u will adore him........ thanks

[WhiskeyyWoman]

It's a trip he even knew who that was. I wouldn't have even known Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan if it weren't for Bollywood movies.

[nat00ben06]

Buckley's fearlessness and bravado alone that makes him intriguing then add on that he's incredibly, incredibly talented. Simply the Best!

[Marrakeshtheband]

The magic begins at 4:11

[nat00ben06]

This is one reason Jeff is on the top of the musical mountain, cause there seemed to be nothing that he couldn't do that was incredible! The man was an indescribable genius like no other.

[alexplaysmusic]

wow...what a performance and what a liberating sound he has!!!

[ilovepbandj]

mary said in an interview that jeff was a sufi himself. is that true? or rather, is there an interview where he addresses this? i don't know if i can trust anything mary says, honestly

[xparanoidxxandroidx]

His use of words is so poetic and beautiful. He's writing an article but it sounds more like the lyrics to a song.

[rubysunshine7]

thank you for this...his passion continues to be a warm and steady inspiration...

[ilovchocolate100]

wow... : )

how sad is it that the two most inspirational musicians of all time are no longer with us..what a great tribute from jeff buckley...

..absolutely timeless xx

[fiorile47]

Thank you so much for this video. My heart breaks every time I listen to his voice.

[LilFrizz3191]

Damn, man. I'm nearly in tears.

[nabeelarshad99]

wow!

he took spiritual music and esoteric Urdu poetry and preformed it beautifully.

[redaag]

very beautiful explanation of SUFISM ..

thank you for posting it

[redaag]

true no comparison of Fateh ali khan he was a legend who will never come back but live for ever

God bless you Nusrat fateh ali khan and jeff buckley

[Storms786]

I speak fluent Urdu and Buckleys version of 'Halka' is brilliant. So much so that my wife thought it was a Pakistani singer doing a cover.

This rendition brings a tear to the eye. Brilliant.

R.I.P Jeff and Nusrat.

[underself]

Thanks for this comment! I was wondering!

[Reach16]

Love.......

[gotzou]

...and that's why Jeff Buckley is inmortal.

[Bebopopotamus]

@gotzou

Immortal

[fantinone05]

jeff..jeff..jeff.....!!!!

[demrayhalen]

I soooo love Jeff and as a musician can relate to the way he sincerely honors and wears his influences on his sleeve. He not only entertained and mystified me but opened my mind up to further musical possibilities. Namaste' Jeff.

[malikromeel]

MAn this video is out of wiorld great 2 watch this thnks

[UMARWAKAS]

great jeff buckley u r trying to sing nusrat fateh ali khan,s songs

[jasviraujla]

thx for this video..Jeff Buckley efforsts to sing in urdu is outstading

[IWitnessProductions]

Ditto that blu3sm0k3  :)

[Kaknelson]

jB & Ustad are dearly missed, but their energy and music will last forever.

[blu3sm0k3]

Thank you so much for posting this again! This has already been removed twice but I couldn't help lookin it up and finding it again! You have no idea how crazy I am about Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Jeff Buckley! A legend paying tribute to another legend who is his Elvis! It is just Heavenly!