Intoxicated Spirit | ||||
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Released | 1996 | |||
Genre | Qawwali [1] | |||
Label | Shanachie [2] | |||
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. [3] [4] He is credited with his troupe, Party. [5] Khan supported the album with a North American tour. [6]
Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Folk Album". [7]
Khan's voice was accompanied by the voices of his troupe as well as by tablas and harmonium. [8] [9] The album was recorded in Pakistan. [9]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
Robert Christgau | A− [11] |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
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." [11] Newsday determined that "the western trappings of his recent performances ... are gone, allowing [Khan] to weave his tapestry of Sufi poetry and driving percussion unfettered." [13]
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." [14] 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." [15]
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." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yeh Jo Halka Halka" | |
2. | "Ruk Pe Rehmat Ka" | |
3. | "Be Wafa" | |
4. | "Meri Saqi Saqi Yeh" |