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Faiz Ali Faiz, Arles 2004
It was at the tender age of 16 that Pakistani vocalist Faiz Ali Faiz embarked on a career that has led to people claiming he is the rightful successor of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. And it was the late Nusrat who spotted young Faiz as a potential successor when he was only an obscure singer. The 42-year-old has since done honour to the vocal grandeur and impetuosity of his master with a range and rich tone that has seduced audiences worldwide.
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Martina Catella explains the meeting points, common emotions and exchanges between these masters of flamenco and qawwali musics. This dialogue is rooted in the open nature of the sufi style Faiz practices
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The Arles concert was the second time Faiz performed with the flamenco artists. He believes this is only the beginning of this exchange between the Pakistani and the Spaniard musicians
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Faiz is the latest in a long line of qawwali singers in his family. Yet he owes a spiritual debt to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who still teaches him “in (his) dreams”
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Catella underlines the prevailing importance of qawwali music in contemporary Pakistan. Nevertheless, there are risks for singers like Faiz in sharing this artform with western audiences
In July 2004, Faiz joined forces with leading flamenco artists Miguel Poveda, Duquende and virtuoso guitarist Chicuelo in an astounding concert in the French town of Arles. The convergence between qawwali and flamenco musics finds its roots in the north Indian region of Rajastan. After the concert, we talked to Faiz and Martina Catella. She is an ethnomusicologist and the artistic director of both this project and Accord Croisés, the Paris label that brought out Faiz’s 2004 homage to Nusrat. The words of Faiz are translated by Saida Hedere.
Daniel Brown
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