Since becoming the head of the group, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has performed on a variety of recordings and has sung with Eddie Vedder at the Dead Man Walking Concert put on by Tim Robbins. He and his band continue to entrance world audiences with numerous shows around the globe. Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s self-titled release on American Recordings is his U.S. debut.

Though Rahat is excited to play with Western pop musicians and lay down tracks in state-of-the-art studios, he is ultimately most concerned with the art of qawwali and its mystically imbued message. As he states, “qawwali music is not only music, it is a message.

PLEASE CHECK WITH THE VENUES FOR TIMINGS AND CONFIRMATIONS AS THE TOUR DATES MAY CHANGE!

When: April 1, 2011
Where: Silver Spurs Arena – Silver Spurs Arena – 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, F

When: April 8, 2011
Where: Silver Spurs Arena – 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, FL

When: April 9, 2011
Where: NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ 0710

When: April 10, 2011
Where: Reliant Arena – Houston, TX 77054

When: April 15, 2011
Where: Orpheum Theater, 1 Hamilton Place, Boston, MA 02108

When: April 16, 2011
Where: Warner Theater, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

When: April 17, 2011
Where: Colden Center, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367

When: April 22, 2011
Where: Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101

When: April 23, 2011
Where: Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

When: April 24, 2011
Where: Event Center @ SJSU Event Center, 290 South 7th Street, San Jose, CA 95112

When: April 29, 2011
Where: Colden Center, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367

When: April 30, 2011
Where: Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

When: May 1, 2011
Where: Hershey Centre – Mississauga, ON, Canada

When: May 7, 2011
Where: Odeum Center, 1033 N. Villa Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181

When: May 8, 2011
Where: The Areana at Don Taft – NSU NOVA SouthEastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314

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Once you start listening to him, his voice goes in your soul, goes in your spirit, and you become extremely weak and succumb to the joyous pleasure of his vocals. He says “I feel that this music is my duty, to go and give the message of Sufism. My future is that one day I will fulfill the desire of Nusrat to give this message to the world.”

In a subordinate role with his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, working in collaboration with Eddie Vedder, of the American rock band, Pearl Jam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan contributed to the soundtrack of the 1995 Hollywood film Dead Man Walking. In 2002, he worked on the soundtrack of Four Feathers in collaboration with the American composer of orchestral and film music, James Horner.

Also in 2002, Rahat guested with The Derek Trucks Band on the song “Maki Madni” for Trucks’ album, Joyful Noise. His vocals were featured on the soundtrack of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto.

More recently he has quite some Bollywood numbers to his credits, each of them instant classics. They range from high pitched potent variations to melodious heart melting soft soulful numbers working with a variety of music directors from the Hindi film Industry.

Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali khan will be touring the US this Summer.

When: April 2nd, 2010
Where: San Diego, CA
Call for more details: 480.242.6607

When: April 3rd, 2010
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Call for more details: 213.413.0550

When: April 4th, 2010
Where: Orpheum Theater, Phoenix, AZ
Call for more details: 480.242.6607

When: April 9th, 2010
Where: Washington, DC
Call for more details: 703.989.1289

When: April 10th, 2010
Where: Atlanta, GA
Call for more details: 404.518.7988

When: April 11th, 2010
Where: Detroit, MI
Call for more details: 586.506.0043

When: April 16th, 2010
Where: Dallas, TX
Call for more details: 480.242.6607 972-398-3828

When: April 17th, 2010
Where: Colden Center, New York, NY
More Details: Call 718.639.2881 or Rehan Siddiqi, 877-786-1180 Click here for Info & Tickets.

When: April 18th, 2010
Where: State Theatre, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Click here for Info & Tickets: Call 631.721.7200 or Kanu Chauhan, 718 639 9200 Click here for tickets.

When: April 23rd, 2010
Where: Boston, MA
Call for more details: 508.954.6433

When: April 24th, 2010
Where: Houston, TX
Call for more details: 713.545.4115

When: April 25th, 2010
Where: Vancouver BC, Canada
Call for more details: 604.592.9777

When: April 26th, 2010
Where: Calgary, Canada
Call for more details: 780.263.2100

When: April 27th, 2010
Where: Edmonton, Canada
Call for more details: 780.263.2100

When: April 30th, 2010
Where: Toronto, Canada
Call for more details: 480.242.6607

When: May 1st, 2010
Where: Oracle Arena – 7000 Colliseum Way, Oakland, California
More Details: Call 925.980.9297 or Kaajal Bautista, 510-785-2300 Click here for tickets.

When: May 2nd, 2010
Where: Raleigh, NC
Call for more details: 480.242.6607

When: May 2nd, 2010
Where: Chicago, IL
Call for more details: 773.764.7576

When: May 5th, 2010
Where: Arena Theater, Houston, TX
Call for more details: 713-545-4115

When: May 8th, 2010
Where: Trinidad
Call for more details: 868.785.0649

When: May 7th, 2010 @ 8:30 PM @ Orlando
Where: Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee
Call for more details: 813) 786-3529, (813) 849-3166, (407) 963-1619 or (321) 438-3667

When: May 8th, 2010 @ 8:30 PM
Where: Colden Auditorium, Flushing, New York
Call for more details: 718-639-9200 Or Click here to buy tickets online