Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan

Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan (25 December 1952 – 9 September 2003) was a Pakistani musician, who played the harmonium in Qawwali music. He was a member of the well-known family of Qawwali musicians, the Qawwal Bacchon ka gharana (Delhi gharana). He was the younger brother of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the son of Fateh Ali Khan, the nephew of Mubarak Ali Khan, and the father of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Biography Following the death of Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan became the leader of the family qawwali party from 1964 until his death in 1997. Farrukh studied music including the harmonium under the tutelage of Nusrat. Initially, Farrukh sporadically performed with Nusrat before becoming a permanent member of the qawwali party in 1971. His talent often went unrecognized due to playing in the shadow of Nusrat.

Farrukh remained a member of the qawwali party when its leadership was taken over by his son, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, after Nusrat's death in 1997. However, under Rahat's leadership, the party did not continue to perform with the same frequency or in the same configuration as they did with Nusrat at the helm. They carried forward Nusrat's legacy after his death in 1997.