Intoxicated Spirit
1996 live album by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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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]
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Qawwali[1] | |||
| Label | Shanachie[2] | |||
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Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Folk Album".[7]
Production
Critical reception
| 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]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yeh Jo Halka Halka" | |
| 2. | "Ruk Pe Rehmat Ka" | |
| 3. | "Be Wafa" | |
| 4. | "Meri Saqi Saqi Yeh" |