Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, also known as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Qawwali Party, was a Pakistani qawwali musical group, led by singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The group is credited with popularizing the genre of Sufi devotional music outside South Asia. Under the core lineup of Nusrat, the group earned international recognition, performing in major cultural venues and collaborating with artists from various musical traditions. They introduced various musical techniques, such as fusion with traditional qawwali, which contributed to the evolution of the genre. Active during the 20th century, their contributions to world music is recognised one of the prominent contributions in the history of Sufi music. The core lineup of the group comprised Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, Dildar Hussain, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Nusrat himself.

The group, which comprised 11 to 13 members with nine of Nusrat's relatives, including Farrukh (brother), Rahat (nephew) and Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan (cousin), gained international attention with their performance at the 1985 WOMAD festival on Mersea Island. It was the first time the group performed in front of a predominantly non-Asian audience, introducing qawwali to a non-Urdu speaking people. The performance, which took place at midnight, contributed to gain attention in the Western world such as the USA and the UK explicitly. This event helped elevate its profile in the Western nations and established a connection with WOMAD, and Real World Records, contributing to their continued work outside Pakistan.