Greetings:
The world reknown Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the Qawwali Party will
perform live at the famous Lincoln Theater, on Friday August 6, 1999 at
8:00PM.

The concert will benefit in part Rohey Jobe, a 15 year old Gambian in need
of a bone marrow transplant estimated to cost $250 000 (two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars).

Below is the Press Release for the event. Also you may visit our web site
http://www.rootsfestival.com the official site for the concert for more
information.

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Press Release.  For Immediate Release--June 22, 1999

RAHAT NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN TO PERFORM IN WASHINGTON DC

WASHINGTON DC   -       Finally! Sufi Soul is here.  The long awaited concert
performance featuring the sensational artist Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and
his Qawwali Party will take place in Washington DC.  The event is scheduled
for Friday August 6, 1999 at the famous Lincoln Theater located at 1215 U
Street NW, DC.

After a nearly two-year hiatus following Nusrat's death, Rahat and the party
will resume performances outside of Pakistan beginning in the summer season
of 1999, with a debut album for Sony Music scheduled for release in the year
2000.

Rahat's distinctive, high-pitched voice can be thrilling in its mystic leaps
of passion and, at other times, soothing in the sustained warmth of its
classical progressions, effortlessly embracing the elevating aesthetic of
qawwali tradition.

Rahat is the nephew of the legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1949 -
1997) who in modern times, emerged as the central figure in qawwali music,
destined to carry the music to new audiences and, for the first time, beyond
the borders of the lands of its origins.

Nusrat and 'Party' were discovered and promoted by British pop star Peter
Gabriel through Gabriel's Real World record label and WOMAD international
festival production company beginning in 1988, creating a wave of interest
among listeners in the West.

Rahat, whom Nusrat called "my eyes upon the world", was the "second voice"
in Nusrat's party of thirteen musicians from the age of fifteen.  A few
weeks before Nusrat's passing, in the summer of 1997, Nusrat formally
accorded the mantle of leadership of his group to Rahat in ceremonies in
Lahore, Pakistan.

The concert promises to live up to its international billing. Come an
experience an evening of passionate, elevating music for the spirit.

Part of the proceeds derived from the concert will go to benefit a 15 year
old Gambian (West African) girl suffering from Leukemia and in need of a
bone marrow transplant.

Roots Festival International
Tel: 301-593-5844
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
http://www.rootsfestival.com


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