5 Things to Know About the Urdu Song That Hit the British Charts
- Massive Attack remixed Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s “Mustt Mustt,” making it the first Urdu song to reach the British charts.
- The remix introduced qawwali, a traditional Sufi devotional music, to a Western audience through a trip-hop lens.
- The original track blends classical qawwali with electronic production, a fusion that predated the remix.
- The song’s success on the charts was a landmark moment for cross-cultural music collaboration in the 1990s.
- The remix helped Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan gain broader recognition outside of South Asian and world music circles.