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]
Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Folk Album".[7]
Production
Khan's voice was accompanied by the voices of his troupe as well as by tablas and harmonium.[8][9] The album was recorded in Pakistan.[9]
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"
References
^Strauss, Neil (18 Aug 1996). "Enchanter at the Crossroads of Pop and Sacred". The New York Times. p. 53.
