The Day, The Night, The Dawn, The Dusk (1991)

"With the success of the qawwali star's recordings for Real World after 1989, other labels delved into his vast back catalog in Pakistan. Based on the clean sound here, this must have been recorded in the 1980s. The notes give extensive translations of the lyrics to these three romantic pieces, one of them nearly half an hour long. "Yeh Jo Halka Halka," a study in obsession, uses the language of intoxication to describe love." The combination of Islam and impossible love has produced whole worlds of timeless music, but little of it can match the unbridled passion of Nusrat and his ten-man "party," most of who sing in support of Nusrat's husky tenor. The lengthy translations here are a real plus. The lengthy final piece concentrates on the joy and release of a lover who has returned, and also the agony of her impending departure. These long qawwali pieces is one of the most consistently satisfying listening experiences in world music." (Banning Eyre, Allmusic)