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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a world-renowned Pakistani musician, who was primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis .... Considered one of the greatest singers ever recorded, he possessed a six-octave vocal range and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours. Extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Sufi music to international audiences. He was popularly known as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali". Born in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Khan had his first public performance at age of 16, at his father's chelum. He officially became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971, and was signed by Oriental Star Agencies , Birmingham, U.K., in the early 1980s. In subsequent years, Khan released movie scores and albums for various labels in Pakistan, Europe, Japan and the U.S. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist in the process. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.
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Agua Dulce is a census-designated place located in Los Angeles County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2,526 feet . Agua Dulce is located just north of Santa Clarita. The town has a population of about 4,000. It is located at 34°29′47″N 118°19′32″W... / 34.49639°N 118.32556°W / 34.49639; -118.32556 and covers a geographic area of about 25 square miles . The ZIP code is 91390 and area code 661. Agua Dulce is located about 25 miles Southwest of Palmdale, 44 miles North of Los Angeles, in the Sierra Pelona Valley portion of Southern California. The town has a median household income of $78,000 . The average household size is 3.1. The 2010 United States Census reported that Agua Dulce had a population of 3,342. The population density was 146.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Agua Dulce was 2,854 White, 59 African American, 24 Native American, 78 Asian, 3 Pacific Islander, 223 from other races, and 101 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 611 persons . The Census reported that 3,314 people (99.
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