Faisal Rafi is a veteran Music Producer, Faisal comes on The Pakistan Experience to talk about Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, How Rahat Fateh Ali Khan got into Bollywood, Qawali culture, Recording Labels, The Music Industry, Spotify, Concerts and the future of Music in Pakistan.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  Faisal Rafi is a veteran Producer for Music, TV and Film in Pakistan. In his 20 years as a Producer he has worked with top music, film and TV talent in the country and his list of clients stretches from Pakistan into India, England and the USA. Faisal has been producing music and has created some of the most memorable pieces of music history in Pakistan. Faisal has worked with top names in the music locally and internationally including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Strings, Atif Aslam, Rohail Hyatt, Kaavish, Strings, Raeth, Ayesha Omar, Karavan, Arieb Azhar, Mauj, Zoe Viccaji, Badnaam, Kashmir amongst others and has garnered several awards and nominations including “Lux Style Award” for Best Music Producer. Faisal has worked extensively in film music in Bollywood with names like Pooja Bhatt, Mohit Suri, Saregama and Sony Music. Faisal Rafi produced the ground breaking Music of the Indus project. Faisal was Recording Engineer and consultant for the Indus Raag Project by Tehzeeb foundation which was Pakistan's only official entry to date in the Grammy's.  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.   Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 0:00 Rahat and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan  15:46 Hamza Akram, Sabri brothers, and recording for Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 25:32 Qawwali party, inclusivity in music  34:41 Ethnic differences, the quota system 49:07 Internet and music, artist empowerment  1:02:30 Vinyl demand, ticket profits, problems with live shows 1:16:08 Clubs and venues, getting into music  1:27:37 TikTok and artists, music rights, Lyari gang war 1:40:54 QnA