About The Day, The Night, The Dawn, The Dusk
The Day, The Night, The Dawn, The Dusk is a studio album by Pakistani qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Khan released the album in 1991 under the Shanachie label. The recording marked one of his early international releases aimed at Western audiences while retaining the core elements of traditional qawwali and Sufi devotional music.
Khan composed and performed all vocal parts on the album. The production featured his ensemble of backing vocalists and instrumentalists, though specific session musicians remain undocumented in available sources. The album adopted a CD format and contained three extended tracks. The label Shanachie, known for world music distributions, handled the release without additional promotional events beyond standard commercial distribution.
The tracklist included Yeh Jo Halka Halka, a composition blending poetic Urdu verses with Khan’s signature vocal improvisations. Mera Piya Ghar Aaya followed as the second track, incorporating rhythmic clapping and harmonium accompaniment typical of qawwali performances. The final track, Ni Main Jana Jogi De, drew from Punjabi Sufi traditions and featured call-and-response vocal patterns. Each track exceeded ten minutes in duration, emphasizing gradual melodic development and spiritual themes.
Critical reception and commercial performance details for the album are not fully documented in accessible archives. Khan’s collaboration with Shanachie continued in subsequent years, with this release serving as an early example of his cross-cultural appeal. The album cover art and liner notes provided minimal contextual information, focusing instead on Khan’s portrait and track titles. No reissues or remastered editions have been confirmed as of the latest available records.