Red Bandana

Red Bandana is a qawwali-inspired vocal composition performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The track appears as the twenty-fourth entry on the album Bandit Queen, Vol. 51, released on January 1, 1995 under the label Oriental Star Agencies Ltd. The recording spans 1 minute and 22 seconds and was distributed in digital media format.

The album Bandit Queen, Vol. 51 forms part of a larger series of compilations associated with the soundtrack of the 1994 film Bandit Queen, directed by Shekhar Kapur. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan contributed multiple vocal performances to the series, though the specific thematic or lyrical content of Red Bandana remains undocumented in available sources. The track exemplifies Khan’s signature fusion of traditional Sufi qawwali with contemporary production techniques prevalent in the mid-1990s.

Oriental Star Agencies Ltd., the label behind the release, specialized in South Asian music distribution during this period. The company frequently collaborated with Khan, issuing numerous albums that expanded the global reach of qawwali. While Red Bandana is brief in duration, its inclusion in the Bandit Queen series aligns with the film’s use of regional folk and classical music to underscore its narrative. Further details regarding the track’s composition, session musicians, or recording location are not publicly verified.