Ustad Bakhshi Salamat Ali Khan was the son of Roorey Ali Khan, a great Ustad of his time. Ustad Bakshi Salamat and his brother, Mubarik Ali Khan were senior students of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan and Mubarak Ali Khan (father and uncle of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan respectively). Ustad Bakhshi Salamat’s singing not only gained popularity among the Sufis and pilgrims of the Dargahs, but also many distinguished Qawals and singers such as Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ghulam Farid Sabri, Manzoor Niazi and others had become their fans.
The information above was obtained from the YouTube channel ‘Qawali Classics’. Please check out their channel for more recordings of Ustad Bakshi Salamat.
The two Shabads below are from their tour to Singapore and Malaysia in 1978. Please ‘right click’ and ‘save link as’ to download audio files. Enjoy!