Hate to say that my head isn't in a place to think about such a question at the moment. When I want to hear some Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan I always go for this track Shams Ud Doha Badar Ud Duja (only because it's the only song I know by him but it's fantastic. Thanks for posting this, I hadn't listened to him for a few years. Listening to this forty three minute version of the song right now and loving it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1DXLxqmaHU Lyrics http://nusrat.info/shamas-ud-doha-badar-ud-doja/ dripping with spiritual love.
I always go for this track Shams Ud Doha Badar Ud Duja
-That's the first song from him I ever heard back when I was in college. I haven't heard it since then, it was on a mixed tape a friend made for me that I've long since lost. I've actually tried to find the song but had NO IDEA what the title was. I can't tell you how glad I am right now. Eyes are welling up with nostalgia. Damn dude, thanks. I'm very grateful.
Unfortunately I can't even begin to think a piece of music that I can outright go "That piece!". However, as a kind of consolation, from long-defunct a last.fm account, this was (not surprisingly) the top track: http://youtu.be/KZTmd-Qg8Zs And I suppose in recent times, I'm currently obsessed with this particular piece: http://youtu.be/R90vDLHGs1Q Well, the entire symphony in general, but that piece resonates deeply within me. It's a really heartbreaking piece.
That first piece has some very "regal" horns. I envision that you request to have this played whenever you enter a room. The second one sounds like something I could live my life to, it's really beautiful. What a voice.