Rehmat-e-Nusrat

Rehmat-e-Nusrat, a group of young, self trained qawwals from Kumaon hills who consider Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan their guru and muse. The group presents Qawwalis by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sufiyana kalaams by the great poets Amir Khusrao, Meera Bai, Baba Bulleh Shah, ghazals, Kabir Bhajans, and original compositions. The group was formed in 2014 by lead vocalist and harmonium virtuoso Sarvjeet Tamta, who counts amongst his teachers, Ustadji Wadali Brothers from Amritsar, Ustadji Fakira Khan Saheb from Barmer, Rajasthan and Ustadji Padma Shri Anwar Khan Manganiyar. The group has performed at various college festivals around North India and introduced Sufi and qawwali music to new audiences in their state. The pandemic did not dampen the band's enthusiasm, and they have performed pop-up concerts at Museo Camera Museum, Throttle Shrottle, virtual concerts with Sacred Music Seattle, In2Wild Festival UK, Hothouse Chicago, FabIndia, at major festivals like Surajkund Crafts mela, Jaipur Literature Festival, Ziro Festival of Music 2022 and venues such as Windmills Craftworks, India Habitat Centre, Royal Opera House Mumbai among others.