Dr Pierre-Alain Baud is a music loverwho was closely involved withNusrat Fateh Ali Khan's life andmusic for over ten years. This book,first published in French by EditionsDemi-Lune, received several awardsand much acclaim in France. It waspublished in Urdu in Lahore by Sange-Meel Publications. Baud is currentlythe art director of Arts Nomades,a non-profit venture for researchand cultural promotion. He is alsoassociated with different departmentsof Dhaka University and has workedwith the Sindhology department ofSindh University, Pakistan. Trainedin contemporary dance, he wrote hisPh.D on dance and power in Mexico.Through these diverse activities, hepursues his interest in communitydevelopment issues.
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