Nusrat fateh ali khan
Eddie Vedder said, "I was lucky to work with Nusrat, a true musician who won't be replaced in my life. There was definitely a spiritual element in his music." Eddie Vedder also incorporated 'Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan' into the lyrics of 'Wishlist' during the 98' Yield tour in Melbourne, Australia.
The late American rock singer Jeff Buckley paid his tribute to Nusrat on the album, Live at Sin-é. In his introduction, he states, "Nusrat, he's my Elvis," before performing the song "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai." The recording generated interest among the audience who were previously unaware of his music. He also stated in an interview, "I idolize Nusrat, he's a god too." Buckley died in May 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee, 3 months before Nusrat. In addition, Nusrat's posthumously released The Supreme Collection Vol.1 has liner notes written by Buckley, to whom this album is dedicated.
In 2005, a tribute band called, Brook's Qawwali Party was formed in New York, by percussionist Brook Martinez to perform the music of Nusrat. The 11 piece group still performs mostly instrumental jazz versions of Nusrat's qawwalis using the instruments conventionally associated with jazz like saxophones, brass, electric guitar, double bass, djembe, drum set, and percussion rather than those with qawwali.
SPIN magazine lists Nusrat as one of the 50 most influential artists of music in 1998.
Nusrat fateh ali khan tributes
TIME magazine's issue of November 6, 2006, "60 Years of Asian Heroes", lists Nusrat as one of the top 12 Artists and Thinkers in the last 60 years.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote a tribute song about Nusrat, called "Circle of the Noose". It has never been released. Justin Timberlake also wrote a tribute song about Nusrat , called "You're Gone". This song is also unreleased.