August 16 [19:30 EDT] -- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the powerful Pakistani singer who worked with Peter Gabriel, Eddie Vedder and Joan Osborne, has reportedly died at the age of 49.
The Associated Press reports that the singer died Saturday in a London hospital where he was admitted last week. Khan has numerous health problems, and reportedly suffered cardiac arrest on Saturday.
Khan's emotive style and powerful presence earned him praise outside of his native Pakistan, and helped him to cross over into Western music. Khan recorded two songs ("The Long Road" and "The Face of Love") with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder for the "Dead Man Walking" soundtrack, and also recorded "Taboo" with Peter Gabriel for the soundtrack to "Natural Born Killers." Khan also performed in concert with Joan Osborne among others.
Originally, it was Khan's command of the swelling singing style known as qawwali in religious songs that earned him global recognition.
On Saturday afternoon, Khan's official website had already reacted to the news, declaring, "His fans all over the world will miss him greatly."
