Because his music belongs to the world. Because the West sees in him the musical successor to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Because his soundtracks for movies can pop up in the unlikeliest of spots, from the opening credits of the Hollywood film, Inside Man, to the title sequence of a Palestinian film, Divine Intervention, Because in a world where quantity drowns quality, his music is not a mere tune but often a mystical experience. Because he works only with those who understand this.