Rafi Saab, is indeed the best singer of all times. Today,
28 years after his death, he lives on eternally. His songs today are just as popular as they were during his lifetime.
December 24th, 2008
Naushad Ali and Mohammed Rafi both were the legends of Hindi Film Music, former one is one of the greatest Music Directors of Indian Cinema and later one is one of the greatest playback singers of Indian Cinema who made for each other and born on 25th and 24th December respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 24th, 2008

We are going to pass through yet another year of Rafi Sahab’s birth anniversary on the 24th December 2008!
Mohammad Rafi is a voice of the ages gone by and for generations to come and what seems so powerful in his delivery is a blend of his humility, that evergreen smile, powerful yet slender voice, the right dose of expression, range and modulation in every song he rendered. His voice is like a high tech music system, without even having to adjust the volume for an excellent output. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 24th, 2008

24th December will mark the birthday of our beloved King of Melody Mohammed Rafi Saab. This day a Melodious & Sweet Velvet voice was born almost 84 years ago to be destined as the Greatest Ever to rule the Music Industry confined not only in our Country but the entire Universe as a whole. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 21st, 2008
28 years since his death the maestro continues to enthrall and inspire people. Rafisaab could indeed take the credit of inspiring the most number of singers.Some of them good some of them bad but nevertheless everyone succeeded to some extent. Here are the few singers who made the most out of their inspiration Read the rest of this entry »
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December 21st, 2008

Mohd Rafi
Between 1948 and 1958, Mohammed Rafi Saab had sung over 25 memorable duets with Suraiya. Probably, the first ever Rafi-Suraiya duet was “Taron Bhari Raat Hai Par Tu Kahan” in Film:Kajal-1948, composed by Ghulam Mohammed. Incidentally, Suraiya is known to have sung only for herself and only in Films wherein she was the heroine. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 21st, 2008
Patriotic songs of Mohd Rafi, Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar and Hemanta Kumar will be sung LIVE by Rafi Centric singers along with a band of musicians from the Rafi Foundation on the occassion of Mohd Rafi’s 84th birthday celebrations on Dec.24th at Bandra’s Rafi Mansion - the late singer’s residence. Rafi lovers from different parts of the country will mark the day as National Integration Day and will hold Live Musical Shows at 12 Indian cities according to Mr.Binu Nair, founder, Rafi Foundation in Mumbai. We will honour all our music legends not just Mohd Rafi says the avid Rafi fan and music lover. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 14th, 2008

Those Five Years
Mohammed Rafi enthralled the followers of Indian Film music from 1944 to 1980, almost throughout remaining on top and labeled No. One Singer in the Film Industry. But there was a period from 1972 to 1976, when due to certain reasons his number of songs went down though the quality of some of his songs sung during that period remained intact, as good as at any time. For Rafi Fans, this period was one of disappointment and the standard of Hindi film music in general started sliding from this period.
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December 14th, 2008

Tribute to a Legend
The one and only shagird of our mentor Mohamed Rafi Saheb, popular Playback Singer of the Sixties and Seventies, Padamshree Mahendra Kapoor, winner of 3 Filmfare Awards, as well as the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, who shot into fame in 1958, with the chartbuster hit Aadha Hai Chandrama, Raat Aadhi ( Navrang ) was honoured posthumously with the
Rafi Memorial Award 2008. Concieved, scripted and executed by Founder President Ruhi Khan, the Rafi Lovers Circle hosted a grand musical concert in memory of the noble singer, who passed away on Sept 27, 2008.
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December 7th, 2008

Mohd Rafi and Geeta Dutt
Geeta Dutt had sung over 150 duets with the great Mohammed Rafi, her highest number with any singer. Now, Mohammed Rafi, the singer-par-excellence, needs no new introduction. He was a colossus that ruled the Indian Film Music for over three decades all the way unto his untimely death in 1980. Even after his death, he was continuing to eternally rule the hearts of genuine music-lovers of successive generations. Read the rest of this entry »
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