Dil Pukare Aare Aare Aare…
This event information is shared by Mr. Binu Nair, Founder, Rafi Foundation, Mumbai. He can be reahed on his cell 9833 250 701
DIL PUKARE AARE AARE AARE…
ON APRIL 4 AT MUMBAIS DINANATH MANGESHKAR HALL
The Rafi Foundation
Goonjte hain tere naghmon se ameeron ke mahal
jhopdon mein bhi greebon ke teri awaaz hai
Apni mausikee pe sabko fakhr hota hai magar
Mere saathi, aaj mausikee ko tujh par naaz haiÂ
Said Nausad Ali saaheb about the genial maestro Mohd Rafi who has carved his place in the hearts of millions of music lovers. Millions of reams of paper profiling the singer has appeared in newspapers and his music is as popular today as it was few decades ago.
Recently, this writer met a great ghazal exponent whose family is in the “art of ghazal singing” for the last 200 years. Said Shahaab Khan about the maestro : “What Mohd Rafi could do in those three minutes of a song, no one else could do. All the top KHAN gharana singers have conceded it”.
Further he said : There may have been other great singers in various categories of sangeet. But, Mohd Rafi is one of the greatest individuals to be born in the last hundred years.
The Rafi Foundation will present a tribute musical event of rare and heart touching  numbers, lilting romantic songs and ghazals from the reportoiry of Mohd Rafi songs on :
April 4, Saturday at Vileparle’s Dinanath Mangeshkar Hall from 8.30 p.m. onwards.
Mr.Nanji Bahadur the 90 year old  seniormost arranger/musician/singer of music industry will be honoured at the event and a purse presented to him. It may be recalled that Nanji bhai has worked alongwith K.L.Saighal, Mohd Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Roshan, O P Nayyar, C.RAMCHANDRA, Husanlal Bhagatram and many other music dignitories.
The Rafi Foundation
Popular Rafi centric singers like Chirag Panchal, Prabhanjan Marathe (Zee & Star Plus Famed), Kakaji Naushad, Kumar, Aparna and Janavika will present memorable numers such as : Badi der bayee, badi der bayee, Mujhe  tum se mohabbat hai magar…., Subaha na aayee shaam na aaye,  Jeet he lenge baazi hum tum, Hum Tum Ye Bahar dekho rang laaya pyar , Aa -  gale lag jaa, Jhilmil Sitaron ka aangan hoga, Aaye bahar banke lubakar chale gaye, Taara Ree Aa Raa Ree, Abhi Na  jaao chodkar and many more gems.
The music arrangement is by Mr.Nandu Kerkar a well known name in the music industry who will lead a team of 16 musicians with  instruments like saxophone, flute, drums, octopad and synthesisers.
The Rafi Foundation aims at building a music library of hundred percent songs of Rafi and extending medical aid to musicians of the film industry.
Its a great matter of pride for me to present a Mohd Rafi Night on 31st July 2019 at SNDT Auditorium, Cama Lane, Ghatkopar.
With Nandu Kerkar’s band of 15 Live Musicians and 8-10 Top singers it will be a tribute to a legend and a treat to music lovers.
For passes you can contact me at : +919022612572
Today 6th April :
Dil Pukare Aa Re Aa Re Aa Re……
An Audition for Promising Singers at Vileparle, Mumbais Kiran Hall
from 4 pm onwards.
By The Rafi Foundation, Mumbai
Ms. Usha Timothy Mohd Rafi saahebs co-singer will Judge the contestants.
Mail : Rafifoundationclub@gmail.com
Cell : 9833 250 701
D . P. Bijoor : rest in peace………..
we have lost a great mohd rafi saaheb fan who started the earliest fan club in mumbai in the eighties in the early passing away of dedicated rafi saaheb lover mr d p bijoor.
i used to meet mr bijoor at shamrao vithal bank, santacruz head office and after office hours have a discussion on music and rafi saaheb.
bijoor ji used to write articles on mohd rafi .com and his son also used to pen articles here.
in our last meeting i had asked him why he is not writing these days. he said : ” office me ithna time ho jaata hai , waqt hi nahi milta hai. ”
in our last meet, he was very gracious t o meet me and have a discussion on rafi saaheb over a cup of tea.
a great rafi saaheb lover has left us promting us to say : “yaad na jaaye beete dinon ki “…………..
pls also see post no 7 by bijoor ji.
rest in peace mohd rafi ardent lover.
from the rafi foundation, mumbai
I am also one of the Mohammed Rafi’s fan, and I admire him more than anyone in this world because of his phenomenal popularity and untouched and unmatched voice quality
I am trying to find out some rare songs of rafi which I am not available to get from market in MP3 format. Could you help me if some of Rafi’s fan do have the songs including non filmi ghazal , songs and bhajans, quawali of rafi. I am based in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat
Please inform me.
My emal ID is acharyashammi@yahoo.co.in and acharyashammi@yahoo.com
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT mangalore unit of RAFI FOUNDATION IS OPENING UP NEXT MONTH AND A TEAM OF SINGERS ARE TRAVELLING TO KASARGOD AND MANGALORE TO RENDER SOME GREAT SONGS OF RAFI SAAHEB.
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SHRIVASTAVA JI : ALL THE BEST. THE RAFI MAGIC NEVER STOPS. WE WILL BE VISITING YOU VERY SOON.
BINU NAIR
MUMBAI
HARISH JI POST 14 : MANY THANKS. i WILL SEND YOU THE PICTURES TO YOUR E.MAIL ADDRESS. pLS. CONTACt me.
Shrivastava ji : VERY SORRY TO SEE UR POST VERY LATE. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH SOON.
BINU NAIR
binus2000@hotmail.com
Dear Binu Ji
How Nice To Know about Rafi Foundation Mumbai . we Rafians here at Gwalior ( MP ) have also united under the banner of MOHD. RAFI ARTS FOUNDATION GWALIOR which we started on 31st july in year 2007.
we presented an evening in the name of our beloved rafi. a documentry containing images, videos etc was also played on projector,
since then we are doing something musical in the name of old singer’s. recently on 23rd ( eve of Rafi Birth Day ) we orgnized Geeta Dutt Nite under the banner of MOHD RAFI ARTS FOUNDATION GWALIOR.
AGAIN ON 13 jANUARY we are going to stage a Shammi Kapoor Nite which will certainly include rafi songs.
in the year 2008 on 24th Dec we orgnised RAFI AWARD also.
kindly be in touch so that we can share good things.
i just got about you . i will mail the song lists, photos of our events.
you may note the following details :
S K SHRIVASTAVA
GENERAL SECRATARY
MOHD RAFI ARTS FOUNDATION GWALIOR
407 MIDLAND PLAZA THATIPUR GWALIOR 474011
PHONE : 0751-645688
MY CELL NO. 9200000355
EMAIL : sk_gwalioir@rediffmail.com
waiting from you
take care
bye
Binuji, u had promised “a detailed report with songs, video and photographs” in post #10. Still awaiting 🙂
dear alum, i had not heard of Chirag before this prog. but then i don’t watch the TV idol shows. Chirag Panchal is on facebook. I suggest u send him a message there and get an answer fm him directly!
Harish,
In your comment you made mention of Chirag Panchal. I had heard him in Saregama program few years ago. I was very impressed with his singing. Do you know if Chirag has produced any recordings that can be accessed? Or if any of the songs he sang can be heard on any Website?
I shall greatly appreciate your reply.
Thanks.
Alum
yes, it was an awesome programme. well organised, and the song selection was a mix of hit songs and not-so-popular great songs. the compering was also good, though it looked like he was talking a bit too much (to be fair to him, i think he was talking only when the musicians were not ready and fine-tuning their instruments)
The star of the day (for me) was Chirag Panchal. He sang so effortlessly and lovingly. Prabhanjan was not very far behind. His antics were fun to watch. I thought it was not fair to ask the two ladies – Aparna and Janavika to sing with these gentlemen. These ladies have still a lots to learn.
Nandu Kerkar did a great job. Hats off to the team. I just loved the way they played ‘Dil Ke Jharoke Mein’
Thank you Binu Nair and Rafi Foundation for the show.
Rafi Nite – A great success………
The april 4th Rafi Nite Event at Mumbai’s Dinanath Mangeshkar hall was a big success. The house was full – with rafi lovers.
great songs from great composers like usha khanna, op nayyar, naushad, shankar-jaikishan, ravi, l & P, ghulam mohd, madan mohan – were played.
popular good songs all less heard was played to the delight of 900 odd rafi fans and the show went up to 12.20 p.m.
seen in the audience were hard core rafi bakhts like : shri sanjiv madan mohan, shri shaandar amrohi, shri nanaji bahadur, mr.bharat shah, sharad shah, mr.nitin and mr d.p.bijoor from the shamrao vithal coop bank ltd – our sponsors, mr.ravi banker and many of our members.
the music team led by shri nandu kerkar did a splendid job. a detailed report with songs, video and photographs – follows.
binu nair, rafi foundation…. mumbai….
Goonjte hain tere naghmon se ameeron ke mahal
jhopdon mein bhi greebon ke teri awaaz hai
Apni mausikee pe sabko fakhr hota hai magar
Mere saathi, aaj mausikee ko tujh par naaz hai
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Binuji, all the best for the programme. Happy to note that the songs you have selected are not the same ones sung in every programme. The choice is really good.
Wishing the programme a grand success
Regards
Utthara
Binujee — Wishing you & your entire team all the best for your forthcoming memorial on Rafi Saab at the Dinanath Hall on Saturday 04/04/2009.
Indeed the Rafi Foundation is doing a very good job. Please keep up the good work.
We all pledge our support & full cooperation to you & your entire team
Rafi Lovers:
Rafi Foundation will definitely do things a bit – differently, for the love of millions of rafi fans.
at the event on april 4 we will play some “popular” songs, some “good” songs which are less heard.
herein, i would mention two songs of rafi saaheb. this beauty is the favourite song of the divine crooner. “jaayega jab yahan se kuch bhi na saath hoga” from movie moti mahal of the fifties. the co-singer is madhubala jhaveri.
madhubala ji was present at our programme at the naushad hall event and we played the song live.
the second song is from the movie : daaera.
its sung by rafi and mubarak begum. “Devta tum ho mera Sahara, maine thama hai daaman tumhara” , tuned by flautist Jamal Sen, the father of composers dilip & samir sen.
this song too is a perenial beauty and we play it live whenever possibe.
for the love and care of the listener’s time and ears, we never intend playing some of the dead numbers which even illustrious men have failed to keep alive. we too must not “try” it is what we feel.
in short, at our events, we try to give a good mix of rare and good songs along with peppy mohd rafi numbers.
binu nair, rafi foundation, mumbai….
very good work
Great effort Binu and team of Rafi Foundation.. Happy to note that there is lot of enthusiasm for the Rafi Nite…
We wish you best of every thing and pray that Rafi Gharana spreads like fragnance all over the world
Dear Binu Ji,
As a founder of Rafi foundation you deserve congratulation on every such events so please accept my heartiest congratulation on this occasion. I feel happiness when Rafi Sb is being discussed and praised on any platform. Good work.
Regards,
-Imran-
All the Best Binu ji, I echo AS Murty ji’s thoughts.There are soooo many songs of Rafi sab that deserved the same fate as the famed ones but couldn’t make it.Wonder why!!!
wishing the programme a huge success. singers should showcase lesser popular but equally great songs, instead of repeating the same sets of songs in programme after programme. some of the songs mentioned are not the regular ones in such musical events and to that extent it is praiseworthy.