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Fan ho to Aisa

Friday, August 8th, 2003

Article By Pallavi Srivastava. Source: http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=60006

New Delhi, August 8: As a schoolkid, he boarded a goods train and travelled in the guard’s compartment to watch Mohammed Rafi sing at a concert in Bareilly. Decades later, G.B. Mathur has made it his mission to see the late playback singer honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award or the Bharat Ratna. (more…)

Veteran Playback Singer Manna Dey to Perform

Saturday, August 2nd, 2003

By India West. Source: Ms. Nalini Ramji

Following is an excerpt from an article on Manadey. (more…)

Mohammad Rafi and Jagmohan (translated)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

This article is translated by Ms. Chitralekha

Hi all, I finally managed to translate part of that Gujarati article about Rafi sahab. Posting it on here for everyone to read. (more…)

Legendary singer, Mohommad Rafi, honored with commemorative stamp

Friday, June 20th, 2003

After much afterthought, the Government has finally taken the move to release the commemorative stamps to honour the great four legendary singers of Hindi Film music. The efforts of Mr.Rajeev Shrivastava have finally yielded fruits and we owe our thanks to him for this. Along with Mohommad Rafi, the other three legendary singers, Kishore Kumar, […]

After much afterthought, the Government has finally taken the move to release the commemorative stamps to honour the great four legendary singers of Hindi Film music. The efforts of Mr.Rajeev Shrivastava have finally yielded fruits and we owe our thanks to him for this. Along with Mohommad Rafi, the other three legendary singers, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and singer-composer, Hemant Kumar have been honoured. (more…)

Music tampering pains living legend

Tuesday, May 13th, 2003

This article was featured on Tribune News Service. Source: Mr. Sajjad Qadir.

Suddenly the city has found favour with legends in the field of music. While yesterday, the harmony was weaved by ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan, today it was the legendary singer Manna Dey sharing his moods at a local hotel. (more…)

His voice swayed millions

Saturday, March 22nd, 2003

This article is by Mr. Vishal Verma. Source: Mr. Sajjad Qadir

MOHAMMED RAFI was one of the most versatile and talented singers Indian film industry has ever produced. Though he passed away 19 years ago on July 31, 1980, he continues to live in the hearts of millions of his fans in India and abroad. Mohammed Rafi had an immortal, melodious voice. He was trained in classical music and had an unparalleled range. (more…)



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