This information is shared by Mr. Hashim Khan –
I am extremly happy to inform you all that The 5th Mohamed Rafi Memorial Award was conferred on Playback Singer of yesteryears Mubarak Begum, at a graceful musical concert organised by the Rafi Lovers Circle of Kolkata on 25th Oct, 09.

A detailed review of the event and photographs appended below / attached.

The 5th Mohammed Rafi Memorial Award

Rafi Lovers Circle organized a musical concert Remembering Melody Queens with Mubarak Begum to confer Mohamed Rafi Memorial Award 2009, on Mubarak Begum, reputed Playback Singer of yesteryears .

The programme was held on 25th Oct, 09 at the Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore  Centre, of The Indian Council for Cultural Relations Kolkata. (more…)

This information is shared by Mr. Zorawar Chhugani, General Secretary, Rafi Foundation Memorial Society, Delhi.

Shri Pawan Kumar Asija

Once again the time came for Rafi fans to get active all across for various activities associated with 31^st July. As every Rafi fan was doing it, Rafi Foundation Memorial Society, Delhi (Delhi Chapter of Rafi Foundation) also got into action for their 31^st July programme decided to be held at Gandhi Memorial Hall (Pearey Lal Bhawan, ITO, Delhi) with all its members doing their bit to make the programme a grand success and the feelings were that the programme should not go low anyways since Rafi Sahab’s name was attached to it. (more…)

By Mr. H.V.Guru Murthy
The BAAR BAAR RAFI Fan Club at Bangalore organised a function REMEMBERING THE UNFORGOTTEN, a Shraddanjali for Rafi Saab on 01.08.09. The show was a stupendous success.

Rafi Shraddhanjali by Baar Baar Rafi

What an amazing sight? People thronging to the music hall for listening to his songs even twenty nine years after he departed for his heavenly abode. His fans are innumerable who also include persons born after his ‘final departure’. His crazy fans want to listen to him again and again.

It was 29 years ago, to be precise on 31^st July, 1980 that our legend with a divine voice, popularly known as Farishta or Guruji to his fans, left them all but not before leaving behind around 5000 of his songs for his fans to listen and re-listen. Mohammed Rafi Saab, aap jaise to na koi the, na hain aur shaayad bhavishya me bhi nahi aayenge. (more…)

ON JULY 31ST………….
FROM : Mr.Binu Nair, Founder – Rafi Foundation, Mumbai :
Cell : 9833 250 701

July 31 will never be the same again for Mohd Rafi”s innumerable fans the world over. For on this day in 1980, Rafi saaheb as he was fondly called, left for ever, succumbing To a massive heart attack at age 56. And Tu kahin aas paas Hai dost from Aas Paas became the last recorded song of the Singing legend. (more…)

This article is written by Ms. Usha Munshi, Mumbai.

Mohd Rafi and Madan Mohan

Was it magical, that evening? I would say it was…

I was very excited as I readied myself to sit through a concert that was organised to pay tribute to the legend – Madan Mohan. I am a huge fan. I was naturally drawn to most of his music compositions. Ironically, till about a few years back, I wasn’t even aware that I was a fan of Madan Mohan, till a close friend, Bhushan, who works with YashRaj Films, and is a sort of pro where Hindi film songs were concerned, closely observed my likes and pointed it out to me! (more…)

This information is shared by Mr.Suneil Makwana

A melodius musical evening in the loving memory of Immortal Rafisaab was organised. A talented Singers like Mr.Kishore Makwana, Mr.Aateeq and Mr.Iqbal with Miss Pallavi performed in this melodius musical show. It was Well Organised on 28th April 2009. The Singers had sung rafi-songs solos and rafi-duets with Miss.Pallavi Dabholkar. Many music lovers attend this melodius show including young, old and new generation along with children. Ghazals, Fast Nos., Romantic Nos.& duets of Rafisaab were presented by the singers. No doubt every one truely enjoyed a rafi musical evening. (more…)

This article is sourced by Mr. P. Narayanan and written by Ms. Shikha Biswas Vohra, the illustrous daughter of the legendary music director Anil Biswas. I think it is important for me to stress the Anil Biswas-Mohd Rafi nexus or rather lack of it. I have recd several calls from Rafi fans after my clarification on Radio Farishta and they are quite pleased with the solving of a long-standing dilemma – Shikha Biswas.

Shrikant Narayan, Shikha Biswas

Music lovers of Delhi were enthralled by the sheer magic of melody, as they travelled back in time to the golden era of Indian cine music. Responsible for transporting them there was the combination of the effort of Sangeet Smriti, an organization dedicated to old melodies being run in the capital by Shikha Biswas Vohra, and the mellifluous voice of Shrikant Narayan, who held an entire audience spellbound with his renditions of the ‘melodious moods’ of the immortal singer. (more…)

This information is shared by Mr. Sunil Kumar.

Hamare Rafi Friends Club organized a free musical show for senior citizens on 05-04-09 at M.M.K.College at Bandra . A large number of Rafi Pujaris were present: Shri A.Narayan (Singer), Shri Kishore Makwana (Singer), Janab Syed Mubin (Singer), Shri Bharat Dave (Artist), Shri Suneil Makwana (Singer & Graphic Designer), Janab Salim (Singer), Dr. Ram Kataria (Dentist) and many more. (more…)