Email from Raashid Rafi
Email from Raashid Rafi.
Mr. Raashid Rafi happens to be Rafi Sahab’s grand son. We received an email from him, which has been posted for all fans to read.
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Raashid Rafi and I live in London. I am the grandson of Mohammad Rafi. My father, Khalid, is his son. I was informed of your web-site by a friend in the US. Yesterday I browsed through your site and was very impressed.
If you ever need any more information on my grandfather I will be more than happy to provide you with it, within reason ofcourse.
Take Care
Raashid Rafi
August 19th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Hi! am Picco and live in Calcutta.I m just 15 yrs old and i have many more yrs left to cross this life of mine.I think if i could use this above line of mine as “i have few more yrs left in my life” then i could have seen this LIVING LEGEND MOHAMMAD RAFI Sahab.Yes Yes he is still living,he is living in our hearts,living in our minds.
I get very upset of the reason that there are lack of Concerts,Shows and road names on him.I burst out in anger if anyone tells anything against Rafi Sahab.Specially the kishore kumar fans.I feel like killing them.I stopped listening to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM coz they don’t feel like playing Rafi Sahab’s songs.On the 26th DEATH ANNIVERSIRY also they didn’theld any show on this great legend.
I have collected thousands of songs of Rafi Sahab.He is like my IDOL. I worship him.But still there are many songs which i have not heard of Rafi Sahab’s 30,000 songs.Some of them i heard but i dont have them—Saaz dil chedke from the film BHEEGEE RAAT.This is my request to this site that to give some options of freely downloading his songs specially the rare ones.
Rashid Rafi Sahab i read the your letter and want to contact you. My dream of meeting Mohammad Rafi is incomplete but if i can meet any member of his family i will feel that i met him.You cannot understand my feelings.I am really a mad fan of Mohammad Rafi. If u want to contact me you can E-mail me at “piccomkj@yahoo.co.in”.Plzzzz contact me this is a request.
August 13th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
i have ya nabi salaam alaika sung by rafisaheb pls mail me at huseni_tinwala@yahoo.com and anybody has a video recording of naushadsaheb programme with rafisaheb pls e mail me.
August 11th, 2006 at 11:21 pm
while doing my work for about 8 to 10 hours a day i listen to the songs of rafisaheb,and this has become a passion for me since last 26 years.pls someone get me the live programme of rafisaheb with naushadalisaheb on doordarshan on dvd/vcd,i m staying in mumbai.or i will collect it from wherever its available.all congrats to the young fuzailrafi on his success
August 6th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Salaam!
I am a big fan of Mohammad Rafi and I am desperately looking for a muslim devotional song sung by Rafi saab. It is called Yaa Nabi yaa salaam aleika. Could anybody please send it to me or guide me to where I can download it from? I would be very grateful.
I love your website, keep up the good work!
Thank you.
August 1st, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Dear Mohd. Rafi fans,
Of course, I am one of the crores of people who are madly in love with Rafisaab’s golden voice. To put it simply, he was and is SIMPLY THE GREATEST!!
One thing that I want to share with you - Rafisaab also sang some sweet songs in Marathi. The interesting part is that Rafisaab’s accent in Marathi songs was impeccable - as if Marathi was his mother tongue!!
The music director of some Marathi songs of Rafisaab was Shrikant Thakare - brother of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thakare.
Rafisaab’s ‘gayaki’ was a rare combination of superb voice quality, breath-taking range & the sensitivity to mould his voice in the character singing his song.
One small example- ‘Madhumati’ has Rafisaab’s 2 songs - ‘Jungle main mor naacha’ [On Johnny Walker] & ‘Toote hien khwaboon ne’ [On Dilip Kumar].
Rafisaab’s generosity was legendary.
Lastly, Rafisaab has done great service to Hindustan by staying in Mumbai even after Partition - imagine our loss had he chosen to go over to Pakistan!
Still lastly, Rafisaab was more Hindu than those born as Hindus - his countless ‘Bhakti’ [devotional] songs show him as a truly pious person.
Lastly, we pray to Ishwar to send Rafisaab back to us in his next ‘avatar’, because we indeed miss him the most!!
Love to all,
Nandakumar Konkar
Pune, India
[email : nkbkonkar@yahoo.co.uk]
July 31st, 2006 at 11:32 pm
i m a ardent fan of rafi sab and want to b in touch with other fans so tht we can share our thoughts about this great singer.other fans please b in touch so tht we can discuss and share our thoughts/pics and other memoire of rafi saab.my mail is id hzaheer1@rediffmail.com
July 31st, 2006 at 10:12 pm
hi there everyone,after reading the comments about rafi sahab,theres not much left for me to say really,i have been involved in quite a few tribute shows on both local radio and sky tv,and not to forget the many live shows i have done.Ifind great pleasure in singing rafi saabs songs,with “o dunya ke rakhwale”being a speciallity.Iwould like to get in touch and maybe meet up with rafi saabs grandson raashid rafi,so if you read this post raashid,plz email me on ,mhafiz@hotmail.co.uk…..youd be surprised at the rafi stuff ive got ,even a film of him live!
July 31st, 2006 at 4:14 pm
A lot of Rafi Lover/devotee/Worshipper but no place to gather.
So i am making a community in orkut naming it rafilovers.please feel free to join that. Rafi Sahab we NEED you.
I am looking forward to all Rafi Lovers to join that community.
With eager anticipation
Faiz A Faiz
July 30th, 2006 at 7:51 am
I like Surjit Singh’s confidence in claiming that there are only about 5000 documented songs sung by legendary Rafi Saheb as against rumours of 26,000 songs. The gap is too much to accept.
Since Surjit speaks with so much confidence, can he please state numbers of other prominent singers for us to compare.
July 29th, 2006 at 5:34 pm
Please send me Live concert songs of Muhammad Rafi. at my above mentioned address. I have about one thousand songs from early fiftees till eightees. But i dont have any video of his golden voice.
Forgot to include email id.
So, kindly note this: manojrk.00@rediffmail.com
manojmuralib@yahoo.co.in
July 29th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Please send me Live concert songs of Muhammad Rafi. at my above mentioned address. I have about one thousand songs from early fiftees till eightees. But i dont have any video of his golden voice.
Hoping you will make this possible though this valuable site.
Thanking and soliciting favourable action.
manojkumar.r.
murali bhavan,
memana
oachira.p.o.
kollam dist
kerala state
July 27th, 2006 at 7:59 pm
rafi sahab is the best was the best and remains th best . i am monu a 13 year old young fan of rafi sahab i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee rafi sahab my father to thankyou bye
July 21st, 2006 at 4:54 pm
CAN SOME ONE TELL ME THIS SONG SING BY MOHD RAFI SAHED IN GUJARATI…” PAKSHI NAVU PINJARU MAGGE…I DONT KNOW THIS SONG HAS BEEN SING BY RAFI SAHED OR NOT BUT SOME ONE TOLD ME THAT THE SAME HAS BEEN SING BY RAFI SAHEB….MY EMIAL ID. paras75@rediffmail.com
July 19th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
I agree with Sagar Thakkar. Thank You.
July 17th, 2006 at 2:30 am
Hi All:
My name has been mentioned above in connection with 5,000 or 26,000 songs of the great Rafi Sahib. 99.9% of the songs that Rafi Sahib sung for Hindi films have already been cited in the 5-volume Hindi Film Geet Kosh and three books that have been published on Rafi Sahib. If you can find ANY more songs of Rafi Sahib for Hindi films that are not already listed in these 8 books, please send the song to me with documentary proof that it was indeed sung by him. I will give yoy $10 per song. Here is you chance to make $210,000! My address is
Surjit Singh
PO Box 720911
San Diego, CA 92172-0911 USA
and email is surjit@hindi-movies-songs.com.
July 11th, 2006 at 2:08 am
dear brother, i am in entertainment secratery of al ain indian social centre al ain , uae. we planning to coduct rafi night on 3rd august at isc primaises please pray for about this programme grand sucsess. yours loving, noushad valancheri
July 2nd, 2006 at 10:02 am
greetings to all rafi saab’s divine music lovers!
i am thrilled and grateful to find this website where i can share my love and thoughts of rafi saab with others. a musician who was also an equally great human being. his art reflects the profound beauty of his soul. i can go on and on…and never say enough in his praise. i really, really miss his (physical) presence in this world…and am saddened that we have had to live without more of his fantastic songs. i would give him a few years of my own life, if it were possible. i find solace and immense joy in listening to his songs and always either start dancing to them, or get swept away by tears! one can feel all the emotions in his songs directly and become totally enthrolled in them.
like all of you i too feel a exxtrememly blessed to have lived in this world during the time of his life and music.
i would love to say few words to rafi saab’s grandson raashid. i have always wondered about and wanted to meet his family. my husband’s uncle lived in the same building in bombay as rafi saab. wish i had the great honor of being there at that time.
so..please, if any of you find raashid’s contact info, please do share it with me.
thank you…and best wishes to all…
bina
June 15th, 2006 at 12:19 am
hi to all Rafi Fans….
at least we all share one thing in common and that is an ear for a great voice that was Rafi Saab. There was noone like him when he was around and i doubt anyone will ever fill his great role. Just so versatile, deep and just a suberb down to earth human being.
will be well missed by us all….but we have his songs to celebrate his wonderful and enchanting career. Through his voice alone he can bring a tear to your eyes and within seconds the mood is one of mischief and it leaves you smiling. What more can i say? TRUE LEGENDS NEVER DIE!!!
Alas i was but a young child when Rafi Saab was performing live….if only i could turn back the clock so that i may have had the pleasure of experiencing the Magic that was Rafi.
There is a 2 PART CD entitled MOHD RAFI LIVE AROUND THE WORLD which is available by mail order through a website called AUDIOREC.
Also these tracks (live) are available to listen to through MUSICINDIAONLINE
Best of luck
June 14th, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Rafi Saab , well the legend and probably the best in the world and it will not be wrong if we call him ” TANSEN ” really he was who could forget the Baiju Bawra songs , NAUSHAAD saab once said that no one can take Rafi Saab’s place , I am proud to say that I have more than 500 songs in my collection and that too all SOLO songs of Rafi Saab .
As we all know that ” GOOD ” and ” EXCLUSIVE ” things have very little life as Rafi Saab was GOD’S Gift to us we had a very small but impressive feeling of him.
I pray to god to rest his soul in peace.
I do not listen to LATA , ASHA and KISHORE KUMAR is way out of my list because I don’t think they are singers.
Rafi Saab was one example who told us that singing can’t be a profession but it’s a journey of life which should be useful to others welfare and why not he has sung so many songs for those music directors without charging a penny , who can forget Madan Mohan Saab’s music composition he use to compose his songs with Rafi Saab only with his voice and also he had once said that I should not be paid for the music it’s Rafi Saab who does the magic.
I am not a FAN of Rafi Saab but a devotee because Rafi Saab was a true human being and that where he is an IDOL for me.
If anyone is interested in any songs of Rafi Saab please get in touch with me. My email is sagar@ekartha.com
Regards
Sagar
June 10th, 2006 at 10:28 am
About Rafi Sahab, I always sing rafi sahab and been singing for many years in private gathering in uae, I like all the songs but there is a song from film HUM DONO,(Khabi khudpe kabhi halat pe roa aya) when i sing with song I can do it but when I sing alone I get stuch at HUM TAO SAMJHEY THEY KE HUM BHOOL GAYE HAEN UNN KO (TWICE) and at this point I always say it was onlyRAFI SAHABwho sang this song and nobody ever can copy or sing in his way and the style, not only india but the whole world can never get asing like RAFI SAHAB at all.
June 6th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
I have seen quite a few people asking for Live concert songs of Muhammad Rafi. Here is one location from where you can download one….
http://www.desitorrents.com/forums/showthread.php?p=999508
May 24th, 2006 at 11:42 am
hi to all,
can some one let meknow the website where i can get rafi sahab’s live concert songs.i will be greatful
my email is . aaf21cen1@yahoo.com
and thanks
May 15th, 2006 at 2:29 am
My Brother, Balvinder Singh Sian lived and died for M Rafi, I listen to M Rafi each and every day and will do for the remainder of my life, thank you God for giving the world such a beautiful gift…
May 9th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
i request mr narayan to send that live shows iam vry much thankful to him if he provide me ,my email adress is
sajeedkhan@yahoo.com thanks a lot for this site
May 7th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
i am greaful you and those person who love rafi&songs i reqest i want to see live program how is it possible ek sahib mr p.naranyanan who mil that he has 3live telecast i am thanful kis tarha hum bhi yah dekh sakey iam going to ph him RAFI JAISEY AWAAJ PHIR JANAM NAI LEY SAKTI