Comments on: Who Could Have Sung These Songs?

By: Patil

Patil — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:38:00 +0000

Dear Raj,
Aadaab Rafi.
It was wonderful interacting with you and other Baar Baar Rafi Fan Club memebers last saturday. Looking forward to more of such meets and get togethers. Pleae do let me know if there is anythig I can do for the club, anything for Rafi Saab !
Aadaab Rafi, Allah Haafiz.
Patil

By: Hyder Ali

Hyder Ali — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:54:54 +0000

I first heard Rafiji’s songs when I was 18. One of the first songs I hear was Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki from Dulari and I simply loved his voice. So graceful, so sincere and filled with emotions, then I heard the ultimate O Duniya Ke Rakhwale, that is simply an amazing song, my eyes were filled with tears after I heard that, the way Rafi Saab raises his voice is awesome, could not imagine any other singer even try to attepmt that with the same tune and steadiness in the voice.

By: UMESH MAKHIJA

UMESH MAKHIJA — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:16 +0000

JAI RAFI SAHEB, MYSELF UMESH MAKHIJA… I AM DEVOTEE OF HAJI RAFI SAHEB..

By: AHAMED KUTTY Pazhayannur

AHAMED KUTTY Pazhayannur — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:30:41 +0000

Dear Shashankji,

there is no duet song of Yesudasji with Rafi saab.It is informed in an
interview with yesudasji that he was lucky to had a rehersal with
rafi saab under the music of raveendra jain but the recording did not
take place.

By: shashank

shashank — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:24:05 +0000

Can anybdy tell us yesudas and rafisahab have sang any duet song.

By: Dhani Ram

Dhani Ram — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:24:17 +0000

One of the finest songs ever sung is from Manoj starrer shaheed:sarfroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai.this duet of rafi and manna de conclusively evidences rafi’s supremacy as a singer.just listen to this song and you will be convinced of manna de’s repeated asservation that no other singer could even remotely match rafi’s stature as a singer.beginning with alaap rafi goes through his paces in a superlative manner.manna de is barely able to carry his part.it is not for nothing that in a recent interview manna de said that he used to listen to rafi in amazement.

By: shashankchickermane72@gmail.com

shashankchickermane72@gmail.com — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:14:15 +0000

Nice article gurumurthyji, i want to tell tht Mohdrafi and kishorekumar sang many duets with themselves in many films, but both are great singers in their approach. Just listen this song “Zindabad Zindabad” (Mughal E Azam) can any singer sings the way rafisahab sang, the song starts from high and ends it in high alap. wht a genius singer he was, remarkable.

By: Binu Nair

Binu Nair — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:41:21 +0000

post 26 : dhani ram ji: in a concert at shanmukhananda hall mumbai after rafi saaheb finished a song, in walked yesudas and said : whatever i am today it’s because of mohd rafi and took his ashirwad/blesings.
readers will be delighted to know that yesudas dad translated the song oh duniya ke rakhwale in to malayalam with the same tunes and prepared yesudas - for a music career.

this carnatic music wizard also recently wrote a letter from the aircraft to the rafi foundation and handed it over to purser/rafi lover sanjiv makhija and sang a few lines of “oh duniya ke rakhwale” in the aircraft itself. the letter is about extending his support to rafi foundation and telling about his entire family being rafi lovers.

binu nair. rafi foundation…

By: Binu Nair

Binu Nair — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:41:21 +0000

binu nair. rafi foundation…

By: Dhani Ram

Dhani Ram — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:33:30 +0000

to the endless list of gems which are not so well known but which only rafi could have sung i may add the following:

1.Is rang badalti duniya mein insaan ki neeyat theek naheen nikla na karo tum sajh dhaj ke bhagwan ki neeyat theek naheen

2. dil mein ik jaane tamanna ne jagah payee hai aaj gulshan mein naheen ghar mein bahar aayee hai

3.yeh raat yeh phizaayen phir aayen ki na aayen aao shama bujha ke hum aaj dil jalayen ( a duet with asha)

Meanwhile,In a report carried on July 1 by Jallandhar based Hindi daily,Punjab Kesari,well-known ghazal singer Peenaz Masani has stated that ghazal has a lasting impact while pop music is ephemeral.Ghazal is for the ear while pop is for the sight.She praises Begum Akhtar for holding her own in primarily a male bastion.

I expected her to mention some great ghazal singer as her favourite singer.But lo and behold!Her favourite singer is the greatest singer ever in any genre:Mohammed Rafi.