Two Maestros of the Musical Horizon :Mohd Rafi & O.P.Nayyar… A Musical Tribute to their “GREAT WORKS”
This info is shared by Mr. Binu Nair
His image hasn’t faded a bit in the last six decades. It’s the most reproduced photo in the world. Music lovers have fallen in love with his “Godly” voice which has transcended many boundaries. People close to him say, he is the greatest singer “ever” but a greater human being too.
People know him as Mohd Rafi. Music, Melody and Mohd Rafi “beg to be said in the same breath” said the Outlook magazine, quite recently in a tribute to the maestro.
The tribute programmes by Rafi lovers is always a “treat” and when it’s a dedicated programme for another music wizard who goes by the name Omkar Prasad Nayyar, the listening joy increases manifold. And, during songs it’s not uncommon to see listeners springing up from their cushioned seats and swaying to the bhangra beats of “yeh desh hai veer jawanon ka, mastanon ka” or the marvellous rhythematic “Uden jab jab zulfen teri“… and to some more of Nayyar’s unparalled creations. Nayyar once told a group of young composers : “you people are unlucky as you do not have a Mohd Rafi to record your songs“.
O.P.Nayyar and Mohd Rafi
On Jan.28, last year on a Sunday, O.P.Nayyar breathed his last at 3.30 p.m. at Thana at the house of Rani Nakhwa, a music lover. Dr.Ashok Khare, a well known singer and a Rafi bhakt will present Nayyar songs at a dedicated tribute programme in the memory of the rhythem king.
Dr. Ashok Khare is a professor in textile engineering in the VJTI College and has presented 26 “Rafi tribute shows” so far during the last 26 years (mostly on July 31 at Mumbai) and has travelled extensively abroad to places such as Holland, Mauritious, Singapore, Sidney and the U.S with his music group. He has also recorded songs for movies with composers Ram Laxman, Vijay Singh and HMV, Music India and Venus has released music discs of Rafi songs with his voice.
Mohd Rafi was the lead singer for Nayyar saab and the duo has given great treasures to music lovers which Dr.Khare will present live in the concert. Some of the songs selected are : Are dekhi zamane ki yaari; Aana hai to aa; Aap ke haseen rukh pe; Garib Jaanke humko; Chupne waale saamne aa; Subhan allah hai; Aanchal mein chupa lena kaliyan; Churi ban kaanta ban…; Raat bhar ka mehmaan hai..
Dr. Khare will be assisted by popular Mumbai singers Aparna & Vaishali in the concert.
The live musical will be on February 8th at 8.00 PM. The location is Yeshwant Natya Griha, Near Shivaji Mandir, Dadar West, Mumbai and for donor passes please contact : tel.. 244 54805 or cell 9833 8512 42 .
The musical is supported by The Rafi Foundation, Mumbai. Call : 9833 250 701 for further details.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Mr. Mohhamad rafi is still in my heart. i will never forget his golden moments .
his sweet melodies will remian eternal till the universe is stand.
i once again saloute to him.
Tyhankin you
February 11th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Dr. ashok khare’s musical was an “unforgettable” success and it
reminded the listeners of rafi saabs meticulous singing and op nayyars
great and unparelled works.
the sweet and swift commentary on opnayyars life by the compere
added sweetness to the evening music and one must acknowledge the
professionalism of dr.khare who “never” fails his audience.
dr.khare gives just two programmes in a year which is dedicated to
the memory of rafi saab.
inspite of the political turmoil in dadar areas music lovers turned up
in large numbers to pay tributes to the memory of OP NAYYAR.
a memorable evening indeed and golden era music is back again.
binu nair…..the rafi foundation cell : + 9833 250 701
February 7th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
ref to entry #26
aseer sahab,,
regarding ur comment—”some films list, probably longer than dada’s hit parade can be easily produced for Sahir sahab where the poetry of song easily a thousand times more valuable than the tune. what is paon choo lene do phoolon ko without the poetry..”
i respect ur views but im really surprised by ur comment,, dear aseer sahab how cud u give d whole credit of “paon chho lene do” to sahir ji?? its really strange!!! ya it was gr8 shayari but wasnt roshan saab gr8 there?? and wat abt rafi saab’s contribution??
sahir ji was gr8 shayar but do u really think that his poetry was 1000 times superior than those gr8 tunes & singers???.. and if it was really so dan y wudnt n.dutta who worked extensively wd sahir became equally iconic as roshan or sd burman??
dada’s hit parade from 1951-75 was enuf to challenge d supremacy of any legend of his era,, and if one really noticed dat from 1960-75 dada gave gems under ill health odrwise he was only composer from 50s who never repeated himself…music quality stepped down from 1975 onwards wen two gr8 legends madanji & dada burman left us..and golden era ended wd death of rafi sahab….
refer to # 27
thanx for ur compliments sir…. god bless u.. and apology from my side also for hurting u unintentionally… and ya lots of odr gr8 rafi saab’s acolytes from dis forum can lead us along the right path,, im juss a small thing happen to dis forum…
concluded from my side too…
take care…
February 7th, 2008 at 2:51 am
i m writing my last post here, at least to respected Kapil ji here
to be a Rafian, embrace Rafism wholly. Rafi sahab never argued and always loved everybody no matter what is the past record. let him lead us along the right path.
the post which stirred me is now gone. i dont know whether to thank the moderators or what for that. let peace prevail.
I also sincerely apologize to Mr Kapil Goswami here, had i hurt him intentionally or unintentionally.
February 7th, 2008 at 2:32 am
@ kapil ji
hmm, wrote a lot but hardly anything concrete.
firstly, u like dada and when someone( may be his name is OPN) said Sahir insulted dada, u were pumped up and used all ur white collar not-so-good vocab against Sahir. without any proof!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
secondly, some films list, probably longer than dada’s hit parade can be easily produced for Sahir sahab where the poetry of song easily a thousand times more valuable than the tune. what is paon choo lene do phoolon ko without the poetry. and now(i know u wudnt like this) where is dada during the verses of pyasa?????? Sahir made those verses and Rafi saab delivered, dada remained on the record label only.
and now u feel that ur post # something something shud be removed as that is hurting some Rafians and Sahir fans.(i am a big time, in fact i feel as a lyricist Sahir is the best where as dada’s supremacyas a composer can often be challenged). why dont u write after u feel rather than feel after u write?
also why dont u write about when dada-Sahir worked in tandem to produce gems after gems, rather than amplifying the break off? this world already is full of hatred, let the flower of love bloom at least here.
regards
February 6th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
ref to entry 23::
mr.aseer ,,
u wrote–
“”"my point is that were u present when sahir sahab was insulting dada?”"”"
no i cudnt,, as im juss 20yrs of age,, came much after wen both maestros(sdb & sahir) attained their heavenly bliss……
but i wud like to ask u something.. dat y sdb parted his ways wd sahir aftr so many beautiful albums??
>taxi driver
>jaal
>baazi
>pyaasa
>naujawa…. and many odr gr8 albums..
ok.. juss leave all odrs… consider only three songs one wd rafi sahab, one wd talat.. one wd hemant..
>jinhe naaz hai hind par(song par excellence wd gr8 sahayari)
>jaye to jaye kahan
>jane wo kaise log the……
i believe all above 3 were among the top ten renditions of respective singers..
now aftr such a quality work this magical combo parted their ways,,, something went wrong b/w dem.. i believe it was sahir’scomment–”i made sd burman”-as told by nayyar sahab & wat i believe dat at the age of 77+ nayyar sahab wudnt tell anythig fake…
this comment didnt affected sdb as much as it affected sahir….
the major part of his fame went to majrooh,, as dada durman revived the career of majrooh in late 50s…
just imagine these albums wd sahir..
>sujata(went to majooh)
>bandini(went to shailendra & gulzar)
>guide(went to shilendra)
>teen devian(went to majroh)
>meri surat teri aakhen(went to shailendra)…
and for sure if dat 1957 incident wudnt hav been occured than at least 3 of above 5(and many odr gr8 sdb’s albums) wud surely went to sahir… as sdb consistently utilised sahir from 1951-57…
sdb also revived shailendra’s career in ealry 60s wd many gr8 albums…
but no doubt sahir was gr8,, his work wd roshan sahab’s barsaat ki raat, tajmahal,dil hi to hai was just amazing, he also did gr8 work wd ravi too….
javed akhtar once said that– “main wo uchaiyaan chhona chahta hun jo sahir ne chhui thi”
my complain against him is dat wat made genious to pass such a silly & laughing comment–”i made sd burman”"– as told by opn…
this comment only affected sahir…. his contemps replaced him in major projects of sdb & opn…….
and i know very well dat this is a mohdrafi.com,, a place to worship lord of playback singing rafi sahab,, but apart from paying my high regards for rafi sahab,, im also here to praise these 6 maestros
>naushad ji
>dada burman
>shankar-jaikisan
>madan ji
>roshan ji
>pancham da
i lost my temper wen i read regarding sahir in opn’s interview,, as i respect burman da a lot..
my humble req to moderator— plz emove my entry # 13 as it’s most probably hurting many sahirji’s & rafi saab’s fan here…
thankyou
regards
kapil goswami
February 6th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Aseer ji :
i love the legend op nayyar … but the facts say that opn did
give music post 1970 ………. but the “nayyar magic” had sadly
left him…
as i said, nayyar saab was “great”; he left many talented people
during the nayyar daur and he lost his “magic touch” for more than
two decades - towards the end…
the music world will never forget nayyar saab.
binu nair.
February 6th, 2008 at 1:53 am
@ binu ji
spot on. b4 splitting dil ki awaz bhi sun but they patced up and sang a few, never comparable to the earlier works.
OPN also said in 1975, those who say Rafi is dead, give me a movie and i ll prove them wrong. not sure of the year but around that time, 73-74-75
regards
February 6th, 2008 at 1:50 am
@ xxx
“but being an eminent lyricist doesnt mean u start insulting divine composer like dada burman…” my point is that were u present when sahir sahab was insulting dada? or for that matter have u read Sahir’s version of the story? I guess not. so u cant judge. no right sir. even the judges listen to the defendant, dont they? and why not gloorify the positive rather than the negative. this is a place of worship and not mud throwing(my interpretation).
“u cant deny d fact dat sj’s best work came under shailendra & hasrat(sj’s favourites)”, all i said is that under influnce of anger u wrongly typed Sahir’s name(a form of poetic justice, no offence intended) in place of Shailendra.
plz keep the dirty linens for ur washing machine sir, thats my sole agenda.
February 5th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
aseer sahab,,
i appreciate & accept all your compliments and valuable advice for me..
thanx and god bless you……
now regarding sahir— in my previous post i mentioned sahir as gr8 sahir or eminent lyricist sahir.. i dont think that there was any sign of disrespect….. but being an eminent lyricist doesnt mean u start insulting divine composer like dada burman…
but no doubt dat he was gr8(probably d best) …….
and ya,,, u cant deny d fact dat sj’s best work came under shailendra & hasrat(sj’s favourites)… sj left lots of projects for them–as told by hasrat himself…