A
12-hour marathon concert in memory of the legendary singer Mohammed
Rafi will be held here Tuesday to mark his 88th birth anniversary, an
organizer said Saturday.
"The concert will start at 12 noon and Conclude Dec 25 at midnight. In between there will be a short break to honor renowned Radio Personality Amin Sayani and the late composer Naushad Ali Mohammad Rafi With The Award for this year," chief Ashish Spandan Arts Told Shelar IANS.
Rafi was born Dec 24, 1924 and died July 31, 1980, aged 55, leaving behind a wealth of over 5.000 songs in Hindi, various Indian and even a few foreign languages, Which I rendered During his 35-year-long singing career.
While the 80-year old will receive the award Sayani in person, the late music director Naushad Ali's son, Raju, will accept the award on Behalf of His father, Shelar said at a briefing here half.
Well-known singers stage Srikant Narayan, Along with Sarita Rajesh and Mona Kamat will regale the audiences with a selection of 101 ever-popular, timeless favorites rendered by Mohammad Rafi.
"Music is a universal language and food for the soul. Mohammad Rafi was the 'King of Hearts' and his songs would continue to give tremendous joy and listening pleasure for many more generations," Shelar said.
Considered the greatest Indian playback singer of the Hindi film industry, was NOTED Mohammad Rafi for the rare Ability to mold his voice to the person of the actor on the screen lip-synching the song.
"Even though you knew it is Rafi singing, it Appeared as if the voice belonged to one of the actors on Whom It was picturized like Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Shashi Kapoor, or many others. He was the 'unique' voice of many stars simultaneously. His Remains unfilled void even today, "said Rafi music lover and admirer Anand Joshi.
During his lifetime, Mohammed Rafi was conferred the Padmashri, National Film Award, Best Singer National Award, six Filmfare Awards, besides many other national and international honors.
That Shelar said the Tuesday concert would have a complete selection of Rafi numbers - happy, mischievous, romantic, sad, qawwalis, bhajans, duets - which have made him rule the charts even 32 years after his demise.
"The concert will start at 12 noon and Conclude Dec 25 at midnight. In between there will be a short break to honor renowned Radio Personality Amin Sayani and the late composer Naushad Ali Mohammad Rafi With The Award for this year," chief Ashish Spandan Arts Told Shelar IANS.
Rafi was born Dec 24, 1924 and died July 31, 1980, aged 55, leaving behind a wealth of over 5.000 songs in Hindi, various Indian and even a few foreign languages, Which I rendered During his 35-year-long singing career.
While the 80-year old will receive the award Sayani in person, the late music director Naushad Ali's son, Raju, will accept the award on Behalf of His father, Shelar said at a briefing here half.
Well-known singers stage Srikant Narayan, Along with Sarita Rajesh and Mona Kamat will regale the audiences with a selection of 101 ever-popular, timeless favorites rendered by Mohammad Rafi.
"Music is a universal language and food for the soul. Mohammad Rafi was the 'King of Hearts' and his songs would continue to give tremendous joy and listening pleasure for many more generations," Shelar said.
Considered the greatest Indian playback singer of the Hindi film industry, was NOTED Mohammad Rafi for the rare Ability to mold his voice to the person of the actor on the screen lip-synching the song.
"Even though you knew it is Rafi singing, it Appeared as if the voice belonged to one of the actors on Whom It was picturized like Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Shashi Kapoor, or many others. He was the 'unique' voice of many stars simultaneously. His Remains unfilled void even today, "said Rafi music lover and admirer Anand Joshi.
During his lifetime, Mohammed Rafi was conferred the Padmashri, National Film Award, Best Singer National Award, six Filmfare Awards, besides many other national and international honors.
That Shelar said the Tuesday concert would have a complete selection of Rafi numbers - happy, mischievous, romantic, sad, qawwalis, bhajans, duets - which have made him rule the charts even 32 years after his demise.
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