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For Geeta ji (the hardcore Rafian)...

http://rapidshare.de/files/26018968/Mana_mere_haseen_sanam_- _The_Adventures_Of_Robin_Hood_And_Bandits.rar.html

A very melodious song by Rafi saaheb from a B (maybe C grade movie) The Adventures of Robin Hood and Bandits (year 1965) - Music by GS Kohli, Lyrics by Yogesh...

Originally posted by: juggyE

For Geeta ji (the hardcore Rafian)...

http://rapidshare.de/files/26018968/Mana_mere_haseen_sanam_- _The_Adventures_Of_Robin_Hood_And_Bandits.rar.html

A very melodious song by Rafi saaheb from a B (maybe C grade movie) The Adventures of Robin Hood and Bandits (year 1965) - Music by GS Kohli, Lyrics by Yogesh...

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salil ji,
both are great articles. 👏 👏 👏

Originally posted by: salilu

1. Bharoon Phool Barsao--Suraj
If you have ever heard the song I am sure you must have liked the song. The signing is one of the man highlight of this song. Shankar Jaikishan in their peak music phase recorded this song in Rafi's voice. The song is always been the most popular song and nearly 40 years old this song is still loved by millions. Rafi Saab wins award for this song and MD got award for this album.

2. Chalkaey Jaam
I don't like songs related to Shraab & Shraabi but this song is something special. Tune is good but the singing is marvelous. The expressions and the sweetness in Rafi Saab's

voice makes it a Gem.

3. Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe
A unique style this song has and song. The song is perfect learning for upcoming singers. You just practice this song and you can impress anyone. The notes are all time different and I think when Rafi Saab would have sung the song even he would have practiced it hundred times. May be for many people the tune is not catchy but singing is just more than perfect.

4. Wadiyan Mera Daman
A very simple track but with vocal by Rafi makes it special. I ever liked this song due to the simplicity it have. A sad song with strong lyrics and very routine music. For Rafi lovers this songs means something.

5. Yeh Reshmi Zulfain
A soft and hummable song. The style of singing is quite unique this time. Tune is superb and the way the song goes on is impressive. Check out the notes the up and down of vocal and the wholesome sweetness which never ends in the song.

6. Chand Mera Dil
A very small song but it worth mentioning. A Guitar Song, that what call this song. A soft single which gives you an idea about the greatness of the singer. R.D Burman composes music so do I need to say more about this song.

7. Kya Hua Tera Wada
The song which won the last filmfare award for Rafi saab. Though he sung many good songs after that but the one memorable song. R.D Burman established himself in the industry with this album. The singing was absolutely wonderful.

8. Aaj Mausam Bada
Laxmikant Payarelal composed one the best tune of this music career. Rafi Saab sung the song with full joy and with lyrics you feel the touch the singing that the singer is in joy mood. An excellent execution and wonderful singing makes this song closer to the hearts of music lovers.

9. Aanne Se Uske Aye Bahar
Another LP best tune. The song which you always like to sing for your love one. The mood of song is joyful and attracts the listener on first instance. The one very special song Rafi Saab sung.

10. Chahoonga Main Tughe
Another award winner song and the song established LP's career. Wonderful tune and singing of this height can only be, by Rafi Saab. He has done the proper justice to this song and after 45 years this song is still loved by people.

11. Khilona Jaan Ke
You want style in singing listen to this song. The simplicity and the gorgeousness this song has is possess by few songs. An expressional and very situational sad song.

12. Pardesiyoon Se Na
Kalyanji Anandji scored the music and produced an evergreen album including this wonderful song. Both Rafi Saab & Lataji sung the song separately and both are excellent. A very different composition, you wonder why, it has sad lyrics and sung in happy mood. Isn't this amazing. The song has two shades at a time. Music is regular but the tune and singing is the pick one.

13. Agar Bewafaa Tujhko
Listen to this song and you will come to know why Rafi still rules hearts. Softness and Sweetness is on its peak in this song. Though the song is in sad mood but it gets you with its music and specially singng.

14. Dil Jo Na Keh Saka
a soulful tune. Rafi singing in style. The song is so cute that you love it every time you listen to it. Lyrics are also very good which are always plus point in a old song.

15. Yeh Dunya Yeh Mehfil
Heer Ranjha is the film for which this cute sad mode song is sung. The song was so famous when it was released that on movie posters its Mukda can be seen that itself is compliment for a song.

16. Yeh Mera Prem Patar
Why do I like this song whether due to Shankar Jaikishan or Rafi I think both produced best of them. A unique composition and equally judged singing by Rafi. Simplicity and softness is the beauty of this song.

17. Sadqe Heer Tere
Folk style of Heer-Waris Shah is adopted in this song and how Rafi sung this song is amazing. Look at the peak in the vocal and not for a moment the voice seems to be disturbed. Its amazing singing.

18. Zindgi Bhar Na Bhoolay
A simple tune but the vocal of this great man take it to the height of the best of songs. The lyrics are good and music is classy. The whole ghazal is wonderful.

19. Aaja Tujhko Pukare Mera Pyar
Kalyanji Anandji produced a very cool tune and choosing Rafi to sing this tune makes it gem and forever loveable. It's a song but in slightly different manner. Music is of High quality.

20. Babul Ki Duaein Lati Ja
I think every woman of today would have liked this song. Almost every wedding movie includes this song. Rafi Saheb has sung it in a manner that you always think he feels the pain in the lyrics and the spot where the song is delivered.

Great choice salilji.

Rafi sahab's speciality remains that he could go from high notes to lower notes in a jiffy and could make it sound so wonderfuly easy.

Example being, Insan bano karlo bhalayee ka koi kaam from Baiju Bawra. Fantastic composition by Naushad sahab.

I have read that they had rehearsed "O Duniya ke rakhawale for 21 days straight and then recorded it. But Insaan bano had to be rehearsed for 27 days for them to get it perfect.

MOHD RAFI
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Mohd Rafi
World Music Network)

Revered as "one of the four most influential playback singers of all time", Mohd Rafi used his vastly flexible voice to provide music cues for countless Indian film stars from the late '40s until his passing in 1980. While highly influential and practically iconic in his homeland, Rafi's Western indie hipster and pop film fans are also unknowingly familiar with him; his classic works have played key roles in films like Ghost World and Monsoon Wedding (the latter track is included here in extended form). The surprisingly well-researched Rough Guide series continues its documentation of the 'big four' by collecting the recorded legacy of Mohd Rafi. The strength of his material makes the compilation ideal as both an introduction to new listeners, and as a rediscovery for the previously initiated. The collection reveals an unmistakable presence and undeniable talent that simply must be heard.

The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Mohd Rafi completely illustrates the greatness of Rafisahib (an honorific that he used often) by presenting a diverse selection of material. "Chand Mera Dil" opens the compilation with a borderline stereotypical punch; its revisionist blaxploitative wah and punchy horn charts (wait for Rafi's James Brown-like punctuation!) characterize the cartoonish reputation of Bollywood films. The song fortunately settles into a Sunday-afternoon Bolly-Axelrod arrangement, which Rafi practically kisses with his tender vocal take. "Taarif Karun Kya Uski" is another light-hearted piece, characteristic of both the artist and the genre, as it opens with a light Django-like guitar theme before going to a Hindu ho-down. Rafisahib obliges to the cheeriness of the composition and dances like a sprite over the clapping rhythm. "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah" rides a strolling guitar theme before kicking off a duet with female superstar playback singer, Asha Bhosle; (Ken Hunt, the compilation archivist and liner notes author, notes the song is a unique example of duet form wherein the second singer is held back from appearing until the very end of the song, so as to create musical suspense). In another pseudo-Western nod, "Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho" features Rafi floating over a '70s folk funk-type rocker. As these disparate sounds demonstrate, the music itself is a strong presence, showcasing the sophistication and complexity of Indian soundtrack music. Hunt also makes specific mention of Rafi's terrific interpretive ability; he points out Rafisahib's ability to sing in a variety of ranges, "from regional folk and classical through literary forms and devotional to the tasteful end of pop".

However, the emotive and emotional power of Rafisahib's voice comes to the fore on more serious fare. "Hum Kisise Kum Naheen", which again features Ashaji (another honorific that Mohd Rafi always used), opens with an accordion theme, the box squeezing a scaled melody before entering a drone that leads into a heavy qawwali vamp (the song is in the filmi quawwali form, a mangling of the Moslem devotional form into a secular piece). Rafi sings a series of gorgeous sustained vocal lines that are hypnotic, while the rhythm slaps with such vigor that one can hardly be contained. Rafisahib turns in a positively muscular outing, a voice both forcefully rhythmic and slickly melodic. "Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja" is a performance that rose to such mythic stature that it has become a doli song (the part of the wedding ceremony when the bridegroom gives the bride away), and rightly so considering the singer's breathtaking approach. "Jo Baat Tujh Mein Hai" provides a relatively traditional Hindustani instrumentation of sarangi, sitar and tabla accompaniment for the master. "Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar" is uncharacteristic by filmi sangeet (film song) standards in its sparseness; written by Sachin Dev Burman, father of famed film composer R.D. Burman, S.D. had a distinct style with his minimalism. The song is nevertheless in good hands as Rafisahib practically caresses the rhythm, gliding over the melody like a bee visiting flowers. "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Iman Hai", originally featured in A. Bhimsingh's 1973 film, Loafer, also provided a key piece of marigold sunshine in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding from 2001. Heard in its entirety here, the song is absolutely devastating as Rafi wanders through the wash of strings with more grace than Kelly.

In addition to duets with the lead female playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar, this compilation provides a supple package of Rafisahib's work. Ken Hunt's in-depth liner notes detail the life and career of Mohd Rafi, as well as certain aspects of the Indian filmmaking industry. Ultimately, the package is geared towards an uninitiated Western audience. However, Rafi's moving voice can and should be appreciated by anyone sympathetic to the romance of filmic life.

Originally posted by: Qwest

MOHD RAFI
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Mohd Rafi
World Music Network)

Revered as "one of the four most influential playback singers of all time", Mohd Rafi used his vastly flexible voice to provide music cues for countless Indian film stars from the late '40s until his passing in 1980. While highly influential and practically iconic in his homeland, Rafi's Western indie hipster and pop film fans are also unknowingly familiar with him; his classic works have played key roles in films like Ghost World and Monsoon Wedding (the latter track is included here in extended form). The surprisingly well-researched Rough Guide series continues its documentation of the 'big four' by collecting the recorded legacy of Mohd Rafi. The strength of his material makes the compilation ideal as both an introduction to new listeners, and as a rediscovery for the previously initiated. The collection reveals an unmistakable presence and undeniable talent that simply must be heard.

The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Mohd Rafi completely illustrates the greatness of Rafisahib (an honorific that he used often) by presenting a diverse selection of material. "Chand Mera Dil" opens the compilation with a borderline stereotypical punch; its revisionist blaxploitative wah and punchy horn charts (wait for Rafi's James Brown-like punctuation!) characterize the cartoonish reputation of Bollywood films. The song fortunately settles into a Sunday-afternoon Bolly-Axelrod arrangement, which Rafi practically kisses with his tender vocal take. "Taarif Karun Kya Uski" is another light-hearted piece, characteristic of both the artist and the genre, as it opens with a light Django-like guitar theme before going to a Hindu ho-down. Rafisahib obliges to the cheeriness of the composition and dances like a sprite over the clapping rhythm. "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah" rides a strolling guitar theme before kicking off a duet with female superstar playback singer, Asha Bhosle; (Ken Hunt, the compilation archivist and liner notes author, notes the song is a unique example of duet form wherein the second singer is held back from appearing until the very end of the song, so as to create musical suspense). In another pseudo-Western nod, "Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho" features Rafi floating over a '70s folk funk-type rocker. As these disparate sounds demonstrate, the music itself is a strong presence, showcasing the sophistication and complexity of Indian soundtrack music. Hunt also makes specific mention of Rafi's terrific interpretive ability; he points out Rafisahib's ability to sing in a variety of ranges, "from regional folk and classical through literary forms and devotional to the tasteful end of pop".

However, the emotive and emotional power of Rafisahib's voice comes to the fore on more serious fare. "Hum Kisise Kum Naheen", which again features Ashaji (another honorific that Mohd Rafi always used), opens with an accordion theme, the box squeezing a scaled melody before entering a drone that leads into a heavy qawwali vamp (the song is in the filmi quawwali form, a mangling of the Moslem devotional form into a secular piece). Rafi sings a series of gorgeous sustained vocal lines that are hypnotic, while the rhythm slaps with such vigor that one can hardly be contained. Rafisahib turns in a positively muscular outing, a voice both forcefully rhythmic and slickly melodic. "Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja" is a performance that rose to such mythic stature that it has become a doli song (the part of the wedding ceremony when the bridegroom gives the bride away), and rightly so considering the singer's breathtaking approach. "Jo Baat Tujh Mein Hai" provides a relatively traditional Hindustani instrumentation of sarangi, sitar and tabla accompaniment for the master. "Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar" is uncharacteristic by filmi sangeet (film song) standards in its sparseness; written by Sachin Dev Burman, father of famed film composer R.D. Burman, S.D. had a distinct style with his minimalism. The song is nevertheless in good hands as Rafisahib practically caresses the rhythm, gliding over the melody like a bee visiting flowers. "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Iman Hai", originally featured in A. Bhimsingh's 1973 film, Loafer, also provided a key piece of marigold sunshine in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding from 2001. Heard in its entirety here, the song is absolutely devastating as Rafi wanders through the wash of strings with more grace than Kelly.

In addition to duets with the lead female playback singer, Lata Mangeshkar, this compilation provides a supple package of Rafisahib's work. Ken Hunt's in-depth liner notes detail the life and career of Mohd Rafi, as well as certain aspects of the Indian filmmaking industry. Ultimately, the package is geared towards an uninitiated Western audience. However, Rafi's moving voice can and should be appreciated by anyone sympathetic to the romance of filmic life.

Thanks Qwestji,

I was searching for this review for sometime now. thanks.