 Naushad Presents ... The Last Journey
Of Mohammad Rafi
 Zindagi Tho Bewafa Hai... Three
years after singing this song...
 It is exactly 19 years since Mohammad Rafi passed away (July 31, 1980), but
his voice continues to haunt us even today. After all, he's left behind a rich legacy of
songs sung by him over 35 years.
 Although I cannot recollect whether I saw Mohamad Rafi
in Lahore between 1942-45, he did tell me that he saw me at the top of my career as a
playback singer in the Lahore film industry... by S.D.Batish
 Every evening normally when all other kids
reluctantly sat by the study table, a seven-year-old kid chose to be different. Enchanted
by the soothing music of the Ektara...
 Rafi lives on -- in Maldivian fan's memory. A
huge black-and-white poster of singer Mohamed Rafi decorates the bedroom wall of young
Yoosuf Rasheed....
 by M
Bhaktavatsala and Basheer Mekri-Deccan Herald - Sunday Herald August 23rd 1998. If you
love good music at all, your hair stands on end. MOHAMMED RAFI, recorded 45 years ago,
does that to M BHAKTAVATSALA and BASHEER MEKRI....
 by Raju
Bharatan on Rafi's 13th Anniversary, for the Illustrated weekly of India August
'93. Not one anniversary article on Mohd. Rafi pointedly touched on
his contribution to the welfare of the small-time composer. Raju Bharatan looks beyond big
names to pick some gems from Rafi's humble repertoire.....
 By
Masood Ansari, Deccan Chronicle The Song Goes On.. Part II Rafi saab's speciality
was his versatility and a very vast range. In his 38-year career, he rendered more than
28,000 songs, which include the whole range sung in Hindi films....
 Naushad's
Jaimala translated into English by Samiuddin Mohammed. Today, July 31, is the death
anniversary of one the best singers (the best, acc. to me) ever produced by the Indian
film industry: MOHAMMED RAFI. It's been 14 years....
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