Mohammad Rafi: (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) Mohammed Rafi was the youngest of six brothers. His father was Hajji Ali Mohammad, Rafi was an Indian recording Muslim artist who is considered by many to be one of the greatest Indian playback singers of the Hindi film industry, Rafi is primarily noted for his songs in Hindustani, over which he had a strong command. He sang in other Indian languages including Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Maghi, Maithili and Urdu. He has also recorded a few songs in English, Persian, Spanish and Dutch. From available figures, Rafi sang 4,516 Hindi film songs, 112 non-Hindi film songs, and 328 private (non-film) songs from 1945 to 1980. Rafi was buried at the Juhu Muslim cemetery. It was one of the biggest funeral processions Mumbai had ever witnessed, with over 10,000 people attending. In 2010, his tomb was demolished to make space for new burials. Fans of Mohammed Rafi who visit his tomb twice a year to mark his birth and death anniversary use the coconut tree nearest to his grave as a marker. Faridoon Ranjbar.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:19:34 +0000
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