LEGEND CALLED RAFI !. Review on Twenty Best Songs of Mohd. Rafi

Rafi a legend can not be given justice in 10 20 or 50 songs. He has given his voice to thousands of songs. However, let us accept the limitation and try to have the best of him.

Rafi has sung the most memorable and most melodious songs of our classical music. In fact listening to him, many including myself must have developed taste for the classical music.

We salute the voice that-

-soothed kids to sleep…MEIN GAAOON TUM SO JAO….

-expressed deep love….BAHARON PHOOL BARASAO…

-prayed God…………….BADI DER BHAYI………………

-inspired soldiers…….…APNI AZADI KO HUM………….

-tributed nation………….JAHAN DAL DAL PAR SONE KI…

-tributed Gandhiji……….SUNO SUNO AI DUNIYA WALO .

-tributed Nehruji……….MERI AWAZ SUNO….

-enlightened festivals…CHALI CHALI RE PATANG MERI…

-high-lighted folk.….GOVINDA ALA RE ALA.

-scored sorrow……….…PARADESHIYON SE NA …

.and so on and so forth! For every mood and every event of life, you have a song of Mohmed Rafi.

With the above pro-logue, now let us try to have the best of him in a classified manner so that we do not miss him any-way!

CLASSICAL SOONGS:

SONG              &n
bsp; FILM          RAAG

EHSAAN TERA HOGA MUZ PAR JUNGLEE          BHAIRAV

DUNIYA NA BHAYE MOHE      BAIJU BAWRA     TODI

MAN MORA BAWRA           DEKH KABIRA     MALKAUNS

MAN TARPAT HARI DARASHAN BAIJU BAWRA     MALKAUNS

EK SHAHENSHAH NE      TAJ MAHAL     LALIT

KU HU KU HU BOLE      SUVARNA SUNDRI     SOHINI

MADHUBAN MEIN RADHIKA      KOH-I-NOOR     DARA

YEHI HAI WHO SAANJ      SANZ AUR SAVERA     SARANG

ZULE MEIN PAVAN KE      BAIJU BAWARA     PILOO

AJAHU NA AYE BALMA      SANZ AUR SAVERA     BHAIRAVI

SOFT TUNES:

ZINDAGI BHAR NAHIN BHULEGI BARSAT KI RAT

BAHARON PHOL BARSAO      SURAJ

TERE MERE SAPANE      GUIDE

MUZ KO APNE GALE LAGA LO HUM RAHI

DUETS:

TU GANGA KI MAUJ MEIN      BAIJU BAWRA

DO SITARON KA JAMIN      KOH-I-NOOR

TARON KI JUBAN PAR HAI      NAUSHAIRVAN-E-ADIL

DIWANA HUA BADAL      KASHMIR KI KALI

TERI SHAHNAI BOLE      GUNJ UTHI SHAHNAI

FOLK-LORE:

BIRAJ MEIN HOLI KHELAT NANDLAL MISS MARY

BRINDABAN KA KRISHAN KANAIYA MISS MARY

DUKH BHARE DIN BITE RE      MOTHER INDIA

GIVINDA ALA RE           BLUFF MASTER

LEKE PEHLA PEHLA PYAR      C.I.D.

MERE YAAR SHABBA KHER      JUNGLEE

GHAZALS:

JIYO TO AISE JIYO      BAHU BETI

NA KISI KI ANKH KA NOOR      LAL KILA

LAGATA NAHJIN HAI DIL      LAL KILA

CHHU LENE DO NAJUK      KAAJAL

BHARI DUNIYA MEIN      KAAJAL

FAST TRACKS:

YAHOO              &n
bsp; JUNGLEE

YEH CHAND SA ROSHAN      KASHMIR KI KALI

LOVE IN TOKYO           LOVE IN TOKYO

AIJI AISA MAUKA PHIR KAHAN AN EVENING IN PARIS

QAWALIES:

PARADA HAI PARADA      AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY

TITLE SONG           QAWALI KI RAAT

WESTERN DANCE:

BAR BAR DEKHO           CHINA TOWN

AAJ KAL TERE MERE PYAR      BRAHMACHARI

AJA RE AA JARA AA      LOVE IN TOKYO

So. the list is end-less and so is the classification, but the choice is clear. With the classification suggested, one can make a real melodious collection of the great singer!Make your own 20 songs and have it in lock and key!