The July 11th inaugural function of the RAFI FOUNDATION was flagged off with the rendition of three rafi songs by Mr.Nanji Bahadur the 86 year old singer , musician of the hindi film industry. Mr. Nanji has sung in chorus with the legendary K.L. Saighal and was Mohd Rafi s friend from their struggling days in the hindi film industry.

A stream of RAFI singers paid tributes by singing rafi classics like : Meri kahani bhool ne waale, Badi door se aaye hai, Jaane waale phir nahi aate hai,Mujhko mere baad jamaana doondhega ,Mana mora baawara, Madhuwan mein raadhika, dil ki aawaaz bhi sun and other rafi gems..

Mr.Binu Nair founder of the RAFI FOUNDATION welcomed the guest and spoke of the plans to build a Rafi music library in Mumbai and bringing all Rafi lovers on a single platform. Mr.Narayan the national convenor of the foundation and Mr.Iqbal Darbar a singer and rafi acquitance paid rich tributes to Mohd Rafi and promised to take forward the rafi legacy further which will benefit all music lovers.