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.

In the memory of the singing legend Mohd Rafi on his 27th death anniversary on 31st July 1980, The Rafi Foundation – Mumbai Chapter is releasing SARGAM – a special issue magazine devoted to him.

The magazine will be a special Collectors item copy which will carry articles, photographs, anecdotes and reminiscences from people who were closely associated with the singing star.

The activities of The Rafi Foundation will be sustained by the advertising revenue. The main aim of this newly formed foundation is to bring closer all the Rafi fans on a single platform. It would also celebrate Rafi’s birthday by building a library having Rafi’s works and institute an award for extraordinary musicians in the memory of the prodigy.

Mohd Rafi is known for his mellifluous singing of soft romantic numbers ghazals, bhangra, bhajans, classicals, sad songs, duets, and even high pitched fast numbers.