Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) is probably the most famous Hindi playback singer of yesteryear. He was born at Kotla Sultan Singh village near Amritsar in Punjab, now in Pakistan to a middle class Muslim family. His songs are still listened to all over the world. People from various nations [...]

Revered as “one of the four most influential playback singers of all time”, Mohd Rafi used his vastly flexible voice to provide music cues for countless Indian film stars from the late ’40s until his passing in 1980. While highly influential and practically iconic in his homeland, Rafi’s Western indie hipster and pop film [...]

Rafi sahab’s mellifluous voice worked wonders for many songs and for more than 30 years. His playback singing enhanced the careers of many a star like Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, and Biswajeet, to name only a few.
Rafi sahab’s ability to generate the complete range of emotions and draw the listener into the song, mood, [...]