Patriotic songs of Mohd Rafi, Mahendra Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar and Hemant Kumar will be sung live by singers of the Rafi foundation with a band of musicians on the occassion at Bandra's Rafi Mansion-the late singer's residence.
Rafi lovers from different parts of the country will mark the day as National Integration Day and will hold live musical shows at 12 Indian cities according to Binu Nair, founder, Rafi Foundation in Mumbai.
"We will honour all our music legends not just Mohd Rafi," says the avid Rafi fan and music lover.
The legion of followers of eternal singer Mohd Rafi is part of folklore and the Rafi Foundation serves as an umbrella organisation for Rafi lovers and smaller Rafi groups to come under a common platform and celebrate the maestro's music, Nair said.
Rafi's illustrious singing career spanned nearly four decades. At age 13, Rafi became a radio star and at age 17 he sang his first song "Soniye ni, heeriye ni, teri yaad saataaye" in Punjabi.
He became a household name first with the number "Yahan badla wafa ka, bewafaee ke siva kya hai," along with Noor Jehan and then with the overnight composed number after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, "Suno, suno ai duniwaale, Bapuji ki amar kahani" composed by Husanlal Bhagatram and penned by Rajendra Krishan.
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