Reasonably Rare Rafi Songs - Not Available Easily, rare solos & duets from the 50s and 60s Options

[sri]

Starting this topic to discuss some not so easily available songs featuring Mohd. Rafi - from the 1950s and 60s

Please feel free to add songs which you like.

Here's one song I found in the film 'Akeli mat jaiyo' 1963 where Rafi partners Asha Bhosle - they sing for Agha and Minoo Mumtaz respectively. The movie stars Rajendra Kumar and Meena Kumari, has music by Madan Mohan ( a few pretty good songs ) and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. This song is a typical, humorous type, romantic song between the two sidekicks in the movie.

Enjoy !

Sri

[YaarMere]

Its the thought that counts Sri yaar. 'Thank you' to you too.

[sri]

Folks,

Here's an energetic Rafi song that I like - from the film Poonam ki raat 1965. The movie starred Manoj Kumar. Lyrics of Shailendra and typical music of Salil Chowdhury - you will see the influence of western classical music in the interlude music and Salil's typically unusual and somewhat 'complicated' combination of notes.

As was the general practice with Bengali music directors like Salil and Hemant Kumar ( known as Hemanta Mukherjee in the Bengali music world), this song appeared in Bengali about 2 years before the Hindi version appeared in Rafi's voice. The Bengali version was sung by Shyamal Mitra in 1963 ( Shyamal Mitra later composed music for a few Hindi films like Amanush in 1975)

For your interest, there's also a small clip of the Bengali version of the song ( Jodi kichu amarey sudhaao )

Enjoy !

Sri

[Pradeep]

As was the general practice with Bengali music directors like Salil and Hemant Kumar ( known as Hemanta Mukherjee in the Bengali music world), this song appeared in Bengali about 2 years before the Hindi version appeared in Rafi's voice. The Bengali version was sung by Shyamal Mitra in 1963 ( Shyamal Mitra later composed music for a few Hindi films like Amanush in 1975)

Enjoy ! 

Sri

Thank you Sri. This was wonderful.

[sri]

As was the general practice with Bengali music directors like Salil and Hemant Kumar ( known as Hemanta Mukherjee in the Bengali music world), this song appeared in Bengali about 2 years before the Hindi version appeared in Rafi's voice. The Bengali version was sung by Shyamal Mitra in 1963 ( Shyamal Mitra later composed music for a few Hindi films like Amanush in 1975)

Enjoy ! 

Sri

Thank you Sri. This was wonderful.

Pradeep

thanks for appreciating - when others enjoy something that we have liked - it gives extra pleasure - the pleasure of having shared something nice with someone

which is why we members should never deprive other fellow members of this pleasure by not thanking them or by not expressing our enjoyment. i too am guilty of not thanking all that i should have !

not that we should say thanks for each download ... but certainly for the ones which we have truly enjoyed. I am making a conscious effort to do so

Sri