Mohammad Rafi(whose name is typically abbreviated to Mohd. Rafi) recorded thousands of songs before he died in 1980. He is still remembered as one of the great playback singers of the Bollywood movie scene, which means he provided the emotionally charged singing voice for lip-syncing movie stars. Rafi got his start in the late 1940s, becoming well known for his voiceover work by 1952, and his rise coincided with the golden age of Hindi film. Recorded between 1957 and 1977, the 16 tracks here easily convey the passion of the singer even without the film accompaniment. A variety of modern and traditional Indian music styles is touched on here, and his specialties of love ballads and duets with women singers, most notably Lata Mangeshkar, are particularly well represented. For the kitsch factor, check out the groovy brown-sploitation of "Chand Mera Dil" and "Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho": both reference American soul and boogaloo, while the latter is also festooned with sounds of a thunderstorm and ocean waves. --Tad Hendrickson
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Over the years, Bollywood’s dream-weavers have adopted many faces and many voices. Since the late 1940s, people have known, or suspected, that the face in close-up on the screen is probably lip-synching to a ‘playback singer’, and in the annals of Bollywood, Mohd. Rafi’s star shines bright. Decades after his death in July 1980 (at the age of 56), he remains one of the four most influential playback singers ever, alongside Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. His voice brought fantasy to life, and he continues to inspire succeeding generations. This album pays tribute to his overwhelming influence in the subcontinent and beyond.
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ASIN: B0001F6WTM Release Date: 2004-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Chand Mera Dil
- Chal Ud Jare Panchhi
- Taarif Karun Kya Uski
- Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar
- Yeh Ladka Hai Allah
- Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
- Rut Hai Milan
- Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho
- Pardesiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana
- Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja
- Woh Hain Zara Khafa Khafa
- Nain Lad Jai Hai
- Jo Baat Tujh Mein Hai
- Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Iman Hai
- Wadiyan Mera Daman
- Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai
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Mohammad Rafi(whose name is typically abbreviated to Mohd. Rafi) recorded thousands of songs before he died in 1980. He is still remembered as one of the great playback singers of the Bollywood movie scene, which means he provided the emotionally charged singing voice for lip-syncing movie stars. Rafi got his start in the late 1940s, becoming well known for his voiceover work by 1952, and his rise coincided with the golden age of Hindi film. Recorded between 1957 and 1977, the 16 tracks here easily convey the passion of the singer even without the film accompaniment. A variety of modern and traditional Indian music styles is touched on here, and his specialties of love ballads and duets with women singers, most notably Lata Mangeshkar, are particularly well represented. For the kitsch factor, check out the groovy brown-sploitation of "Chand Mera Dil" and "Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho": both reference American soul and boogaloo, while the latter is also festooned with sounds of a thunderstorm and ocean waves. --Tad HendricksonAlbum Description
Over the years, Bollywood's dream-weavers have adopted many faces and many voices. Since the late 1940s, people have known, or suspected, that the face in close-up on the screen is probably lip-synching to a `playback singer', and in the annals of Bollywood, Mohd. Rafi's star shines bright. Decades after his death in July 1980 (at the age of 56), he remains one of the four most influential playback singers ever, alongside Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. His voice brought fantasy to life, and he continues to inspire succeeding generations. This album pays tribute to his overwhelming influence in the subcontinent and beyond.Customer Reviews:
Beware - most of these are truncated versions.......2004-07-20
I'd guess this must have been in the interest of putting sixteen Hindi film songs on a single cd which would be impossible otherwise. But nowhere on the packaging is it stated that these are not the complete versions. Pretty misleading on Rough Guides' part.
If you're looking for samplers to hear what these legends sound like, maybe they're good enough. But if you're a serious fan, you'll be very disappointed when the fade out comes just as the song is hitting stride. Go with the 'Golden Voices of the Silver Screen' comps instead, or just buy the originals.
Rough guide to Bollywood Legends: Mohd Rafi.......2004-06-20
Before I thank World Music Network, I owe my respect to Jowi Taylor who conducts "Global Village", one-hour show on music from all over the globe. Global Village is a production of Radio Canada International. You can hear the program via Internet or if you have a short wave radio (every Sat, 7 PM to 8 PM, 13785 kHz).
Month of May was celebrated as the Asian Heritage month. In one program, Jowi honored, Asha Bhosle, a female singer from India with narratives. One of her songs was also played. There was a quiz about Asha. If anyone could answer the quiz could win three CDs offered by Jowi.
I did not have the answer for the quiz. I decided to buy them. That is when I had the chance to know World Music Network and their beautiful compilation of songs from Bollywood. I bought these CDs from Amazon.com. These CDs are produced in Great Britain. Each CD comes with a booklet nicely tucked inside the front cover of the jewel case for the CD.
This booklet is a piece of history of Bollywood's movie making and the role of fabulous play back singers. I do not recall history to be written so good, so methodic, on a movie making industry. All the songs have narrations to detail the situation, the mood.
Back cover of the jewel case has nostalgic posture photo, going back even half a century. I find another music lover and scholar, Ken Hurt, in addition to Jowi Taylor. A team of other experts has captured the vivid details about the human face behind the songs.
One not only gets the songs in a CD, but a good flavor contemporary Bollywood. This is not a typical CD, mass-produced, commercially. Price is right. You will love them, if you have any degree of passion about Indian filmy songs.
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