MUMBAI: In December 1979, Mohammed Rafi recorded six songs – four in Film Center studio and two in Mehboob studio with Robin Chatterjee as sound engineer. The songs were youthful and covered various shades of romance. 30 years later, the songs after being recovered, restored and digitized, is out for release on Universal Music as â€?The Last Songs’.
The album honours the memory of the legendary Rafi Saab, music director Chitragupta (Bada Aadmi, Aplam Chaplam, Opera House, Main Chup Rahoongi), lyricist Kafeel Aazar and film director Dilip Bose (Chandi Ki Diwar (1964), Sansar (1971), Thokar (1974), Sikka (1976), Badnaam (1976).
Anand, son of Chitragupta assisted his father on the project. Years later, he and his brother Milind went on to form one of the most successful music composer duo of India, Anand-Milind. This album is dedicated to all the Rafi fans, wherever they live – to enjoy and hear something that has been never heard from Rafi before. The album also contains an audio documentary that has interviews with Anand-Milind and Bobby & Rajesh Bose – sons of Chitragupta and Dilip Bose respectively reminiscing on the Golden Era of music & film making.
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As Rajeeta Hemwani – Vice President – Content/ A&R – Universal Music says, ‘The Last Songs’ is a collection of the most precious songs by Mohammad Rafi, the greatest musical legends of all times. I say precious because the songs were hidden from his fans from more than 30 years after being recorded. The very fact that they can be heard now, makes the collection a rare collector’s item something that millions of fans across the world would love to hear and own. We, at Universal Music, are proud to bring Rafi saab’s last songs to all his fans.”
His voice still remains fresh and continues to fill the void that his death has left behind. Rafi Ji’s voice, ranging from the melancholic to the boisterous, was such that it suited every mood and every occasion in films. And â€?The Last Songs’ tries to stir and enliven the same magic that he has left back years back.
The Last Songs has been released in India and across music stores world wide exclusively on Universal Music India.
ARTIST : MOHAMMED RAFI
ALBUM : The Last Songs
COST: 150 Rs.
