12-Hour Marathon Md. Rafi Concert in Mumbai on Dec. 25

A 12-hour marathon concert in memory of the legendary Indian singer Mohammad Rafi will be held in Mumbai on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 to mark his 88th birth anniversary.

The concert will start at 12 noon Dec. 25 and conclude at midnight. In between there will be a short break to honor renowned radio personality Amin Sayani and the late composer Naushad Ali with the Mohammad Rafi Award for this year.

Rafi was born on Dec. 24, 1924 and died on July 31, 1980, aged 55, leaving behind a wealth of over 5,000 songs in Hindi, various Indian and even a few foreign languages, which he rendered during his 35-year-long singing career.

Well-known stage singers Srikant Narayan, along with Sarita Rajesh and Mona Kamat will regale the audiences with a selection of 101 ever-popular, timeless favorites rendered by Mohammad Rafi.

Considered the greatest Indian playback singer of the Hindi film industry, Mohammad Rafi was noted for the rare ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor on the screen lip-synching the song.

During his lifetime, Mohammad Rafi was conferred the Padmashri, National Film Award, Best National Singer Award, six Filmfare Awards, besides many other national and international honors.