Mysore, Feb.12 :

Ek Sham Rafi Ke Naam, organised by the Bharatiya Jain Sanghatan, Mysore, at the MMC Platinum Jubilee Auditorium on the JK Grounds on Feb. 10 took the audience on a retro journey of Mohd. Rafi’s songs, soaking them in melody and melancholy.

Anil Bajpai, who replicates Rafi as closely as possible, is any Rafi fan’s delight as he makes sure that he picks up all those nuances of the immortal singer — be it the romantic sighs, the naughty bickerings or the melancholic musings, so deftly brought out in Rafi’s renditions.

Adding flavour to the musical journey was the mellifluous voice of Veena Venkatesh and Venkatesh of Sunheri Yaadein, Mysore. The very pleasant surprise was the voice of anchor Sanjay Singh who rendered two of Shammi Kapoor’s best peppy numbers and proved that apart form being a versatile anchor, he is also a good singer.

The main attraction of the evening was of course the 14-piece live orchestra with some of the best musicians from the South. They included Pappan, Haridas, Nithin, Raju (from Calicut), Goutam, Anand, Bhimashankar, Eshwar, Murthy, Prasad, Andrew (Mysore), Rajesh (Bangalore) and Patric Rosario on the accordion who led the orchestra.

Earlier, Police Commissioner K.L. Sudheer, who was the chief guest, inaugurated the programme and said Rafi’s songs were his best stress busters.

President of the Sanghatan Ashok Salecha and Vice-President Prakash Dak, spoke about the social service activities of the Sanghatan.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / Home> General News / February 12th, 2013