 Rafi Sings For Usha Khanna, A tribute to this underrated Lady of the Indian music industry |
Rafi Sings For Usha Khanna
, A tribute to this underrated Lady of the Indian music industry
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| praks99 |
 Nov 30 2007, 02:07 AM
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I'll start with her first major breakthrough from Dil Deke Dekho. I hope more will come.
Film: Dil Deke Dekho Year: 1959 Track: Hum aur rum aur ye sama Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 3:16 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Dil Deke Dekho Year: 1959 Track: Dil Deke Dekho Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 3:34 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Dil Deke Dekho Year: 1959 Track: Rahi Mil Gaya Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 3:28 min Bitrate: 128 kps |
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| praks99 |
Nov 30 2007, 02:24 AM
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So many good Rafi songs in Aao Pyar Karen!
Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Bahare husn teri Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 5:43 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Dil Ke Aine Mein Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 3:32 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Jinke Liye Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 4:42 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Yeh Jhuki Jhki Jhuki Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 2:57 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Dilbar Dilbar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 5:15 min Bitrate: 128 kps |
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| sksiddiqui |
Dec 1 2007, 12:31 PM
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Very much appreciated Praks Bhai for starting this thread.
Usha Khanna-Rafi Sahab combo give very nice and lovely songs indeed. Here is one of them. It's such a nice romantic number. Abhi to raat baqi hai Film: Bandish Year: 1969 MD: Usha Khanna Duration: 3:25 sec Source: HF |
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| sksiddiqui |
Dec 1 2007, 12:42 PM
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Meri Jaan Pyar Se Kab Tak
Film: Faisla Year: 1965 MD: Usha Khanna Duration: 4:35 sec Description: Complete Version Source: HF |
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| amooly |
Dec 1 2007, 05:01 PM
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QUOTE(praks99 @ Nov 30 2007, 02:24 AM)  So many good Rafi songs in Aao Pyar Karen! Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Bahare husn teri Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 5:43 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Dil Ke Aine Mein Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 3:32 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Jinke Liye Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 4:42 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Yeh Jhuki Jhki Jhuki Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 2:57 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Aao Pyar Karen Year: 1964 Track: Dilbar Dilbar Lyrics: Rajendra Krishna Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 5:15 min Bitrate: 128 kps A lovely topic about a lovely Music Director - almost certainly the best female music director we have had and right up there with the best. She has excellent songs in the 70's also. It is worth repeating what Rafi Saab said to her - when he noticed some qualm from her about the recording - she was around 20 I believe - something like 'Thumko mujhse nahin seekhna, Usha, mujhko tumse hai seekhna' - 'You don't learn from me, Usha. I (Rafi) have to learn from you'. It shows the respect that Rafi Saab had for no matter how young or new the Composer - and in the case of Usha Khanna, it was well deserved. If anyone watches Saregama, you will see how much respect the yesteryears Music Directors are given - Naushad, O P Nayyar, Anil Biswas etc. were given and Usha Khanna was given the same - although she is not that old - having been only a youngster in the 1950's. Ushaji would again be classified as a Rafi loyalist, to the core, this again puts her amongst the great in my eyes. She has also to be credited with having the verve to get Rafi Saab to sing for her at such a tender age - on the other hand - she knew then what all Rafians know now - there was only one singer in Bombay, in India, in the Indian Subcontinent, in Asia, in the World who had the capacity to render her songs to perfection. I also credit Ushaji with giving a wide range of alaaps, spoken words, whistling, emotion (for Rafi Saab) as well as deliightful musical interludes into her songs. All I can say Kaun yeh Mehfil men, Bijli si chamki dil men - Who has come in our midst, sparking electrics in our hearts and Aao pyar karen ka baath chor dijiye - ab to pyar ho gaya. |
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| praks99 |
Dec 1 2007, 10:11 PM
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Dear amooly,
Thank you for this lovely little tribute to Usha. She was indeed not only the best female music director and also among the best within her male contemporaries. It's a shame that she has not been given her due place among the very greatest in Indian Cinema. Here are some of her very exquisite compositions, all sung by the only one who could do her justice. Film: Honeymoon Year: 1973 Track: O Saathi O Saathi Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 5:06 min Bitrate: 128 kps Film: Hawas Year: 1974 Track: Teri Galyon Mein Md: Usha Khanna Duration: 4:35 min Bitrate: 128 kps |
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| princeali |
Dec 2 2007, 12:48 AM
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Great topic !!
Usha Khanna is indeed a very under-rated MD. She is hardy mentioned amongst the greats, but she is full of talent. For all those years, she let her music do the talking, and she composed many wonderful tunes, very melodious, and as Amooly mentioned, her arrangements were excellent. She doesn't get a lot of credit for the beautiful music she provided in her songs and her violins were very classy. Also, she had the ability to change with the times. She made her debut in 1959 amidst lethal competition from S-J, OPN, SDB, MM, Roshan etc. and managed to hold her own. She was sometimes influenced by her seniors such as OPN and SJ, however soon she formed a style of her own that was very unique. Once the mid sixties came she was on a roll, and then at the turn of the decade when things were changing, she was right there and added new aspects to her music to keep it fresh, and managed to compete with LP, RDB, KA etc. All through it the melody in her songs remained intact. Right from 1959 until 1980 she gave Rafi saab many amazing songs. Here is a small tribute from Usha Khanna for those who haven't read it (Amooly mentioned part of it): "His humility was amazing. I remember that at the recording of one of my Asha-Rafi duets in my first film Dil Deke Dekho, I was not fully satisfied with one part of the song, but was hesitant about telling him. He sensed that and told me, “Usha, tumne humse nahin seekha. Hamein tumse gaana seekhna hai.” He warmly embraced me after recording ‘Tu is tarah se…’ (my last song with him which was for Aap To Aise Na The) and said that I had made a lovely composition. And he sang “Hum aur tum aur yeh sama…”, again from Dil Deke Dekho, which was my first-ever recording." Prince Ali |
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| im4afi |
Dec 2 2007, 03:43 AM
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Great topic
here is one from Film Sabaq Baccho suno kehta hoon main !28 kbps 4.56mts |
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| im4afi |
Dec 2 2007, 04:16 AM
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Jis kay luyay jsab ko chodha
Sajan ki saheli 128kbps 8mts |
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| praks99 |
Dec 2 2007, 06:52 AM
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QUOTE(im4afi @ Dec 1 2007, 05:13 PM) Great topic here is one from Film Sabaq Baccho suno kehta hoon main !28 kbps 4.56mts Dear im4afi, can you please re-upload, because I get error messages when I tried to download the file? Thank you!!! Praks99 |
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| shabi |
Dec 2 2007, 07:30 AM
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sksiddiqui bhai this is not the full song abhi to raat baqi hai dont you have the full song there is a bhol missing from this song which nobody hasent even heard i have heard it and it comes in the middle i am looking for the fulll version and i how i know this because when i went pakistan i saw the film there very long time ago
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| Ashraf |
Dec 2 2007, 05:38 PM
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Usha khanna ji will be remembered for centuries just for the song 'Teri galiyom mein'.
What a class song  .dil doondtha hain phir vohi fursat ke raat din
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| im4afi |
Dec 2 2007, 08:54 PM
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QUOTE(praks99 @ Dec 2 2007, 06:52 AM) QUOTE(im4afi @ Dec 1 2007, 05:13 PM) Great topic here is one from Film Sabaq Baccho suno kehta hoon main !28 kbps 4.56mts Dear im4afi, can you please re-upload, because I get error messages when I tried to download the file? Thank you!!! Praks99 Upload problems Here again i m trying to upload Bachcho suno kehta hoon main and here is Jis kay liyay jag ko chodha |
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| im4afi |
Dec 2 2007, 09:34 PM
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Jhoomta mousam dekho aaya
Do khiladi 192kbps 4.50mts |
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| im4afi |
Dec 2 2007, 10:14 PM
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Here is one of my favt Love the way Rafi saheb recites ya habibi Main nay rakha hai mohabbat Shabnam 128 kbps 5.20 mts |
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