Rafi, in his salad years in the '40s, had a distinct timbre, to his voice, which, unfortunately, faded out over later years, though the quality of his singing did not suffer in the least. Yet, hearing that timbre was an experience in itself ... just like the tremor in Talat's voice in his early songs. Here's one of Rafi's salad numbers from 'Garibi', under the veteran baton of that grossly underplayed composer, Bulo C Rani, which proves my point ...

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I don't, unfortunately, have any other number from 'Garibi'. I'd be grateful to anyone who could u/l them. They are:

(1) Dard dil hi mein chhipa le muskuraane seekh le - Geeta Roy
(2) Kisi se humne yeh poochha mohabbat kisko kehte hain - Rafi
(3) Mastana nigaahon ke deewane hazaaron hain - Shamshad
(4) Haaye yeh maine kya kiya jo tumhen thukra diya - Shamshad
(5) Sun mujhse ki ... Do roz ka jeena hai - Zohrabai
(6) Dukhon mein jo muskura rahe the - Geeta Roy and
(7) Ae saamne aane waale bata kyon chaand meraq mujhse hai khafa - Shamshad & Rafi

Hari

1. Dard dil hi men... by Geeta Lyrics : Rajendra Krishan
2. Kisi se hum ne... by Rafi Lyrics : Rajendra Krishan
3. Mastana nigahon ke... by Shamshad Lyrics : Shevan Rizvi
4. Haay yeh maine... by Shamshad Lyrics : Rajendra Krishan

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--Balaji

Thanks a ton, Balaji ... what else can I say? Let the love of music flow on ...

Hari

aap ka tofa new year abhi diya aap kasukriya


dhall

Is 'gharib' ke tohfa qubool karne ka shukriya.

--Balaji