He also got opportunity to sing songs in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi as playback singer for a few movies. Then he joined Composer Jeevan Thomas in 2009 for four years, observed, worked & learnt various professional aspects of Music under his class.įrom 2012 to 2014 he was under observation and worked in the musical team of musician & music director Jeevan Thomas for the movies Kuberulu, First love (2013) and Yavvanam Oka Fantasy (2015). One of the music directors who encouraged him was late Chakri in his early stages. He was given a lot of background music work for various top music directors as Asst. As he was getting a lot of opportunities from Tollywood, his home industry, he got shifted to Hyderabad in 2006. His father was serving in the Indian Army transferred to Mumbai where Rafi started his professional career singing various jingle and dubbing songs & tracks for music directors including Dilip Sen who guided him in 2005. His mother recognized his talent and encouraged him to learn music and participate in various stage shows, singing competitions, etc. He started his music career at the age of 12 in 1998 with various music stage shows and learned Hindustani classical music in vocals & Tabla (Pratham swash 1st grade). He worked with Just Dial Company for 2 years on a contract basis as a video vendor after MBA. He did his bachelor's degree in hotel management from Regency College in 2009 and was an MBA graduate of 2011. Rafi works professionally in the music field today following the encouragement of his father and mother. His grandfather and father also served in the Indian army where his father, a retired sub-major, and a huge fan of singer Mohammed Rafi, gave that name to his child. His family has an army background with his great-grandfather a "freedom fighter". Kabir Rafi was born to Shaik Abdul Khader in Vishakapatnam, lived in or travelled to various cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Assam ( Silchar) and Gujarat ( Bhuj), then settled in Hyderabad.
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