WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE Goan Jazz Musicians in Dar es Salaam By Judy Luis-Watson jluiswatso...@gmail.com
When I grew up in East Africa under British rule, Goans did not have a history, or so we were led to believe. But we had music. Judy Luis tells the story of the music in her family. Her father Jerry was in a band in Dar es Salaam that I heard of in Uganda. She tells the story of her father and the band of Goan musicians, who became famous through the music and now through the book. She was surrounded by music in Dar es Salaam; moving to the West, love of music led to the discovery of the blues. It was not alien. It was the roots. Of jazz, which had been taken by African American musicians to India and into the ears and styles of Goan musicians. Of rock ‘n’ roll. Of... she became a fully fledged singer, composer, and musician. She lived no more in unconnected worlds but in worlds she connected through the blues. The blues: which expressed the sadness of displacement and helped us end displacement. Hear the music, see the images, bend the notes, listen to Judy Luis-Watson in BluesWorks. Yes, blues works! Peter Nazareth Professor of English and Advisor International Writing Program University of Iowa Contact the author at: jluiswatso...@gmail.com -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at https://archive.org/details/goa1556