https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRvUAhg3EmQ Lovely song uploaded by GoncaloMoreno66 <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMxLbZCHR3wwRXUYs0GnbYw>.
Question: Would anyone know if FRANCISCO FARIA of Conjunto Universitário Os Álamos had a Goan connect, as this post says: Born in Lourenço Marques in Italian-Goan family, Francisco Anselmo Faria finished his high school studies and, through a scholarship, went to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Coimbra. In this academic context and in the effervescence of the 60s, he would become part of one of the first, and successful, rock bands in Portugal: Ensemble Universitário Os Álamos. In addition to Francisco Faria (vocalist), the initial band members were José Veloso (bass), Luís Colaço (guitar), Nuno Figueiredo (drums) and Duarte Brás (guitar), thus having been one of the first bands in Portugal to incorporate two guitars (and one bass). Francisco Faria was part of the band until he was "caught" by the mandatory military service, at a time when the liberation war was at its peak. Fortunately, Francisco Faria ended up fulfilling this obligation in Mafra (in the Greater Lisbon subregion), but at the end of Serviço Militar Obrigatório (SMO, Mandatory Military Service), he would not return to the limelight, leaving his participation and contribution to history. We will not go any further, leaving the testimony of one of the band members, José Veloso, in penedosaudade.blogspot.pt, and a video with the song "O Comboio", offered to Álamos by José Cid (José Tavares Cid). "... The Alamos, a group composed only of university students, primarily of Engineering, would become the most in demand in Coimbra for everything that went on in this country, from the year's passages to Carnivals and to Queima, from Finalists from high school to college dances, from Chaves to Faro, from Estoril Casino to the Savoy Hotel in Madeira. The team was formed in the first quarter of 1962/63, debuted at the beginning of 1963 and lasted almost until the end of with a strong vocal component in their musical arrangements. They were especially gifted in Beatles music, but played everything, from slow to hard rock. Although they were one of the best national dance groups, their first record went bad. Being obliged by the publisher to include a song in Portuguese, they recorded O Comboio, music offered by Zé Cid, that the group never touched. But that is the only one that got going on the radio. .." Based on a machine translation. Please see original at https://www.facebook.com/Galeria-dos-Goeses-Illustres-290551081112191/?fref=nf and see http://guedelhudos.blogspot.in/2009/03/o-ye-ye-em-coimbra.html -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ Frederick Noronha http://about.me/noronhafrederick http://goa1556.in _/ P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twtr @fn Fbk: fredericknoronha _/ Goa,1556 shared audio content https://archive.org/details/goa1556 _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/