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CASA DE GOA in Lisbon, Portugal hosted on May 19, 2018, the release of the book "The Last Dance in Goa: Popular music in the last years of the State of Portuguese India", written by Joaquim Correia <[email protected]> and published by Ideias com História, according to a missive from CdG's Edgar Valles <[email protected]> Based on the memories of people that lived through and enjoyed that period, and after consulting journals and newspapers like Heraldo, A Vida, Diário da Noite and many others, the writer recreates a nostalgic ambience to depict how music -- all music -- was important for Goan people, just like it is now. What was the music the youth then listened and danced to at the parties, clubs, cinemas, or even on the beaches? Did they meet in cafes or restaurants, and if so, which? What do we know about their style of dressing? Did they follow the fashions of the young elsewhere (rock and roll, etc)? This all makes up Part 1 of the book. The others two parts mention musicians that were relevant outside Goa, especially in Bombay, Moçambique and Portugal and, briefly, Remo Fernandes and the music of the sixties in Goa. So, the book doesn't conclude on December 19, 1961. It has been called "a very interesting book that helps us to understand why Goans are different..." TO SHARE NEWS and notes related to the Goan diaspora, post it to Goanet directly to [email protected] or via me ([email protected])
