Even in East Africa, wherever three or four Goans came together the chances were good that they would start a band. Some did not have instruments so a wooden case with a stick and some string made a good double base. In the big towns of Nairobi and Dar were s Salaam, there were Goans who formed what was known as Goan Music and Dramatic Society they played Western Classical and Chamber Music. GADS performed in Empire Cinema but more than that they were hired to play at St Georges Day, in Hotels, in the Italian Clubs. Without exception apart from playing musical instrumentsto the Scene and practicing for hours, they all had job in the Government, the Private Sector, they were bankers and clerks.
When the Jazz Swinger broke into the scene with Jerry Luis and a host of his Goan friends, within a radius of in the What made them tick? The social message that I was getting were powerful,,,,Music to bring people together and fight racism. Then towards the end of World War youths in their early teen started Jazz. Dar es Salaam became the epicenter of the :”Jazz Age” Within a radius of 500 metres of Kirk St/Lane the were two bands with the Fernandes Brothers (Tony/Neri & Hilary) within a few years they would be nearly a dozen. The Jazz Swingers were an intrepid lot, travelling in their own small car VW the Morises all the way Jinja, Kampala, Mombasa and Nairobd ot to mention Iringa, Tanga and Mwani nand and other walwagen o In audacity , In Dar es Salaam even intrepid za in Tanganyika They were intrepid lot, I wrote at least two drafts of a review of the the book when the days were dark for me, Professor Ophelia Mascarenhas was called from her transition a year ago. As the family and the +290 professionals and activist “Friends of Ophelia “ are in the process of Celebrating her life , I have had an opportunity in July o talk to Jerry Luis, his daughter various people some who have passed away in Canada I feel compelled to revisit “Waiting For The Sunrise” Zahid from AWAAZ has kindly agreed that we can reproduce the review provided due acknowledgement is made to AWAAZ. It would be good to have your reaction not ly about Goans .but the other Communities (My list has about 157 Communities ) The AWAAZ site is *https://awaazmagazine.com/volume-14-issue-3/book-reviews <https://awaazmagazine.com/volume-14-issue-3/book-reviews>*
