Shouldn't that be "rebek"? In India, the violins seem to be made mainly by Muslims for some reason: https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/country-s-oldest-violin-manufacturers-tell-why-rampur-instruments-are-the-finest/story-oOSzgjbNrd43yTNjzjbdeP.html This is true of some Brass band instruments too... And Goans seem to have had a head start for playing them... for obvious reasons. FN
On Thu, 9 Dec 2021 at 16:10, Adolfo Mascarenhas <[email protected]> wrote: > Today December 9 is 60 years since we gained Independence. I was between > Bukoba and Mwanza on Lake Victoria on my way to Dar. However I was here > for the Republic Day Celebration and my Dad, Ophelia, then my Girlfriend > from Zanzibar, were among the very, very few Asians present at that > ceremony at the old airfield. > > As a Goan I have an interesting question related to Music. A few weeks > ago, at the end of the Mass, in St Josephs Cathedral. Fr. Denis the > Tanzanian Priest said that three musicians would perform. What took me by > great surprise was two young Africans, came in front of the altar and both > had violins. I was surprised because it occurred to me that I had never > seen an African with a violin !. The third person who came to the front was > a young lady who sung. The piece they had picked was the *Ava Maria*. > ᐧ
