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TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
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NRI Konkani CD Review by Silviano Barbosa
NRI CD by Sanny De Quepem
Lyrics: Sanny De Quepem
Producer: Music House, Mapusa, Goa
Music: Chris Correia
Recording Studio: Magic Touch, Margao, Goa.
Price: I. Rs. 150/-
After his very first successful debut hit Konkani CD Saibinnicho Tisro
Segred, Sanny De Quepem once again presents another of his just-released
Konkani CD titled, NRI.
This CD has 11 songs:
1) The first track is the signature song NRI by Sanny de Quepem
2) Logn zaun foslim C.DSilva, Antonette, Sanny
3) Bhurguim Mai-Pai Naslelim Adlene Dias Quepem-chim Kirnam)
4) Mogachea Gina Sanny
5) Dothin Kazar C.DSilva (Lyrics: Jacinto Noronha)
6) Utor Rakh Sanny
7) Vishai Tujea Xetacho Conny M, C. DSilva, Sanny.
8) Soro Jr. Dias (Lyrics: Mario Dias)
9) Popai-e Ponos Zala Antonette-Sanny
10) Mai-cho Valor Conny M.
11) Flight Kuwait - Goa Adlene Dias.
The track NRI laments the efforts and concerns of NRI Goans in lobbying
the government and the politicians to do the needful for Goan NRIs
well-being, education of their kids, direct air service to Goa, admission
seats to professional colleges, etc., but it all goes on deaf ears and none
of the named politicians have done anything constructive so far and even
their website is inactive and no suggestions from Gulf NRIs are ever taken
seriously by the government. NRI Gulf Goans have been in the forefront of
the development of Goa but they have not received anything back so far from
the government, who only cares for their foreign exchange currency.
I loved Sannys romantic song Mogachea Gina which according to me is the
best track in the album. It is a nice slow dance number and Sanny delivers
it perfectly. Nice words, except that he repeats similar words like Mhojem
nirmoll kalliz and Nirmoll kalliz Mhojem in the same chorus. Another
similar Konkani phrase Xet konnachem ani kon roita and Ghorchem xet
kiteak roina appears in two different songs. It is best to avoid such
repetitions in one album. The next best song I liked was Popai-e Ponos
Zala for its several racy double-entendres.
Music by Chris Correia is pleasantly nice, especially his terrific
guitar-play in Mogachea Gina and also the inclusion of trumpet in his band
gives it a typical Goan music flavour. But as for the best music on CD so
far, am still biased towards Maestro Josinhos rich musical talent.
Overall the CD is quite good but it could be better. The songs are good and
well composed, some with nice swinging and uplifting music, some with a
philosophical touch, and some with cute Saxtti comic accent, which lends
great listening pleasure to our ears. Some nice Konkani idioms like Uzo
nastana zaina dhunvor, Kulop malo konn(em) go moll(em) hem der and other
Konkani phrases and opareo on this CD bring out some kind of nice old
nostalgic verbiage to mind.
Sanny has made valuable use of great voices for this CD especially from
sweet-voiced famous Goan singer, Conny M (from Prince Jacob Troupe) and also
from a Goan all-rounder Tiatrist, character actor, comedian and
unique-voiced singer, C. DSilva. Antonette as usual does her singing part
well on this CD. The song Soro by Jr. Dias is okay but I think it is not
quite appropriate for a child to sing this song about the Goan liquor,
unless the virtue of the soro pertains to its medicinal value and not to
its alcoholic content. Recording quality suffers a bit because of loud
percussion and unwanted sounds in the background.
The new-comer Adlene Dias needs some improvement and more polishing with her
singing voice. The last song Flight Kuwait - Goa (Part 2), as a result
loses its charm in the vocals section, but musically it is just superb, as
no doubt you can recognize that this songs music (minus) is taken from the
incomparable, Maestro Josinhos work from Sannys previous CD, STS.
On the whole, the NRI Konkani CD will be a good addition to our listening
pleasure and I hope Sanny De Quepem brings to our Konkani music world, more
of his Konkani offerings in the near future in keeping with the high
standard set by him in his first exceptional work, Sabinnicho Tisro
Segred.
Mhojim ununnit porbim Bab-Sanny de Quepem-hankam!
Tumkam sodanch choddam-chodd yesh mellchem!
Silviano Barbosa
Producer & Lyricist, Classic Goa Konkani CD,
Author of the novel, The Sixth Night
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