The annual Mando Festival, the event of a colourful form of Konkani music, gets underway at the Kala Academy in Panjim on Janury 7, 2008 (5 pm) and at Narcinva Damodar Naik Hall in Margao on January 9, 2008 at the same time.
Groups to take part in the event willo come from Merces (four groups, children's group), Dona Paula, St Xavier's Mapusa and Merces (teenagers' group), YMCA Panjim (senior citizens group), Merces, St Xavier's Mapusa, and Chimbel (original category), St Xavier's Mapusa and Merces (dance category), and Merces and St Xavier's (traditional category). In Margao, participants will come from Fatorda and Velim (children's category), Margao, Navelim and Velim (teenagers' group), Velim (seniors), Sarzora, Nuvem, Margao and Velim (original category), and Nuvem, Margao, Velim, Fatorda, Margao, Rivona and Sarzora (traditional category), besides Velim (dance category). Comperes for the event will be Dr Bicaji Ganecar, Tina Costa, Thomas Fernandes and Ana Tereza Rodrigues (Panjim) and Dr Bicaji Ganecar, Swati Naik, Ana Tereza Rodrigues and Thomas Fernandes (Margao). -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 Links from Goa: http://goalinks.livejournal.com/
