Hi Tony I had meant to mention with reference to one of your recent posts about musicians in East Africa, including the origins of Maliaka in Mombasa etc that, the night club you mentioned "The Sal Davis Nite Spot" in Nairobi, was owned and run by someone who attended my school (The Goan High School) in Mombasa. We knew him then as Salim Abdalla and indeed I have a professionally taken photograph of the first school orchestra, with a little Salim on the maracas! I had sent a copy of that photograph, with a requested article of mine, about my school experiences, for the brochure when the Goan High School, Mombasa, celebrated its 75th anniversary last year.
I was aware that Sal had spent time in the 1970s in London, honing in on his singing skills and with a special interest in Sammy Davies Jr but was unaware, until you mentioned it that, he had a night club in Nairobi. I was lucky to visit all the places you mentioned in Tanzania including your birth-place in Iringa but although my amateur dance band (MDB) played at Greek owned hotels in Tanga twice, I did not get a chance to visit the Tanga Goan Club that you mentioned. We sure live in a small world and I too was pleased to receive Frederick's nostalgic details of Goan clubs/institutions in East Africa. I have also enjoyed Roland's material on Goan clubs in Bombay, and Cotton Mary of course, but only regret that I didn't know about such clubs when on several past short visits to Bombay. Regards Cornel --- Tony Barros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frederick ! > Thanks very much for giving us a taste of nostalgia > and sending us down > memory lane...
