Hi Dirven Alexis Regret I was not present at the "Convention's Music Seminar" that you referred to and I don't think I was aware of an event under this specific title at the Goan Convention, Toronto. However, I did attend the outstandingly good 'keynote' presentation on Goan music by Francis Rodrigues, the President of GNAT. I found it very absorbing and informative. Although I had met Francis just once when he was passing through London, I was not aware that he was a musicologist among many other things in his wide repertoire of interests. Indeed, I look forward to obtaining his forthcoming book on Goan music that he informed me about. There must be much music in his family too as his young son (regret I can't recall his name) performed with much versatility on the piano at the evening opening reception at the Convention.
I had to miss the tiatro, Goan idol and mando presentations so that I could attend an old Punjabi friend's son's wedding celebration, in a rather distant place by taxi from Mississauga, called Maple. My long-time Kenyan friend would have found it difficult to forgive me if he had discovered that I had been in Toronto but did not attend his son's lavish wedding! However, I did attend the Convention Ball that was packed out and very well organised by Clara Rodrigues and her team. I also managed to meet some (additional) Goanetters there who were just names previously. But having crossed the 'pond', I would have loved to meet several others, particularly from North America in this instance. Cornel DaCosta, London, UK. --- Dirven Alexis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I only managed to get up to Toronto from Kansas > late Fri nite, to see the tiatro and magnificent > Ball. > Does anybody have any info on the Convention's Music > Seminar? There were all sorts of rumours swirling > about something quite extraordinary having taken place there..... > The final Presentation was apparently packed - could > any netters enlighten me on this Music seminar - I think Cornel, Rene were mentioned as having attended. Zulema (Souza?) and Portugal's Virginia were quite fulsome in their praise!
