------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * * * ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET * * * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi (prior to the Goa Sudharop event, which you're also welcome to). Join in for a Dutch dinner -- if we can agree on a venue after the meet. RSVP (confirmations only) 9822122436 or 2409490 or [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa Sudharop... what's that? George Pinto, a certified public accountant, located in Silicon Valley, and one of the co-founders of Goa Sudharop explains what this expat Goan organisation is all about, what it is attempting to do! http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=-eBObWLKdC0&feature=channel_page Upcoming soon: a book on Goan music and more Francis Rodrigues, lawyer based in Toronto, talks about a book project he launched recently. It's an introduction to Goan music, in an unusual way. It focuses on music of the past fifty years, and attempts to take it across to those wanting to understand and play this music... music is transcribed (for solo instruments, flute, bands, guitars), lyrics got written down (and set to English verse) and even translated. "Most of the people were (most) interested in the translations," says he. "What we've also done, as a header to each song, there's a story to each song... the composer's intentions are there, and the history behind this song." http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=wEYPr3NDayY A lighter look... at a Goa meet Sudharop/Goanetters meet was held in Goa. Some lighter, and less-formal scenes, from the event. Check out if you can guess who's who! Among those you can see (not in order) are Master George Pinto Jr, student-Kunbi dancers, Goa related-books, Goanetters from Germany, Cecil Pinto, students from Pilar, chartered accountant Dinesh D'Souza, Edgar Silveira of Vasco/Vancouver, ex-editor (Indian Express and Readers' Digest India) Rahul Singh, Fr Frederick of Pilar, Mrs Correia-Afonso of Benaulim, Rahul Alvares book The Call of the Snake, Dr Timothy Walker, Isabela Santa Rita Vas, Cdr John Eric Gomes, Goa Sudharop's Ibionio, Clinton Vaz, editor-to-be-of-a-Goans-in-Africa-book Tony de Sa of Moira, long-time Goanetter Cypriano 'Cip' Fernandes of UK/Arpora, Cecil's palm, one of the earliest Goanetters-in-Goa Tony Correia-Afonso (TCA), George Pinto (the man behind Goa Sudharop) and Reena Martins (voice only). http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=0eOlmLup_sQ Obama... a poem in Portuguese by Silvia Braganza Artist and writer Silvia Braganza, widow of Aquino Braganza (a Goan who played a pioneering role in supporting the liberation struggle of Black Africa, and even dying on the plane crash that killed President Samora Machel) reads out her Portuguese poem, a tribute to the spirit of Barak Obama. [That's Goanetter and GoaSudharop.org volunteer Melinda Powell Coutinho to the right.] http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqz8ip85JIQ&feature=channel_page Feedback to FN :: [email protected] :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
