FOREFRONT: Left to Right. Agnelo Mascarenhas, Savio Fernandes, Joaquim D'Souza, Agatha Jilugu, Seby Pinto (Band Leader) and Melvin Rosario.
Music has a special place in the lives of Indians from the western state of Goa and to keep the musically inclined in high spirits the Goan Welfare Association (GWA), Qatar every year organise their May Queen Ball. The dinner dance which is into its ninth year has struck a special chord with Goans in Qatar, for been the most colourful social annual gathering and is also patronize by other nationals from different countries. This year's event on May 7 at the Diplomatic Club from 8.30 pm onwards promises to be 'fun filled event', says GWA President Simon D'Silva. With every passing year the May Ball event has been growing in stature. This year the organizers have line up India's most celebrated and Goa's number one band 'Forefront' for the event. The Goa-based band is renowned for rendering exhilarating performances over the last few years. The band has blazed the music world with their sensational blend of vocals, instruments, rhythm, visual technique in trend and showmanship. The musical history of Forefront reveals amazing performances in India and abroad with several award winning live concerts that have virtually cornered them at the vertex of billboard graphs. Forefront was featured on the ace popular MTV channel and they also had the unique honour of being the fast group to perform unplugged. Forefront are the best for pop and equally dazzling to rock, rap, reggae, bhangra, including Goa's ethnic, dekhnni, mandos and dulpods, etc. Their first album titled "Always By Your Side" turned out to be a super hit. Forefront has rendered scintillating performances in the Gulf countries, Europe including most of the States in India. To keep the people in good spirits for the night are two comperes one from Dubai and the other from Goa. Karishma Fernandez, a news producer and presenter who worked for Bombay World Space Satellite and currently with Arabian Radio Network Dubai will compere the show along with seasoned Updesh Swar from Goa. Every year the quality of the event has been rated high and improved tremendously with the support of sponsors and participants. The Goan Welfare Association endeavours to be on the forefront to organize major events keeping in mind the traditional hospitality, cultural heritage and music. The highlight of the event will be Crowning of May Queen by the renowned Bollywood Stars. The May Ball has been successful in getting worldwide coverage for the event and is one of the eagerly awaited event among the Indian community in the State of Qatar. Like past years this year too the event will cater all the nationalities and specially Indians in general. Participants to the contest should contact the organizers as early as possible. Tickets will be priced reasonable. More details can be had by phoning on 5550491, 5218480, 5807019 and 5504801. Top Goan band to perform at May Queen Ball Web posted at: 3/20/2009 7:23:54 Source ::: THE PENINSULA The Forefront band members (from left): Agnelo Mascarenhas, Savio Fernandes, Joaquim D'Souza, Agatha Jilugu, Seby Pinto (band leader) and Melvin Rosario. DOHA: The ninth annual May Queen Ball organised by the Goan Welfare Association (GWA) in Qatar will feature India's most celebrated and Goa's premier band, Forefront. To be held on May 7 at the Diplomatic Club, the dinner dance promises to be a fun-filled event, said GWA President Simon D'Silva. The band has blazed the music world with its sensational blend of vocals, instruments, rhythm, visual techniques and showmanship. Their musical history reveals amazing performances in India and abroad with several award-winning live concerts that have virtually cornered them at the vertex of billboard graphs. Forefront was featured on the popular MTV channel and also had the honour of being the first group to perform unplugged. Forefront are the best for pop and equally dazzling in rock, rap, reggae, bhangra, Goa's ethnic dekhnni, mandos and dulpods. Their first album, titled 'Always By Your Side' turned out to be a super hit. The highlight of the event will be the crowning of the May Queen by renowned Bollywood stars, added D'Silva. The May Ball has been successful in getting worldwide coverage and is one of the eagerly awaited events among the Indian community here. Participants in the contest may contact the organisers on 5550491, 5218480, 5807019 and 5504801. ________________________________ Source: Gulf Times; 17/03/2009 Forefront for May Queen Ball again Forefront members Agnelo Mascarenhas, Savio Joaquim D'Souza, Agatha Jilugu, band leader Seby Pinto and Melvin Rosario The Goan Welfare Association of Qatar (GWA) is organising the ninth edition of the May Queen Ball on May 7 at the Diplomatic Club. GWA president Simon D'Silva said that due to demand, Goa's Forefront band will be flown in once again to perform. The highlight of the event will be crowning of May Queen by "renowned Bollywood stars", he added. Intending contestants may call the organisers at 5550491, 5218480, 5807019 or 5504801, Simon said.
