Re. Greatest Konkani Song Hits book In early Jan I was visiting the Archbishops palace on the hill in Pangim with a relative. I actually saw a copy of this amazing book there - I have sailed the seven seas and when I say amazing I know what I'm talking about.
For thirty years I have been searching for something like this. I learnt music as a child, and as an adult with N.E. Diniz in Borda. Like many people I always wanted to play the music of my idol Chris Perry. But nobody could give me any music or chords of popular Konkani and portugese songs you hear on the radio stations. And now this book had everything - the actual music notes, all the chords AND gutar tabs (I play guitar and sax) and all the authentic words and I was shocked to find even translations And even perfomance notes and the stories behind each song. For half an hour I saw this book.....amazing! I tried very hard to get a copy, but it seemed like a stone wall. It seems one or two people had private copies (how did the Archbishop get one?) and photo copies were spreading underground, but time was short I had to leave Goa. Now I hear its finally available I thought I would mention what I saw in this book. I got the authors email id but he never replied - anyway he has done Konkani a great service and when I dock in Vancouver next I must go congratulate him. Wilbur
