Tony Barros wrote: > When speaking to Mona in the mid-seventies in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania after > she performed at the Simba Grill - the city's only nite spot then with a > night club > status- she told me that all their other efforts did not come close to the > popularity > of Malaika.
Ah! Tony, You bring back memories of your, and a lot of other people here, favourite ol' "water hole." I think Joe Rebello and his "Revolutions" were the first Goan band to have a regular performance contract at the Simba Grill. We, the Matata's, performed there at around the same time. Here is a picture of the "Matata's" at the Simba Grill. I am guessing the picture is from the mid to late 1970's. I am on the keyboards. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45002...@n00/3301058062/sizes/l/ > I totally agree with Merwyn Lobo that none of the words in the lyrics come > any close to > some Konkani words. In this context, I have to congratulate the goans from > Kenya who > produced the popular "Jambo Goa" CD. It features Konkani songs- some "laced" > with > Swahili "lingo". I look forward to some similar CDs. What a relief. There are supposed to be in excess of 10,000 people reading Goanet and no one but you agree that the words for Malaika are not Konkani words. As you know, the DI is celebrating the 50th opening of the club house in December. That property, in the centre of town, is worth several million US dollars today. I am planing on going down for the celebrations in December. Had it not been for your confirmation that the words of Maliaka do not come even close to Konkani, I was thinking of the possibility of convincing African musicians that Malaika was a Konkani song. Actually, a 'hit' from the Konkani culture and language. Mervyn1650Lobo __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
