re 1: please review the original sentence: Did it say "entire" ladainha "format? Did the Borges post say that? Why modify the statement which was challenged without acknowledging the chip on one's shoulder?
re 3: so the ladainha sung by Goans ...was home grown? really? The next thing I will hear is that the Gregorian chant was also home grown in 'Sokoilo Vaddo' in Velim! What prejudicial nonsense is this? jc ps: I am trying to locate Youtube recordings made before 1498 - to satisfy the Borges question infra. I have been told that some antique recordings exist. But what is the use if cybercafe's do not allow access to such media? (;-) Sebastian Borges <s_m_bor...@yahoo.com> wrote: 1: I would request JC to inform us whether the entire 'ladainha' format, as SUNG in Goa existed in Portugal or elsewhere at least a couple of centuries ago. 2: If yes, then we can be certain that it was brought to Goa by the Portuguese. 3: Else, I shall have to stick to my original statement, "it would be a fallacy to say that Ladainha which is familiar to Goan Catholics was brought by the Portuguese
