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Alfred Rose, is indeed the best singer of all times and without doubt the one
and only Melody King of Goa. Today, 8 years after his death, he lives on
eternally. His songs today are just as popular as they were during his lifetime.
I consider myself one of the biggest fan of The Legend Immortal & Eternal
Singer Alfred Rose. I like to listen his melodious songs all the time even
though I am thousands of miles away from our motherland and always feel that
the legend is somewhere around. His voice gives a lot of peace & satisfaction
to people’s mind. Every song of his had a unique message and very well
delivered. Unfortunately, I could not talk to the Legend but I am happy that he
at least saw me in person and heard all that I had to say before he left a gap
in this Konkani music world. Just like all good things come to an end, the
death of Alfred Rose brought an end to wonderful songs that we always would
wait to hear.
From what I have heard, he was a man of God and also a very humble & kind
hearted person. Though his career spanned for decades, he never won any major
awards during his lifetime and never showed any interest towards them either.
According to him, his awards were “his fans” worldwide. In February 2004, the
Government of Goa decided to give an award to the Late Melody King. Therefore,
Goa’s Melody King Alfred Rose was posthumously given a state award at the 2nd
All India Konkani Sangeet Sammelan, the Chief Minister - Mr Manohar Parrikar
handed the award to Rita Rose.
In the year 2000, a Mapusa based “Konkani Seva Kendra” felicitated him for his
contribution to Konkani language. In the presence of Konkani scholar Dr Tanaji
Halarnkar, then Tourism Minister Victoria Fernandes did the honours of
felicitating the aging singer, amidst a thunderous applause. She also promised
to take cognizance of the memorandum handed over to her by the Konkani Seva
Kendra, and said she would work towards getting Kala Academy’s open air
auditorium named after Alfred Rose. For all the fans, I would just hope this
dream comes true and would like to ask, how many years more would it take to
have this dream come true?? Does a Melody King or his family deserve to wait
for 11 years since this was initiated??
Viva Alfred Rose and May his soul rest in peace.
- Agnelo Fernandes
