| 'Konkan Kogull' Wilfy Rebimbus to Perform in Canada on October 30 |
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Daijiworld News Network It is a rare honour for the Mangalorean Konkani music, as, for the first time, a Konkani professional singer will perform beyond the Atlantic Ocean. This achievement will be to the credit of the legendary singer, composer, musician Wilfy Rebimbus and his five-member troupe who will be travelling across the Atlantic sea to perform in Canada where thousands of Mangaloreans reside, yet do not get to taste many Konkani events. In the past, several Konkani singers with their troupe have travelled to the Middle East to perform in exclusive Konkani shows. Now it is possible because of support from one of the most ardent Konkani supporters in Canada in the form of Max Mendes, who hails from Taccode and has settled in Canada.
"Financially it has not been feasible to conduct a professional show, but to promote the singers back home I have taken up this challenge and it has been well supported by sponsors and friends here, ' He said. "Wilfy Rebimbus is considered as the king of Konkani Music. He is a living legend and people here in Canada will indeed witness one of the best Konkani shows..." Max Mendes told us. Daijiworld Mangalore team also spoke to the great Wilfy Rebimbus at his residence who is overwhelmed by the prospect of the forthcoming event, and told us that he was eagerly looking forward to performing for the first time in Canada. He was very confident that he, along with his team, would entertain Konkani music-lovers in Canada to the utmost extent. He has also hinted that on the way back they may do a few shows in the Middle East too; but details are awaited. The forthcoming event is an ambitious Konkani musical extravaganza organized by Max Mendes Group. The event will introduce Wilfy Rebimbus, truly one of the greatest Konkani singers and a strong champion of our Mangalorean culture and language, to the land of Canada. The performances will comprise of traditional songs, skits, dances and jokes - in Konkani and Tulu. The objective of holding a Wilfy Nite in Canada is to promote, encourage and revive the long-ost and forgotten traditions, culture and language and to encourage the Mangaloreans to maintain their bonds with their homeland. Date and Venue: The event will be held on October 30, starting at 2.00 pm up to 6.00 pm. The venue in Canada will be: Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON L5B 4B8. The Living Arts Centre's largest and most magnificent state-of-the-art theatre, Hammerson Hall, is one of the largest theatres in the western GTA. With the farthest seat only 125 feet from the stage, Hammerson Hall has excellent sightlines from all three levels. Hammerson Hall is flawlessly suited for full-scale Broadway plays, concerts and major touring productions and community events, and is the 1999 Canada Music Week award-winner for best venue under 1,500 seats. Rebimbus staged his first Wilfy Nite in 1970 for 3 hours duration. Since 1970 till date nearly 225 Wilfy Nites have been staged and also, nearly 500 musical shows of one-hour duration. The total number of songs composed by Wilfy exceeds 2,500. He has performed in Mangalore and most of the places in Konkan Karavali, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Mysore, Delhi, and also in cities in the Middle East like Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait and Doha. |
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