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LORNA TO PERFORM IN CUNCOLIM ON MAY 7, 2005 after a 3 decade gap !
- by Armstrong Vaz
Lorna, the singer has all along struck a special chord with her audience
wherever she has performed. A relationship, which dates back to almost four
decades. Lorna Cordeiro is a special breed of a singer who comes once in a
while. The old and the young all wait to hear and se her in flesh and blood
from close quarters.
The Mumbai-based Saligao born Konkani singer is back again in Goa for the
holiday season, specially flown in by the organizers, "Cuncolim Union" for the
"Cuncolim Summer Nite" to perform on May 7th , 2005.
Lorna spoke to Armstrong Vaz while traveling from Dabolim airport to her hotel
in Colva.
Twenty three years away from the public glare the nightingale of Konkani
singing made her first public appearance in 1995 for the food festival at
Miramar sending her fans into raptures. Simultaneously she also released her
cassette "Aikat Mojo Tavo" (listen to my voice). That was the end of the a
self imposed exile.
On asked to give a head count of the number of albums she has lended her voice
post-1995, she puts it at around 300 casettes. She is so much in demand and a
voice which sells for the small Konkani music loving people.
She has a hectic schedule with hordes of singers ever eager tp put her voice on
their cassettes. "A couple of people came to know that I am travelling to Goa
this week and having recorded a couple of songs in Mumbai, they now would be
Goa for recording another couple of songs", she disclosed.
Lorna the singer would not lend her voice for any song written by the music
director or lyrics writer. "I make sure I first read the lines of the song and
try to make whatever changes and suggestions in the way the song should be, to
make the song stand out" .
No one stand out against her experience and acumen, indeed she calls the shots.
Being a pupil and discovery of the legendery late Chris perry, the pupil has
learnt a few music composition tricks from the master musician herself.
"No one can match Chris Perry, he was a class apart, his music compositions are
there for every one to hear , we were both made for each other on the music
field. Of all the musicians I have worked I have not come across a musician
better than him". Lorna states with nostalgic memories and with a frown on her
face which glows as she recalls her association with her discoverer.
"I was basically a bar singer singing English numbers in the Mumbai hotles,
till Chris Perry came along and took me under his wings. I was unsure about
singing in Konkani and that too in Salcete accent as I was sued to the Bardez
accent of Konkani. Chris perry instilled all the confidence in me. I never
dreamt of reaching such dizzy heights and would not have never imagined that I
would be Konkani singer" she recalls in a emotionally choked voice.
Lorna has mesmired audiences with her melodious voices in Sorgar Rajan'n ( In
heaven), Calangute, Bebdo (drunkard), Lisbao, to name a few of her songs of the
60's and 70's.
Ask her to list her favourite all time songs she says she is a deeply emotional
person and songs which take her closer to the audience and struck an emotional
chord with her audience are her favourite songs.
Recently back from tours of Portugal, England, Kuwait and Dubai, she was deeply
touched by the tremendous response she and her troupe got in England.
"Initially we had planned to hold three shows but we had to perform another two
shows. All the shows were packed to capacity".
"All of us, Ben Evanglisto, Norman Cardozo and Domnic have been invited again
to perform next year in England, besides invitation has also come in from
people in America for a performance in USA".
She also traveled to Portugal and was fortunate to play to a select audience
hand picked by the President of Portugal, for a party hosted by him. "It was a
dream come true for me, to travel to Portugal and sing in that country. I was
all the more fortunate to sing for the President. I started with my song
"Lisboa" and then we sang two Portuguese numbers.
I will travel to Dubai and Mangalore this month for shows in both the places,
she adds. Lorna who first shot into prominence as a church singer as a young
child opines that there are a lot of talented singers and musicians throughout
Goa . "We need someone to push them forward and provide them the opening."
The dream pairing of Lorna and ace singer late Alfred Rose did not come about.
She recalls in repose to a query whether the two had ever sung together.
On questioning why she never made any foray into Bollywood in singing, she
points that "every half an hour a new singer is born, singers who can hardly
sing. You need money and godfathers to push yourself in Bollywood".
She then shoots back and questions: "Why is that our Remo is not getting many
offers from Bollywood" .
In Canada, Lorna has been conferred with the life time achievement award for
her contribution to the Konkani singing.
Lorna will perform in Cuncolim on May 7, 2005 - a village in which she last
sung 30 years back. She last performed for a dance in Dnadora, Cuncolim.
"Tell the people of Cuncolim I love them all, I would love to see them in large
numbers for my show", she adds.
Till then the people of Cuncolim and surrounding villages have a date with Lorna on Saturday night.
- Forwarded by Gasper Crasto, exclusive to http://www.goa-world.com
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