Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 15, Issue 350

[Tony Barros]

 Ref : Grandolfo : Idi Amin Dada did  the Asians of Uganda a big  favor
Adolfo et al !
Idi Amin Dada sure did all the Asians of Uganda a great favor. From the timehe 
usurped power on January 25, 1971 until he was "pushed" to Sudan in late1978 to 
the land of his fellow tribemates- the Kakwa - by gallant Tanzanian 
troops, how many Asian women  were raped or how many Asian men were 
murdered. We will never  know. May be.
But we do not know; We will  also never know the true number of people that he 
killedduring his eight despotic  year rule as most of them were thrown into the 
River Nile and 
eaten by crocodiles. These were  mainly members of the Langi tribe (the tribe 
of Milton Obote whom he overthrew)and the Acholi tribe- his main enemies and 
others against his regime. 
(like Obama's father's tribe-the Luos of Kenya and the Ibos of Nigeria, most of 
their last names 
(surnames)  begin with  the letter O).
One has to remember in Idi Amin's Uganda, if you got a tap on your back from 
one of hishenchmen sporting colorful floral (carnival) shirts with mercury 
plated sunglasses, you arehistory. (the mercury plated glasses were worn to 
conceal their identity). 

Like Equatorial Guinea's President  Nguema, Idi Amin took great care of his 
henchmen.He had weekly chartered d cargo flights to London's Stanstead airport- 
ferrying coffee- 
Uganda's main export and returning with booze , cigarettes, perfumes for the 
wives andmistresses and all the askings of the guys who played to his tune. 
(remember Uganda was landlocked and hence was at mercy of Kenya as all its 
goods were transported thru its main port-Mombasa). (London's main airports are 
Heathrow and Gatwick).

Nguema did not trust his own people and hence hired Moroccan bodyguards.The 
sameapplied to Amin who very selectively chose his closest advisers and 
bodyguards-definitelyno Acholis and Langis.

On a wider spectrum, their deportation was a blessing in disguise for many of 
them- who wereunskilled -would have never been able to get admission to the 
First World. In hindsight, that ishow I perceive the whole episode. We can look 
at similarities with the 1956 Hungarian events where 6,000 refugees were 
absorbed by Canada and the 1968 invasion ofthen Czechoslovakia 
where 10,000 refugees were taken by the North American nation. Were all of them 
skilled. No 
questions were asked. But they all made it- may be out of choice. . That's my 
take. Look forward 
to your opinions and criticisms. 

Cheers.
Tony Barros.
P.S. The author was a wanted person in Uganda for his 1972  article in 
Tanzania's main Englishnewspaper- The "Standard " on Idi Amin stealing 
Tanzania's diamonds on their way to Antwerp,Belgium for "cleaning". The irony 
of it all is that I never knew about it and hence was twice atransit passenger 
at Entebbe's international airport. I feel that from my looks- being an Indian- 
they did not suspect me at the transit stop as they must  have felt that a 
Barros was a white man.(The weekly flight by Belgium's then national airline- 
Sabena used to make stops at Entebbe, 
Bujumbura and Kigali- capitals of its former colonies of Burundi and Rwanda 
before landing atBrussels- Belgium's capital).



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Today's Topics:

  1. Humanity & The Hidden Enemy (Adolfo Mascarenhas)
  2. THANK YOU SO MUCH (Aires Rodrigues)
  3. What does Joao want to say? (Joao Barros-Pereira)
  4. Maybe a new day beckons (Herald) (Frederick Noronha)
  5. Goan associations in Portugal? (Frederick Noronha)
  6. Lifestyle coach Luke Coutinho's new book to release in April
      (Frederick Noronha)
  7. Violin, Cello and Cs?rd?s (Roland Francis)
  8. "Contigo Aprendi" (I Learned With You) Tr?o de Mar
      (Roland Francis)


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I was listener 444. Have the words on the screen enabled me to focus on
what they were saying.
The Message was all about Humanity.and the tough choices we all have to
make.  And one will be surprised how many good caring human beings there

[Goanet] Two US-based goan doctors contract virus

[Tony Barros]

Two goan doctors - Roy Rodrigues of Long Island, New YorkCity and Dunstan 
Mascarenhas have contracted the Coronavirus. An update from Roy's wife-MaryLou- 
who is also a 
doctor -states that he is improving. There was no updateon Dunstan.
Tony

[Goanet] Showcasing music oldies

[Tony Barros]

Roland n Gabe !
I echo all the sentiments expressed by Dianne and EdwinPinto about the great 
music that you have been showcasingon the Goanet website. I also appreciate the 
great researchthat goes into producing this melodious music.

We can access YouTube and listen to all the music at one'sdisposal; but as 
alluded by Edwin and Dianne, nothing gets yourfeet "thumping" after you have 
been  "exposed" to some backgroundabout the song, the artist or both.(I love 
YouTube's "favorites" concept).

And as usual, I forward it to my friends in the U.S. and Canada who hail 
 from Goa and East Africa. As you can expect, I have received some very 
favorable responses.
One of my buddies from Goa told me that I had sent him  down memory whenI 
forwarded a great version some years ago  of the popular ballad- "Sail Along 
Silvery Moon". He told me that when he had his first dance, it was to the above 
tune. He could not remember his partner, but it was not his American wife whom 
he met after completing his Masters degree in the U.S.
I had my first dance at age eight in my First  Holy Communion suit with a girl 
wearing her First  Holy Communion dress; but I do not remember the "number" I 
danced to.
So Roland and Gabe, liven up our days and  continue "rolling" the good stuff.
Stay Safe my friends.
Tony

[Goanet] The pre-independence legal team of Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta

[Tony Barros]

Hi Augusto !

It seems that lawyer-Nazareth was not part of Kenyatta'slegal team in the early 
fifties defending him and five other 
freedom fightersas part of the Kapenguria Six who were Mau Mau nationalists.
The Six included Paul Ngei- who like Ronald Ngala- headedtwo other political 
parties. (Kenyatta headed  the KANU party).
The legal team was led by a British barrister ,Pritt and aided byan Indian 
lawyer -Achhroo Ram Kapila and the goan lawyer-Dr. Fitzval (aka Fitz) DeSouza 
who later became Deputy Speakerof Parliament.
Kapila,  who was trained at London's prestigious Lincoln Inn, alsodefended then 
Tanganyika's Julius Nyerere - the head of the TANUparty and  Seychelles's Rene 
who took over the Presidency of theIndian Ocean Islands from the "puppet" 
regime of James Mancham.
(Nyerere also had two local Indian attorneys; Rattansey - a MP forTabora-where 
Nyerere studied and taught- and was later appointedby Nyerere as the only 
Indian ambassador, and Jhaveri whom 
Nyerere appointed a High Cort judge).

I met Kapila in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in the late sixties when he 
came down to defend the younger brother of Zanzibar's goan Attorney-General, 
Wolfgango Dourado. The younger brother,  who worked for 
the Central Bank,  was charged with another employee of stealing 
money from the bank.
The case-which was heard before Tanzania's first Black Chief Justice- 
theTrinidadian Philip Telford Georges- was very complicated;but  Kapila 
got them both acquitted on a technical issue.(Georges  later served as 
Chief Justice in the Seychelles and Zimbabwe)-formerly Rhodesia.
Before the case, I managed to speak to some folks accompanying Kapilaand they 
told me of his very exhorbitant legal fees- including his high retainerfees and 
expensive  court appearances. (like the greek lawyer-Georgiadis, 
Kapila was one of  Kenya's top lawyers- if not East Africa's.)

I later heard from the grape vines that Kapila had a "falling out" with 
President 
 Kenyatta and his young wife-Mama Ngina. How far this is true, I do not know. 
May be goanetter- Mervyn Maciel will be  able to expound on this subject. 
Kenyatta died in 1978 and was replaced by the Vice-President-Daniel Arap Moi.
Cheers.
Tony Barros.New Jersey,USA.

Re: [Goanet] [goans_tanzanite] Alu Mendonca - The world’s greatest hockey left winger

[Tony Barros]

If u managed to open the blog by Cip "Skippy"  Fernandes , you willsee a 
photograph of the RGI team that won its first M.R. DeSouzaGold Cup tournament 
in 1958.
Also in the photograph- squatting to the left - Dar's Adolph Demello,Saude 
George (Kenya's National goal-keeper) behind Alu to the right,and extreme right 
-back row- Henry Braganza  the Toronto singer,ping-pong player and brother of 
the late Tanzanian and Kenyanbadminton champion- Alice DeSouza.
Tony. 

On Saturday, March 11, 2017 12:36 PM, "Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca 
[goans_tanzanite]"  wrote:
 

     Folks,
The following is from Cip Fernandes's blog.

The link shows some great pictures and you might recognise people who played in 
Tanzania too. One poignant picture shows Alu being beaten in a dash by the best 
sprinter in the world at the time - Seraphino Antao.
For those who cannot open links, here is the body of the article.
Mervyn-
http://cyprianfernandes.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/seraphino-antao-pips-alu-at-tape-in-100.html


Alu Mendonca 
The world’s greatest hockey left winger 

By Norman Da Costa
There isn’t a greater sight in field hockey than seeing a player thunder down 
at full speed and cannon the ball to the back of the net with awesome power. 

With the constant roar of the crowd chanting “Alu, Alu, Alu” the great Aloysius 
Mendonca would ignite City Park Stadium with his exhilarating pace on the left 
wing. The exclamation point was the ball finding the top of the net past 
bewildered goalkeepers. Just ask the best goalkeepers at the time - India’s 
Deshmathu and Abdul Rashid of Pakistan - and the others who faced him when he 
played for the Railway Goan Institute and in Kenya’s colours. 
This star, who was known to the fans only by his first name -- just like those 
Brazilian soccer maestros Pele, Tostao, Rivelino, Ronaldo and Neymar -- passed 
away peacefully at the Nairobi Hospital on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the age of 
85. Alu’s death comes two years after the dashing centre forward and his 
international teammate Egbert Fernandes died in Canberra in November 2014. He 
leaves behind his brother Pius, sisters Anne (D’Sa) and Teresa (Mandriks), a 
former Kenya international, children Derek (Rosalynn), Erika (Mendonca-DeSilva) 
and Cora Lisa (Barretto) and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife 
Alba. 

Alu was one of a kind. I was fortunate enough to line up with this 
multi-talented star for the Railway Goan Institute for several years and many a 
time stood still in awe watching this phenomenon perform his magic on a 
star-studded team that included Silu Fernandes, Hilary Fernandes, Leo Fernandes 
and Reynolds de Souza. In 1976, Alu and I were together again when I managed 
the Kenya national team for the Rene Frank International tournament in Madras. 
I got an insight of his coaching methods as he was the national coach and was 
ably assisted by the late Hardev Singh Kular. Under Alu’s guidance the young 
team posted a creditable fifth-place finish. Apart from his national duties Alu 
also enjoyed success coaching the RGI women, one of Nairobi’s top women’s 
teams. 

Mendonca was born in Anjuna, Goa, in January 1933 and on arriving in Kenya with 
his family he joined Dr. Ribeiro’s Goan School, the famed school in Nairobi 
that was a conveyer belt for producing world-class hockey players under the 
tutorship of coach-extraordinaire Anthony de Souza. 

It was here that the talent of this exceptional athlete was recognized and he 
was picked to represent the Schools Combined XI against touring All India in 
1948-1949. This was the match that launched the illustrious career of the 
greatest left winger of his era as he went on to represent his country at four 
Olympic Games. His first appearance came in 1956 when the country made its 
Olympics debut in Melbourne and it was a proud moment for all Goans as 
Mendonca’s teammate, the late Anthony Vaz, was given the unique honour of being 
the flag bearer. 

Four years later in 1960 Mendonca captained his country in Rome and he ended 
his career following the Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 where the squad posted its 
best-ever showing and earned an Olympic certificate. 

Mendonca was later appointed national coach and that meant two more Olympic 
visits to Munich in 1972 and Montreal four years later. His six Olympic 
appearances were a rare feat matched only by his close friend and international 
teammate left back Avtar Singh Sohal. Avtar, like Mendonca, was also only the 
second Kenyan to be named the best player at their respective position by their 
peers and the world media. 

Alu’s flair wasn’t only confined to hockey. He also happened to be a 
first-class sprinter and opened the bowling for the Railway Goan Institute 
cricket team. He will be remembered for giving the great Kenyan sprinter 
Seraphino Antao a scare after he had just returned from Perth with his two 
sprinting gold medals 

Re: [Goanet] [goans_tanzanite] re: the passing away of Kenya hockey stalwart Alu Mendonca.

[Tony Barros]

Thanx Joe for that info. I always wondered where many of thesegreat Kenyan goan 
talents got their skills from  and why differedfrom the local folks.
Armand "Chic" Saldanha and Alban "kitremunt" Fernandes- who represented East 
Africa- also got their initial "trimmings" in India.Alban in Bengaluru 
(formerly Bangalore) and "Chic from St. Paul'sBelgaum. And Chic - according to 
his classmate- my brother Romeo-also represented a Select Maharastra side 
before he returned to Tanzania.
As for the Kenyan National Team who were once seeded fourth inthe world, they 
were very well "tested" in either 1967 or 1968 whenthey held Pakistan to draws 
in a couple of tests in Kenya.
It also brought  the British-born goal-keeper - Jack Simonian- to 
globalattention when he saved a couple of penalties. Jack- a well known  
motorrally driver- played for the Nairobi  Sikh Union which for a short time 
alsoincluded all time hockey great and musician- Hilary Fernandes.
But since Jack travelled so much as a business executive and  given his rigid 
motor rallying schedules, reserve goal-keeper - Ivo Colaco played most of the 
time including  the Easter weekend M.R. DeSouza tournament which  coincided 
with the East African Motor Rally Safari. This left Jack withthe option of 
playing in the finals and against top teams.
Cheers.
Tony. 

On Saturday, March 11, 2017 4:04 AM, "JOSEPH LOBO jl...@rogers.com 
[goans_tanzanite]"  wrote:
 

     
 At one time , in the 1960`s, Kenya`s hockey team was a power-house on the 
world`s sporting stage. It combined the talents of young men who initially 
learned their craft on the playing fields of India and Pakistan.and 
schools like St.. Stanislaus, Bombay...St. Joseph`s, Bangalore and St.Pauls 
Belgaum.were incubators of young talent.also were home grown goan boys like 
Hilary & Leo Fernandes, Edgar and Egbert of Nairobi, Silu Fernandes also of 
Nairobi and Sikh Union players Surjeet Singh Jr., Avtar Singh.& Hardial Singh 
who eventuallymoved from player to Manager of the national side. Also included 
were young men from the Sir Ali Muslim Sports club of Nairobi
 I do remember while I was in college at St. Xaviers, Bombay in 1963 watching a 
touring Kenya national side play a series of exhibition matches against various 
combination of Indian national sides in preparation for the Olympics in 1964. 
At the BPHA field which was the ultimate venue in western Indiathe 
Kenya side surprised the Bombay hockey audience when they outplayed the Indian 
side presented to them.
 The popular stands were filled with a lot of goan fans from the near-by Dhobi 
Talao who were expecting a side of African (black ) players.
 There were comments like..." but these are Sikhs and Goans ".. However 
the fine standard of play , dribbling and passing was a delight to 
watch including Alu Mendonca`s trade mark angling and powerful 
on - the - run centering to the inside forwards ! 
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[Goanet] The late Cheryl Braganza-Montreal's 2008 Woman of the Year

[Tony Barros]

A creative memorial is planned in Montreal on February 25which would have been 
Cheryl's 72nd birthday. The service willfeature The Grammy Award pianist and 
singer- JenniferGasoi. She is survived by her three sons- Andre,Carlos 
andMiguel Da Costa Frias.
Cheryl died in December after her 12- year battle with myelomacancer in the 
brain which was diagnosed  on  her 60th birthdayin 2005. According to Miguel, 
she narrowly missed death four times and  refused pain killers because she did 
not want hersenses to be  affected.
Miguel  adds  that she lived longer than anyone in recorded history with 
myeloma cancer in the brain.
Born in Pakistan, Cheryl was offered a scholarship- at age 16-tothe world 
famous New York Julliard School of Music. She playedthe piano, the organ, the 
accordion and harmonica  with equal versatility in addition to being a great 
artist, poet and writer.
Following her last remission, she learnt jazz, formed her own bandand played to 
sold out crowds in the Griffintown part of the FrenchCanadian metropolis.
And in 2008, she was bestowed with the unique honor of Montreal'sWoman of the 
Year for using art as a tool to fight women's rights allover the world.
A Memorial Fund has been launched in her honor to preserve andpromote her 
legacy. A substantial  amount has been collected. Inlieu of flowers, attendees 
at the Service have been requested todonate to the Fund.
I met Cheryl  in New Jersey some 15 years ago  when she came down to launch her 
art exhibition in Manhattan, New York City. In a totally different capacity, I  
the father of her three  children- Zach Da Costa Frias- who was  visiting 
relatives. I believe, he is from Goa.
Cheers.
Tony Barros.New Jersey.

[Goanet] Three US Goan -organized picnics on Sunday- August 9

[Tony Barros]

  Hi folks !
For those residing in the U.S. who want a change in theirpicnic flavors and 
for those visiting the U.S.,, Threepicnics have been organized in three areas 
of the country.
1)The San Francisco-based GoaSudharop Orgaization willbe holding a picnic at 
Lake Elizabeth (Site B) in Fremont,California. Check out their 
website-goasudharop.net/events/on contact Acaria Almeida - 
acariaalme...@yahoo.com

2)The Goan Association of New York will be holding their annualpicnic at the 
Alpine Pavilion at Alpine  in Northern New Jersey.Contacts are Sandra Stevens- 
tel # 917-923- 1333 or WilmaPinto- 201-384 - 0391.
3)And a group of  Delaware Goans are organizing their first  picnicat the White 
Clay State Park in Newark, Delaware State. Contact Michael Alvares- 
mwalva...@gmail.com or margrac...@yahoo.com
Enjoy the Rest of the Summer.
Cheers.
Tony Barros.
New Jersey

[Goanet] Lovell Pinto on the New Jersey Tiatr show

[Tony Barros]

Hi folks !

I am posting comments made on Facebook  by New Jersey's Lovell Pinto  on the 
recent New Jersey Tiatr
by a complete cast from Goa- a first in the U.S. The troupe performed the next 
day in Houston, Texas . Lovell
- like his wife Lea -are science professionals from Goa. He hails from Corlim, 
Mapuca and she from Ribandar.

Cheers.

Tony Barros.
USA


Lovell Pinto

Back from a wonderful and memorable evening in Hackensack, NJ  last Saturday.. 
History was made, because for the first time ever an original Goan tiatr 
performance was held in the USA, with a troupe that traveled all the way from 
Goa. Hats off to Goa Police DySP Sammy Tavares and his team of artistes for a 
splendid production with his drama Tim Thikam Sanddlelim. The individual 
performers were at their acting/singing best; the costumes very impressive. I 
finally got to see Goa's nightingale, the incredibly talented Sonia Shirsat 
live in performance. Overall, it was five hours of spectacular Konkani 
entertainment. No regrets, no complaints.

— with Sammy Tavares and 2 others.

 

[Goanet] Marina n Manuela

[Tony Barros]

Hi Gabe !

Thanx for sending us down memory lane - for as a young teenager,
I was fortunate to witness some great acts at the Circus Brazil 
show in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania in the early sixties.( I am
assuming that they must have been on a tour of Africa , including
Kenya as you stated).

The flip side of the Extended  Play (ep)  45 rpm Vinyl record was the very 
romantic Italian ballad- Manuela which to some fans was a better
number than the ever-popular   Marina by Rocco Granata which was 
introduced at the Show. I say this as the flip side of most Eps are basically
 fill -ins..

However, Gabe if your memory allows, the trapeze artist and one
of the most popular artistes was a gorgeous  woman called 
Manuela.. I believe, she later married her trapeze  partner.

As usual,  the lyrics were laced  with nostalgia.

Cheers.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
USA

[Goanet] Fanta Orange,Allsopps n Pilsner beer

[Tony Barros]

Hi Gabe,Melvyn, Roland n Merwyn Lobo !
 
Was not aware  that Canada Dry's Orange was a 
popular drink in East Africa. Was more familiar with
Coca-Cola's Orange under the FANTA brand- Foolish
Asians Never Take Alcohol as labelled by the local
africans.
 
Not to be undone by the popular  beer- ALLSOPPS-(All
Lovely Ladies Should Offer Poor People Services).
 
Fanta also made some fantastic ginger ale (probably
the original) where one could literally sniff some ginger
smell when drinking, fanta lemon and the clear
Fanta Lemonade.
 
As a young teenager growing up in the very small town
of Iringa in southern Tanzania, my  late father -Boaventura
would have us drink before Sunday lunch  shandy - a mixture 
of beer and an aerated (soft) drink- pop for Canadians.
 
Hence my older brother- Steve would mix three bottles
of fanta lemonade and two bottles of Allsopps beer to
give it a 60-40 effect; 60 % for the lemonade and 40 %
for the beer-at the request of my mum and younger sister
who did not want to get the beer's bitter taste.
 
My father felt that we should be nurtured into drinking
alcohol by having it diluted initially. He felt that Notches
could be jumped as we got older.
 
And the irony of it all, is that  we would be drinking in those
fantastic long beer glasses with spouts given to us
as gifts by the makers of  a different popular beer-
PILSNER (People In Love Should Not Entertain Rogues).
 
My dad belonged to a unque class of people in East
Africa and probably Goa and India who felt that beer
should only be served exclusively in beer glasses.
 
And when I moved to the main city- Dar es Salaam,
I noticed that it went even deeper. My very good friend
and fellow Tanzanian journalist and badminton player-
Adam Simbeye would ensure that his beer mug was
placed safely under the barman's counter at the
Dar Institute bar counter after he was finished
for the nite.
 
This is in sharp contrast to the U.S. where most
people drink straight from the cans, bottles or
any glass. And they have also been joined by
the womenfolk who occasionally also want a
shot of the ever popular - Feni after getting
a whiff of the high-tech potent drink.
 
I hope I did not water yours mouth. You r most
welcome to my 24 by 7 bar. I have literally
everything, except the Feni from the almighty
Gharafao- excuse the spelling.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
U . S . A .

Re: [Goanet] Malaika... which one?

[Tony Barros]

Hi Frederick !

Nothing can be complete with the Swahili ballad- Malaika
(My Angel in English) without reference to the original
writer of the song- Fadhili Williams and his subsequent duet
with Mona Miller- both from the Kenyan coastal city of
Mombasa.

Their version is also the  only one with English lyrics. For
non-Swahili speakers, some of the songs have linguistic
distortions.  While Makeba and Belafonte also have a duet
version which was not on the list.

When-ever I sing Malaika at various picnics/sing alongs  in
New York city and New Jersey, I use the first  three verses of
Fadhili and Mona Miller's and in the fourth stanza, I would sing
one of the popular verses from Belafonte/Makeba in place of
Fadhili's/ Mona Miller's second English verse.

When I interviewed Mona Miller in Dar es Salaam  in the
mid-seventies during her only singing tour to Tanzania, she
told me that  she should be singing some of Makeba's popular
South African songs in retribution for Makeba singing her
songs without her or their permission.- referring also to Fadhili.

Likewise, Fadhili in his obituary in the New York Times some
years ago , the writer makes reference to the fact that  Fadhili
felt that he was given a raw deal by most of those who sang
Malaika in that he did not receive any royalties and credit
as the song writer.

Cheers.

Tony Barros (ex-Tanzania),
Union, New Jersey.
barr...@yahoo.com


From: Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا

Over the last month or so, my reading took me (on a virtual tour) to East
Africa. Otherwise, have only been there once (to Uganda, Entebbe, Kampala
and the lovely banks of Lake Victoria in 2005... great memories). So here's
some YouTube sound to share with you. Please vote and tell which Malaika
you like the best:

[Goanet] Goan Tailors in East Africa

[Tony Barros]

 society.
 
Thanx.
 
Tony Barros.
New  Jersey.

[Goanet] NEW JERSEY GOA picnic

[Tony Barros]

New Jersey GOA picnic
 
The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) annual summer picnic will be held on 
Saturday,
August 3 at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor.
 
The GOANJ is also opening the picnic to  non-members at a rate of $30 per 
person. The rate
for the members subsidized event is $15 for members and $25 for GOANJ members' 
guests.
No charge for children under four years.
 
Appetizers, snacks, lunch and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Patrons 
can bring beer
in cans only (no bottles) . No hard liquor or wine can be brought as per New 
Jersey State Park laws.
 
In addition to the normal games and entertainment, A Holy Mass will be held at 
5 p.m. The site
has a pavilion which serves as a protection against the hot sun and the rain.
 
For further details, please check the  Association's website - goanj.com. the 
deadline for
mailing your checks is July 20. 
 
Some 300 people people attend the picnic which is one of Association's 
highlights after the
Christmas dance in December. To This effect,  all requests after the 300 cap 
set by the New
Jersey Parks has been meet, will be rejected. Mail  your checks in advance.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
Union Township,
New Jersey.

[Goanet] Saint Anthony of Padua

[Tony Barros]

Hi Camillo  !

Thanks very much for publicising a very short and concise story
on Saint Anthony of Padua: and please do  convey my
gratitude to Fr. Steve Rodrigues- the author

My late mother - Rosa Da Lima nee Pereira Do Carmo from Calata,
Majorda in Salcete- named me after St. Anthony following  a very 
successful normal delivery  on January 18, 1947 in the small  southern
Tanzanian town of Iringa , East Africa.

I was supposed to be a breech baby - which meant that doctors
would have to do a breech delivery - the delivery of the
fetus  first with feet or buttocks.

After my mum and dad - Boaventura Barros were told of the 
unusual status, my mum - with her very little knowledge of 
written English - penned a special prayer to St. Anthony and
prayed vehemently - sometimes almost ten times a day.

(when my mum got married at age 17, she only knew Konkani
and Portuguese. After moving to then Tanganyika, she later mastered 
English and also  spoke the national language of Tanzania- Swahili).

Her efforts paid off and three hours before I was born at 06:40
in the morning, she had an abrupt 180 degrees turn in her stomach
-paving the way for a safe and normal delivery.

In retrospect, I do not know what  the outcome would
have been for both my mum and myself- probably tragic; for the very
small Governmnent hospital had no mid-wife nor a gynecologist. We
were being treated by doctors-i.e. general practitioners.

The hospital had only one room for Europeans and Indians who
agreed to eat beef and pork as part of the breakfast and lunch. (the
local blacks were given very inferior services until independence in 1961)

As a result, a Khoja Ismaili woman who had  delivered a set
of female twins a week earlier,  was told to leave the hospital to pave
the way for my mum- who was told in no uncertain terms by the staff that
the moslem lady ate pork.

(Fifteen years later after switching schools from the main city of
Dar es Salaam to Iringa, I caught up with the twins- one hated my guts and
the other was crazy after me. I was  surprised to note that they were five 
classes
 below me - even though they had no  mental issues).

In  1958, my oldest brother - Romeo  returned from India after
graduating  with an Economics degree from the University of
Bombay-  in addition to being a  recipient of the prestigious 
Rotary International award.

As he was preparing for the exams to enter Law School
in England, my mum- without our knowledge- wrote another Special
Prayer to St. Anthony requesting that he get full scholarships to
study in England and the USA. She placed the prayer under the
Statue of St. Anthony which comprised our mini-altar in the
bedroom.

The following year, Romeo got a full fledged British  scholarship to
study Law at the very prestigious Inn of Court - Grays Inn. In 1963,
after completing a diploma in International Law in London- he got
another full scholarship to do his Masters in Political Science
at the University of Massachussetts Amherst College. (Romeo
is a retired New York City Senior Administrative judge)

However, in late 1968 after completing my journalism studies
and reserve military training, and preparing to relocate from Iringa
to Dar es Salaam, I found the prayer under the statue when dismantling
the mini-altar.

I later checked with Romeo if he was aware of the Special Request
and he replied that he was not. We do not know how many
other successful and unsuccessful requests my mum has  made to
St. Anthony,  as she was very discreet about it.

But the buck did not stop there. After we moved to Dar es Salaam,
my mum would make several trips to a Saint Anthony's chapel on the
outskirts of the city; and on June 13 , she would  have a Novena said
every year until she returned in early 1976 to Velim, Goa where she continued 
with this ritual.(We did not have a St. Anthony's  church in Iringa).

And after  my father passed away at the Loutolim-based Shanti Avedna 
Ashram in late 1976, my mum presented the Sisters of the Holy Cross with a
statue of St. Anthony. My mother passed away in Candolim  in March 1997  -
exactly 15  weeks after my dad- both of them at 6 p.m. in their sleep on
a bright Sunday evening. What a travesty !.

After my  mum's death, a fellow associate of mine in New York city  - a white
American catholic gave me  a detailed picture on St. Anthony whose works he 
knew at the
back of his palm. That's when I got some greater insights into this great Saint.

At my current job , I meet many Americans who are named Anthony and  are 
fascinated 
when I tell them that I am named after the saint; for in most cases, they tell 
me
that they  either got the name from their fathers, grand-fathers or  
god-fathers.
(Romeo was named by my dad after a well known fellow football (soccer) player
in Velim- Romeo Fernandes who also  moved to East Africa in Kenya)

So folks, there must many great stories about St. Anthony. Would appreciate if 
you
could share it with other goanetters.

Cheers.

Tony

[Goanet] Reporting on suicide cases

[Tony Barros]

Hi !
 
I am a product of British journalism - even though my tutors at the School of
Journalism in the Lake Victoria port of  Mwanza in north-west Tanzania
were from Holland, Denmark, the USA and Canada.
 
And since Tanzania- that is both Tanganyika (Tanzania Mainland) and the
Spice Islands of Zanzibar were former dependencies of Britain-, the 
laws on libel and contempt of court  applicable to the local media
are  based on the British  legal system.
 
To this effect, I was disturbed by the reporting in the GoanVoice Portal
on the distinguished goan physician - Dr. Vasco Cruz who passed away
last November in the Portuguese owned- Azores Island.
 
The writer - Jorge M. Gonsalves  states and I quote- Dr. Vasco Cruz 
committed suicide and was found hanged (should be hanging) from a tree
right  by the former Health Centre.(the past tense of hang is hung).
 
That info is very libellous and the writer adds salt to injury by stating the
personal reasons that led to him committing the unfortunate act- very
embarrasing to the family even if it is true.
 
The British system of reporting would be - Dr. Vasco Cruz was
found dead hanging from a tree near the former Health Centre.
No foul play is suspected - leaving the reader to read between
the lines.
 
In a suicide case, the onus of proof lies squarely on the coroner after
he has conducted an autopsy. Hence- he and only he - can tell us the
outcome of  the post-mortem. Other issues should be left to the
family members- thus avoiding speculation
 
Hypothetically, what would have happened if the coroner suspected
foul play ; i.e. that  the victim was killed by another person or persons
and then hung on a rope to conceal the crime and  give the impression
that it was  a suicide. Would the GoanVoice carry an apology to the
family.
 
It must also be borne in mind that some life insurance policies
have a suicide rider. This means that the beneficiaries would have no
claims if the cause was proved beyond reasonable doubt  to be  self-inflicted.
 
 
It seems that the American laws on suicide reporting are different as
most of the media including the New York Times  do state in no
uncertain terms that the person killed himself.
 
Would appreciate comments and views.
 
Thanx .
 
Tony Barros.
Union Township,
New Jersey.

[Goanet] Tanzanian President Ben Mkapa - a great admirer of goans

[Tony Barros]

 a member- mainly to
play badminton. Unfortunately, as I was processing his application, it fizzled
out as Nyerere appointed him his Press Secretary- a very busy and much
travelled position.
 
Mkapa want on to become  the country's ambassador to Nigeria and later
Foreign Minister following the 1977  merger of the two political parties of 
Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
 
In 1993, when he  was the Minister for Energy and Minerals under President 
Mwinyi, 
he was asked to write the Foreword for the 100 years  of Goans in Tanzania 
souvenir. 
(the first goan to arrive in Tanzania in 1883, was a tailor in Pemba - part of 
Zanzibar).
 
In his foreword, he paid a glowing tribute to me. I was not aware of it   and 
18 months
later,some friends from Toronto sent me  a full photocopy of the well written 
articles and
stories. Two years later , Mkapa became Tanzania's third President replacing 
Zanzibar's
Ali Mwinyi. (like Mwinyi, he served for two terms- the new system adopted from 
the US).
 
And Mervyn as you rightly said, one of his first tasks after assuming the 
Presidency
was to address members of the Goan Community. I received copies of the
newspaper clippings from three people.
 
Several goans who have visited  New York and New Jersey tell me that during 
Sunday
mass, he is surrounded by goans- both inside and outside the church.
 
When I met some folks in Toronto during his Presidency, they told me that the 
DI which was
nationalised in 1971 following the Expropriations Act was returned without 
conditions.
They also told me that the Goan School in Changombe on the outskirts of the city
and the Saint Joseph's Convent  School - whose goan student poluation was about
40 per cent - were also returned. It was only fairly recently that I learnt 
that all the three  units
were returned at  Mkapa's request. 
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
New Jersey,USA.

[Goanet] PIDE- Portugal's secret Police

[Tony Barros]

 Goa as an overseas province
even though they had neither De Jure nor De Facto control.
 
I have been told by many people that one of the master-minds and
architects of the April 1974 coup was the Mapusa-based goan
journalist- Aquino Braganza who intenselly  studied sucessfull and
failed coups before requesting the army to make the move
 
And just before June 25,1975 - Mozambiue's  indeopence day, Aquino 
visited Dar es Salaam accompanying  Samora Machel - the
President -elect. (Machel who spoke fluent Swahili used to call me a
Mreno -Swahili for a Portuguese- because of my last name-Barros).
 
At our daily newspaper Post-mortem where we review all the stories,
my die-hard racist Managing Editor , Sammy Mdee told us all  that
Aquino is in town and I do not want anyone to meet him. (He hated
Indians- but respected me and my brother-in-law - a senior airline
executive who got his wife a job at the airline).
 
Since I was the country's only Goan journalist, I was determined to
meet and probably chat with him. I came to kniow that there was a
party later in the night for the delegation; so I gate-crashed misusing
my press card and managed to get in.
 
What surprised me  about  Aquino was that he was   surrounded by
so many people all waiting to talk to him; whilst very few people
were speaking to Machel . I had to be content with merely introducing
myself to him
 
Machel appointed him as his personal assistant and during his  three trips
to India, he would make it a point to go to Goa to visit Aquino's sick mother
in Mapusa.
 
Sad to say,  the aircraft Aquino was travelling with  Machel on a  southern 
african
trip in 1986, was shot down as the  Russian pilot  veered into South African 
airspace- then considered enemy territory. Everyone was killed.
 
His second wife- Graca (Grace) Simbine who was the Education Minsiter
in his first cabinet  later  became the second wife of South Africa's first 
President -
Nelson Mandela  giving her the unique positon of being the  first- if not
the only woman in the world- to be married to Heads of States of two
different countries.
 
When Machel married Graca, We received a State House notification
from the Office of Tanzania's first President- Julius Nyerere - that we
should only refer to her my her maiden name.
 
It was apparently felt that Machel's  first wife and fellow freedom fighter-
Josina Machel-  should use his last name. Josina died at a Dar Es Salaam
hospital on April 7, 1972- the same day that Zanziibar's strongman and
Tanzania's First Vice-President- Abeid Amani Karume was 
assassinated. (I covered her first anniversary death service).
 
My 1970 Managing Edictor- the controversial , unpopular,  but highly
educated South African born Parsee- Miss  Frene Ginwalla -  wrote a thesis
for her Masters at Oxford University, England on african liberation movements.
She later got a  doctorate  from Oxford in addition to two law degrees from
England's prestigious Inns of  Court.
 
She was South Africa's first Speaker after Mandela took power  and
holds a permanent position as Direcor Research in the ruling South
African party- the African National Congress. (She was deported
three times from Tanzania-twice in the same year).
 
Unfortunately, the only goan who could give us a wealth of information
on the african national  liberation scene  was my good friend and fellow
Velim village mate - Eduardo Judas Barros - the late Professor of
Communications at Sao Paulo University in Brazil . Eduardo - a catholic
priest turned Marxist- was very well known to all the politicians who 
manned the former Portuguuse colonies  in addition to being the
Vice-President of the South American Public Relations Association.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.

[Goanet] Swahili words - Muziki and Ngoma

[Tony Barros]

Hi Fred, the Mervyns, Gabe , Manuel et al !
 
Mervyn Lobo is absolutely right - Muziki is the Swahili word for music  and
Ngoma is  is a  dance and on a wider spectrum- cultural events. As a former
National Serviceman  - voluntary armed forces- I can attest to this.
(Goma is a town in one of the Congos- I do not which one).
 
On  Fred's point that  there is a no word in the African  languagues  for 
music, 
I do not know about that; however, remember  after the creation of the 
Institute of Swahili  Research in Tanzania  just after independence in the 
early sixties, 
the Swahili language has gone thru leaps and bounds.
 
Many words  initially coined were basically  bastardized English words. A good
example is the English word dispensary. The initial Swahili translation  was 
dispensari. The  new Swahili word  is Zahanati. I do not know what
contributed to the  coining of the new word, and my gut feeling is that it
may have been  borrowed from another African or Bantu language
 
When speaking to the late Father Musso- an Italian priest  based in my 
birth-place in
Iringa and  who was  a contributor to the Institute , he  told me that they 
would  borrow words from 
any one of the 123 tribes in Tanzania and then attempt to  research other Bantu 
languages.
 
He gave a classic  example  of the initial Swahili word for conqueror  was 
mshindi- which also
means  winner; however, the Wahehe tribe of Iringa who were very warrior-like  
have a 
word for conqueror. The Institute has co-pted the word in the language. (Father 
Musso
was proficient in Swahili, English, the Hehe language and probably Italian)
 
To this effect, Fred,   some african tribal languages  may be having a word
for music or pretty close.I am certain that  the Institute will probably change 
it in the
future. They have to go thru a whole vocabulary and that will take years.
 
And Gabe is also right. The real polished  Swahili is spoken  along the East 
African coastal
belt- Zanzibar, Pemba, Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Mombasa-  and the neighboring 
coastal towns near  Mombasa like Lamu and Kilindini. 
 
However, a lot of the Swahili spoken in Zanzibar- and Mervyn Lobo will agree 
with me- is
laced with Arabic words. This is probably attributed to the fact that many 
Zanzibaris 
have Arab blood and hence a greater Arab  influence.
 
But  the Zanzibaris refer to the market where we buy all our edibles - mainly 
fruits,
vegetables and fish- as marketi.  The Swahilli word for market is Sokoni and 
the
figurative word is Soko. Merv Lobo could enlighten us on ths anomaly. I do not
know of any similar examples.
 
Swahili - was initially derived mainly from Arabic with Persian, Gujerati and 
some other 
languages playing a smaller role . The landscape has probably changed 
completely since 
the birth of the Institute.
 
It must  also  be borne in mind that Swahili  has certain  expressions that do 
not exist 
in the English language .  A great example is the issue of twins. In Swahili, 
the first born
is called Kurwa and the second is known as Doto.  
 
Salaams Nyingi (Best Wishes)
 
Tony Barros.
Union Township,
New Jersey, USA.

[Goanet] Special Medical Treatment for goans in Tanganyika

[Tony Barros]

Hi  Antonio n the Mervyns !
 
Thanks for the info on the special Ward for Goans at the Ocean Road Hospital  
when the
Germans ruled German East Africa- renamed Tanganyka in 1919 after the British
booted them out. I  was never aware of it- even though I made several trips to
the hospital in various capacities.
 
Many goans were born  at the Hospital even after independence in 1961; 
however, as 
a journalist, I was saddened to see the despicable state  of affairs during my 
stints in the mid to
late seventies.
 
And  in the early 1980s , I had to make one more trip -this time  to collect  
personal
info for producing   birth certificates for  three goans whose parents did not 
register their kids
with the Registrar of Births and Deaths before independence. This included one 
for the late
Kenyan musician- Antonio Cooty Coutinho.
 
The conditions were horrendous and the hospital was a real squalor- filthy - 
making many people  feel 
that the institution could not be classified as a hospital by any 
internationally accepted standards.
 
In 1956, after Princess Margaret opened the Princess Margaret Hospital named 
after her , 
many goans particularly those working in the government had another option. 
(the hospital was
renamed Muhimili after independence).
 
And many goans including my wife- Edna nee D'Silva - were born at the Queensway 
Nursing Home-
another British private owned hospital, and Vivian  D'Souza has stated that 
goans  were given special
treatment at this Home. The Nursing Home later  closed down in the late sixties
and made way for the ever popular Oyster Bay Hotel whose popular patrons- I  
believe - 
included a young lad  who is a well known goanetter.
 
I am very well aware of the Nairobi situation where Asians were barred  from 
getting treatment at the
all-white Nairobi Hospital. That was conveyed to me by  the Hospital's 
Accountant- Satiro Diniz -whose wife-
Clovina  is my first cousin-  and the many Khoja Ismaili girls who studied 
nursing at the hospital.
(Satiro, who now lives in Toronto with his wife , was very well known in 
Nairobi  goan circles as he was the
Bar Treasurer of the Railway Goan Institute and later Treasurer of the Nairobi 
Goan Institute).
 
Unlike  Nairobi where you had Asian owned hospitals , we did not  have any 
Asian owned
hospitals  in Dar until 1964 when the Aga Khan Hospital opened its very small 
operations . The Hindus
and other Asian ethnic groups ran dispensaries initially. Hence, I do not know 
how the lower
income Indians  got their major  medical treatment before independence.
 
For the smaller towns like my  small home town of Iringa in  southern Tanzania, 
we had a 
different situation.  The British run government hospitals had seperate and 
special wards for non-
africans; but with a very strict condition. You had to eat all the food  
provided by the hospital- 
no food from home. This obviously  affected  the hindus who would be forced to 
have beef for lunch
and the muslims who had no choice but to eat ham, bacon and sausages for 
breakfast.
 
Many opted  for other difficult alternatives, but some flouted their own rules. 
This included a Khoja
Ismaili woman who came to deliver twins - eleven days before I was born in 
January 1947; for when
my mother went to deliver me, all the african workers would tell my mum that 
the lady ate pork-
giving my mother little  time to pray fervently to Saint Anthony.
 
For I was supposed to be a breech baby and with no gynecologist or 
obstetrician in sight, it seems
my mother's prayers were heard ; as three hours before I was born, a 360 
degrees situation 
occured in my mum's stomach. That's why I am named ANTHONY after the Saint from 
Padua.
 
The hospital had only one room for the maternity ward, and as a result, the 
Khoja woman- who did not
have any complications- was forced to go home. I do not know what would have 
happened if more
than two pregnant women had to be admitted . The town had no other maternity 
ward or hospital.
 
But like many goans whose parents  had European grades in the Colonial and 
later local government,
we were very priviliged to get  not only special treatment, but also access to  
the country's top doctors. 
I can attest to my very delicate eye surgery- in my late teens- which was 
undertaken by the country's top
three doctors. I might have been blind on one eye  if the surgery was not 
successful.
 
Yes, those were the unforgettable days;  and when I tell  grown up  my kids and 
my goan friends from Goa and
Bombay, they are baffled. I wonder what the feeling among the other Indians was 
 . Was it resentment,
jealousy or both ?  Would appreciate some input.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
Union Twnshp,
New Jersey.

[Goanet] Goan picnics in eastern USA

[Tony Barros]

Hi folks !
 
Just in case you are contemplating on visiting the USA or other U.S. residents  
folks are
not aware of the summer events, herewith is a list of the three picnics 
organized by the  
three Goan  associations  in  the eastern USA.
 
1)Goan Association of Maryland and Virginia- Sunday, June 17 at the Lake 
Accotink Park in
Springfield, Virginia. Contact Maria Paes- email address -paesfam...@gmail.com  
or
Onecia Ribeiro- tel # 301-760-7451.
 
2)Goan Association of New Jersey- Saturday, July 28 at the  Princeton Country 
Club in
West Windsor.  Website email address- goanj.com
 
3)New York City Goan Association- Sunday, August 12 at the Palisades Park in 
northern
New Jersey. website address - commit...@nycgoans.com
 
This list does not include the New England Belt  Group which incorporates 
Massachussetts,
Rhode Island, Maine and New Hampshire states. It is not a registered  Group and 
hence
information can only be sought thru friends and relatives living in the area 
and aware of
their activities. I do believe that they have a picnic.
 
P.S.  The New Jersey GOA picnic is open to members and their non-resident 
guests.
The Maryland and Virginia GOA  is also restricted to members; whilst the New 
York
GOA picnic  is open. The New  Jersey GOA and the New York City  GOA have  
seperate
rates for members and non-resident guests , and members and non-members
respectively. Please check these restriuctions with your contacts.
 
First World goanetters;Have a Great Summer !
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA

Re: [Goanet] Memorial Day Summer Camp in New York/picnics

[Tony Barros]

Hi Merv !
 
Thanx for the compliments. You are most welcome  to all our functions and as an 
out of State resident,
you qualify as a member for the dance and other events - not the picnic where 
you will have to
pay the fee as a non-resident guest. The definition of a non-resident only 
applies to people  who live 
outside the borders of New Jersey. Hence residents of Pennsylvania,New York 
City  and Connecticut
do not qualify as these states border New Jersey and they  can only come for 
the picnic if  they are members
 
Our Christmas dances are also great and we attract the highest number of 
attendees among US GOAs-
more than 400. Last year, we broke our all time previous record of 430  set  
some 12 years ago with
a total attendance of 450 at the Christmas dance. We had two bands in atendance 
- the New Jersey-
based band - the PRISM and the Toronto-based band - the  GOA AMIGOS.
 
UInfortunately, I will not be attending the dance next Saturday as we have 
another  social commitment. And after
18 years, Edna and myself stepped down last year as members of the Planning 
Committee- an appendage
to the Association's Executive Committee. We felt that we should pave the way 
for the injection of
new if not young blood  and thereby incorporate a smooth transition; but it 
did not bode well with members
of the executive committee as  three other PC members also stepped down for 
different reasons.
 
Edna and myself  enjoy your postings on both the Tanzanite and goanet 
websites.  How's your mum- Tina  coping up
with the loss of your beloved dad ? . Give her our luv.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
New Jersey

From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca
To: Tony Barros barr...@yahoo.com; estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list 
goanet@lists.goanet.org 
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Memorial Day Summer Camp in New York/picnics

Tony Barros wrote:
Hi Gilbert, Roland, Merv et al !
The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) will be holding their Spring Ball on 
Saturday, April 28 at the Akbar's Restaurant, and on  Saturday, July 28, they 
will be holding their annual picnic at the Princeton Country Club in West 
Windsor.
=
 
Folks,
I am paying close attention to this offer and will probably be tempted to take 
Tony up. 

The Goans of NJ are a fun group and as such, you will enjoy yourself. In fact, 
the last NJ function Tony invited me to was, without doubt, the most memorable 
Goan dance I had ever been to as a bachelor.


Mervyn0121

[Goanet] Memorial Day Summer Camp in New York/picnics

[Tony Barros]

Hi Gilbert,Roland, Merv et al !
 
The New York Goan Association (NYGOA) will be hosting its annual Memorial 
Summer camp 
at a YMCA site on the outskirts of New York City during the holiday weekend in 
late May.
It normally begins on Saturday morning  and ends after lunch on Monday
 
It's a great outing and the organizers have events catered for all ages. For 
further details check
out their website-nycgoans.com. The NYGOA had their Spring Ball last Friday and 
on Sunday,
August 12, they will be holding their annual picnic.
 
The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) will be holding their Spring Ball on 
Saturday,
April 28 at the Akbar's Restaurant, and on  Saturday, July 28, they will be 
holding their
annual picnic at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor.
 
Unlike the New York GOA picnic which is open to members and non-members alike, 
the 
GOANJ  picnic is strictly confined to members and their non-resident/out of 
state guests.
The event has a cap of 300 people instituted by the New Jersey Parks and 
potential
attendees my wish to book early given the heavy demand in the past.Their website
address is goanj.com
 
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
New Jersey

[Goanet] Photo History of Goans in East Africa

[Tony Barros]

Hi Mervyn !
 
Goans in East Africa were not only multi-talented in sports, but also in music 
and in the case of  Toronto's  singer
Henry Braganza- a former  well known Nairobi field hockey player and 
table-tennis  stalwart  - it was in the
family as his sister - Alice Dsouza and her daughter were well known badminton 
players.
 
Alban Fernandes  not only captained Tanzania  in cricket and field hockey, but 
also had the unique distinction
of captaining the East African teams in both games at some test matches. 
Unfortunately I do not know the
period; and whilst the late Armand Chic Saldanha from Tanzania  represented 
East Africa - (he was once
the 12th man for the Tanzanian  cricket team)- I do not know of  any other 
goans from Tanzania who
represented East Africa in either  games.
 
Basil D'Cunha -the leg spin bowler  was one of the few goans to represent 
Kenya; but Uganda - at one moment-
was represented by five goans. These included Captain and Vice -Captain - Peter 
and Charlie DeSouza, the
all-rounder - Lawrence Fernandes and the fast bowler and ex- Barclays Banker- 
Michael D'Sa who died
in New York city last year.
 
I do not remember  the fifth goan , but it could be  a Norman Quadros who 
became the East African
table- tennis champion champion in the sixties after beating Kenya's top 
player  - Bandari.
 
May be some ex- Kenyan or Ugandan goanetters  or the Toronto Star's Norman Da 
Costa  could shed some light on the subject.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony
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[Goanet] Resurrecting Song For The Day series

[Tony Barros]

Hi Gabe !
 
Thanx for  resurrecting the Song For the Day series; Like Tony and BC, you 
temporarily left a
vacuum in our daily rituals; for the series are not only laced  with  
nostalgia , but surely
send you down memory lane -  at times -  tears of joy as I remember my 
parents who loved
some of those songs.
 
I also forward the series to several of my friends in North America, Australia 
and the few
remaining in East Africa, and who like me also greatly enjoy the other songs 
and artists  from the
corresponding links.
 
My hats to those who mooted and concocted this great musical idea and to you 
for
allowing us to share this fantastic feature. Feel sorry for those who do not 
have 
computers, and you will be surprised to note that some goans in the First World
are just not interested in buying one- even though the prices have hit 
rock-bottom
 
Salaams Nyingi from your New Jersey :buddy
 
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[Goanet] British decorations for East African goans

[Tony Barros]

 and the youngest was my classmate. I do not 
believe any other goans were decorated by the
Portuguese or for that   matter - any other country besides goans from Zanzibar.
 
Roland,  you also struck two very distinctive  chords. Do we have sufficient 
data to produce enough documented information.
I really do not know. As for me, a lot of the info is from the Top of my 
head:, and hence I am not surprised to be
corrected. That's why, I clearly state- I stand to be corrected.
 
I am not certain about the goans from the former Portuguese colonies in Africa- 
mainly Mozambique and Angola. As you
stated, their info is  probably documented in Portuguese and circulated in 
their Portuguese websites. There were'nt many
goans in the other colonies- Sao Tome, Principe, Guinea Bissau and the Cape 
Verde Islands.
 
I sincerely hope I did not bore you with all this info.
 
Thanx
 
Tony Barros.
New Jersey,USA
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[Goanet] Sir Richard Turnbull/caste system

[Tony Barros]

Hi Roland, Mervyn n Victor !
 
Roland, thanks for a great review on Bwana Karani coming on the heels on Braz 
Menezes' book. Like any
book, Mervyn , you were placed under the microscope and goanetters came up 
with some
criticisms.
 
Mervyn, you wrote  about the District Commissioner , now Sir Richard Turnbull. 
The last Governor of Tanganyika
and its first Governor-General was also a Sir Richard Turnbull . Was  he the 
same person ?
 
Although I was in my early teens, I remember the name very well, as Sir Richard 
-  a representative of 
Queen Elisabeth- presented my late father- Boaventura in the late fifties at 
the State House grounds in Dar es Salaam, 
 with the insignia of the Member of the British Empire (MBE) - to quote for his 
meritorious services to the  government of Tanganyika
 
Sir Richard was also  responsible- also in the late fifties- for inaugurating 
the new flashy building of the Goan Institute 
( later Dar es Salaam Institute) which was designed by the well known goan 
architect - Tony Almeida.(Unlike the Nairobi 
Goan Institute which had a spring dance floor to be used strictly for 
ballroom dancing, Tony -who was decorated with the 
prestigious A.R.I.B.A  architect's award by the British- incorporated a sunken 
dance floor - giving the organizers
the option of using it particularly in December when it was extremely warm).
 
I attended the Institute's 50th anniversary in 1969 when I had relocated to Dar 
es Salaam from my birthplace and hometown
 in  Iringa, southern Tanzania and was still in the throes of a journalistic 
career. I cannot believe that in seven years time , they
will be celebrating their centenary.
 
And now to the delicate subject of caste, I have no intention of opening a can 
of worms by re-igniting the subject, but I have
also voiced my concerns at several other forums, and like Mervyn, had very 
constructive personal exchanges  with the
late Dr. Cornel  D'Costa about experiences related to me in Tanzania,  and what 
I heard and observed during my only trip
in the mid-sixties- to the Nairobi Goan Gymkhana Club   - the great bastion of 
caste in East Africa- at  an Easter Gold Cup
field hockey dance.
 
And Victor and Mervyn, whilst we would wish  to send it to oblivion and bury 
it, we cannot divorce ourselves from this
scourge which we ostensibly inherited from the Hindu culture, as  it still 
persists in our society - albeit in very subtle forms.
 
Two   diametrically opposite cases in Tanzania attest to it. In the first case, 
the mother of the boy did not consent to 
his request to get married to his very charming girl-friend. Research I carried 
out found out that whilst her parents had some
skeletons in their closets, the girl had a perfect track record. The boy 
out of respect- succumbed to his mother's wishes
and broke up the relationship. His mother has since passed away and I do not 
know if he is contemplating on re-kindling  the
relationship if the girl is still available.
 
In the other case, the father of the girl told her that if she did not give up 
the relationship with the boy whom he described as
a wretched of the earth: , he would douse himself with petrol (fuel). To his 
amazement and on a wider spectrum- shock, 
the girl ,who was bent on  continuing the relationship with the objective of 
marriage, told him that she would supply him with the fuel.
 
Whilst I know the two parties in the first case, I could not corroborate the 
facts in the second case. 
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
Union Township,
New Jersey, USA
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[Goanet] Two bands for New Jersey GOA Christmas dance

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Goan Association of New Jersey Christmas 
dance
 
Two Goan bands will be featured at the  Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) 
20th 
anniversary Christmas dance on December 17 in  New Jersey.
 
The two bands are the New Jersey PRISM and the Toronto-based GOA AMIGOS
group. Both bands played at the Goa America Heart Foundation  Charity dance in
New Jersey in May
 
The Double Whammy - a first for the GOANJ- is part of the Association's 20th 
anniversary  celebrations. To cater for a greater turnout, the   event will be 
held at  the
Royal  Albert's Palace dance  hall in Fords, New Jersey. The dance will be 
preceeded by a Children's Christmas party on December 11.
 
A Spring Ball, a member's only picnic , a Whist Drive Seven Hands cards 
tournament 
and a one-day prayer retreat constitute the Assocition's annual social calendar.
 
Cheers.
 
Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
USA.


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[Goanet] Conflict of interest?- New Jersey GOA elections

[Tony Barros]

Hi Gabe n J.C. Colaco

J.C. - Thanks for the correction on the wrong application of the term/phrase- 
conflict of
interest used for the recent elections of office bearers of the Goan 
Association of
New Jersey (GOANJ). However, J.C., I was expecting you to inform us what term
or phrase we should have used . I look forward to it.

Gabe- I had no problems convincing  members of the Association's executive 
committee
and the Planning Committee of this clash. (under the GOANJ structure, members 
of
Planning Commiittee (PC)  appendage the executive commiittee. My wife and 
myself 
are
members of the PC and in other GOA structures, it would be similar to being a 
sub-committee member). .

However, It took  me sometime  to convince the members that it was a clash,  or 
conflict
of interest,   for  the Association's  President to be co-opted into the Board 
of Trustees
which among things oversees the running of the Association's activities. 

The executive committee finally gave in, but it had to wait until it was 
amended 
in the
constitution and ratified at the annual general body meeting (agm) . In this 
context, I hear
that some Associations take short-cuts by abruptly making changes in the 
constitution  without the tacit  approval of the members at the AGM. The belief 
is that
iin some cases, the commiittee members feel that the changes may not be approved
at the AGM. 

In the GOANJ case, I do not know if  a husband and wife collussion could 
constitute
any rail-roading to use J.C's term, but the executive committee consists of
five members; hence, convincing one more member  could protect any hidden
agenda they could have had.

Many years ago, The husband was the President and the wife - Hon. General 
Secretary
of the Montreal Can Orient Association. (Can Orient Groups  embrace all 
Pakistani
Christians in North America).

While another Goan Association in the U.S. - I do not remember which one- once 
had a
son as the President of the Association's executive committee and the father  
as 

President of the Board of Trustees. 

My issue is- don't the individuals- members of the same family-  understand 
that  their
presence in the committee or Board of Trustees  could jeopardise the smooth 
running
of the organization. Do we have to leave it to the Association to change it or 
make it
crystal clear that relatives cannot hold positions that would bring about 
clashes.

Regards.


Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA.

[Goanet] Godfrey Gomes - new President of GOA New Jersey

[Tony Barros]

        

Godfrey Gomes is the new President of the Goan Association of New Jersey 
(GOANJ). A former
Vice-President, Godfrey  replaces Felix Menezes who stepped down  after holding 
the Presidential 
 reins for the past six years.Felix had previously held the posts of Secretary, 
Vice-President and Treasurer.

At  the elections held at the Association's  annual members-only picnic  at the 
Princeton Country Club
in West Windsor. The Vice-President - Gladys Monteiro and the Treasurer - Allan 
D'Guerra
were re-elected. 

The new Secretary is Valerie Moniz and the Membership Cordinator is  Cleta 
Lobo.  The outgoing Secretary,
Olinda- Godfrey's wife-  had to resign due to a conflict of interest; while 
Valerie will continue to edit
 the quarterly newsletter- Goan Connection. . All the five officials were 
returned unopposed 

after their  candidacies were endorsed by the GOANJ  executive committee.

The  Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary  and the highlight of the 
celebrations will be the annual
Christmas Gala dance in December  when attendees will be enrtertained to a 
Double Whammy  with
two bands- New Jersey's PRISM  and Toronto's  GOA AMIGOS.

Cheers.

Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA.

[Goanet] ASRO,Tivim gets US $775 New Jersey donation

[Tony Barros]

The Tivim-based ASRO care home for children afflicted with HIV/AIDS is to 
receive a donation of
$775 US dollars from the Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ).

The money was contributed   by attendees at a catholic mass said by  Fr. Martin 
Carvalho  during the
annual members-only picnic at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor. About 
300 people
attended the annual event

The Asro Tivim care home is an ongoing project of the Association and the 
donation will go to  

purchasing beds and mattresses. The project is managed by Caritas Goa and the 
children-
mainly orphans- are cared for by the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. (ASRO  
runs a
similar project  in Cavelossim). 

The GOANJ also annually  supports a student monetarily at the Patriarchial 
Seminary of Rachol  which
celebrated its fourth centenary last year.


Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA.

[Goanet] Two bands at New Jersey Christmas dance

[Tony Barros]

                                The GOANJ Christmas dance

Two bands will play at the Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ)  Christmas 
dance this
December. This additional feature- a first-  is part of the Association's 20th 
anniversary celebrations


The bands are the New Jersey-based PRISM  led by popular DJ- Brian Barretto 
and the
Toronto-based GOA AMIGOS. The dance will be held at the Royal Albert Palace 
hall
On December 17. Both bands played at a recent fund-raiser  dance in New Jersey 
organized by the Goa America Heart Foundation

The dance will be preceeded by the annual Children's Christmas party, and a 
Whist Drive
seven hands cards tournament in October.

The Association's annual members only  picnic will be held on Saturday,  July 9 
at the
Princeton Country Club in West Windsor.  At this event, attendees will also 
elect new
members of the GOANJ executive committee. 

Cheers.

Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA.

[Goanet] Goan Association of New Jersey Christmas dance

[Tony Barros]

The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ)  will be holding its annual 
Christmas 
Ball  on Saturday, December
18 at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey.

The dance - from 6 p.m. to 1a.m.  will feature New Jersey's PRISM band whose 
band leader- Brian Barretto
will double as a DJ. Last day for ticket sales is December 5, 2010.

The dance will be preceeded by the Childrens Christmas Party on Sunday, 
December 12 at the
Our Lady of Peace Church Hall in North Brunswick, New Jersey/


Tony Barros.
Union Twnshp,
New Jersey.



  

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[Goanet] Guru,sukari guru and madafu- Tony Barros

[Tony Barros]

Hi both Mervyns n Gabe !

    Sukari guru is the right translation  in Swahili for unrefined sugar and 
thanks
for the clarification on jaggery.  However, Mervyn Lobo, your research on King 
Fish
was great  as  Mfalme Samaki is the literal translation  of  King Fish; mfalme 
being the Swahili word for King. It reminds me of the Microsft lingo in Swahili 
and
konkani- nearly all literal translations.

As for your buddy  whose name began with the N word, if he was lucky to have his
apartment (flats) or house, he would not have to make the trip to Kigamboni - 
by 
the
ferry; as all the local hawkers  who used to deal with goans would cater 
entirely
to his needs; and he would feel greatly at home with yells of nishte and 
masodi
when-ever when they came over.

Whilst making my daily rounds  after a journalistic assignment , I would pass 
by 
and
sometimes give a ride to these elderly goan ladies who would normallly  walk 
all 
the way home
after getting some good catches. Since they only knew Konkani and Swahili, 
and 
my
konkani was very broken , I had to confine myself to the basics. 

And after they got home, they would call their kids at work  who in turn would 
call
me to thank me for giving their mothers a ride. Was'nt that fantastic

But unless, I took may parents to Kigambon, I would really be going for the 
madafu-
Swahili for tender coconuts. One bright day, I did not have to pay as a rich 
Indian
guy treated everybody - numbering about 50. He must have had a swell business 
day.

I miss the madafus very much  as they are so expensive in the New York/New 
Jersey area-
$4.00 a piece and most  of the time- plain coconut water. I believe, they are 
imported
from Puerto  Rico and the Carribean.

Cheers.

Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA

[Goanet] West of Zanzibar- Tony Barros

[Tony Barros]

Hi Tony, Gabe, Elsie, both the Mervyns and also Vivian !

I was a mere 7 year old in my home town -Iringa in southern Tanzania
when  West of Zanzibar hit the pop charts. (I had'nt gone to   school as in our
family, all the siblings were given our foundation till age eight by our mum).

But by sheer coincidence ,  my dad  went to Dar es Salaam - the capital
to buy a new record player - a RadioGram that embraced a radio and player
for playing gramophone records- the 78s, 45s (EPs) and 33 speeds (long playing)-
all obsolete technology , but now-  very antique stuff. (we had no record store 
in Iringa).

He bought it  at Souza Junior Dias and as usual on every trip to Dar, he
buys about 20 records which included the song.  (Souza Junior had a branch
in Mombasa). 

So Tony, asante sana for  taking us down memory lane. BTW, I tried to recollect
some of the lyrics and managed with a few lines of the middle stanza. 

In this context, I vividly remember Gabe having sent us  some fantastic numbers 
by trumpeter-
Eddie Calvert,  and some great oldies in Zambezi, Happy Happy Africa and
various versions of  The Lion Sleeps Tonight -originally by the Tokens.
So, I say to all to you goanetters, keep on flowing those good old songs
that never die. They sure make our day.

Cheers.

Tony Barros.

Union Twnshp.
New Jersey, USA

[Goanet] India qualified for the 1966 World Cup tournament

[Tony Barros]

Following the 1962 World Cup series in Chile, the Organizers of the tournament- 
FIFA  was pressured to make it
a truly global affair ; for although India and even the U.S. took part in 
earlier tournaments, it was basically 
confined to Europe and South and Central America.

Hence, FIFA decided that the 1966  tournament- held in England - would be open 
to Asia with only one berth.
 It must be borne in mind,that it was at a time when only 16 countries could 
qualify- including the hosts and holders.

India secured  the berth after a series of qualifying rounds; but given the 
high costs of preparations and foreign
exchange constraints, India backed out.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea - aka North Korea- jumped  in the 
bandwagon, and the country's
leader - Kim Il Sung - late father of the current leader Kim Il Jong- 
capitalised  on the situation.

Given the short time North Korea had to prepare for the tournament, he pulled 
out all the top single  football (soccer in the
USA) players and crammed them in a camp.  In typical Communist fashion- where 
 everyone belongs to the state- the players
went through a gruelling schedule playing nothing but football until they left 
for England.

Their efforts paid off and they eliminated twice holders - Italy from the  
tournament..(The other countries that had won it twice
were Uruguay and Brazil). And Portugal would have been next on the list after 
the Koreans took a 3-0 lead; but thanks to
four goals in 36 minutes by their star import from Mozambique - Eusebio 
DeSilva, Portugal went on to win 5-3. (Eusebio
went on to score five more goals - making him the highest scorer of the 
tournament which was won by England).

In 1970, the tournament  which was won by Brazil in Mexico included Africa with 
one berth- making it finally  a truly
global affair. (Morocco represented Africa). Fifa later  increased the 
qualifying teams to 24  and  a few years ago to 32.
 however, the holdersdo not get an automatic berth -like the hosts- and have to 
qualify on their own..

The berths for Asia and Africa were also increased progressively, but also with 
Europe following the large list of
countries that were carved out of the USSR. The Middle East is included in 
the Asia Group and Australia
has to play one team to qualify..

As you will note from this year's tournament, only 3  Asian countries were 
represented - China, South Korea
and North Korea; while Africa gets five berths out of a total of 55 countries 
on the Continent; but got an
additional one this year  for the hosts- South Africa.

Hence, one must note that the competition is very stiff for even People's China 
- a great playing nation did not qualify; whilst
Senegal which defeated France in the 2002 tournament  after winning the 1998 
championship- did not make it.

If India is really interested  in qualifying for the World Cup, she has to go 
on a long projected program aimed at 
harnessing some of the top players it can pick up from the huge bank or pool 
of players. Indian players
should be given a chance to play for top European clubs- not third or fourth 
division teams.

This has been the 'trump card of the  main African countries some of whose 
players represent  top European teams. You
could get the best of coaches  and train those young budding: players; 
inject all the money you have,
 but if they do not have international exposure, they will not  make it by even 
 Asian standards. Like any
World Cup tournament, this year's in South Africa could be another eye-opener.

Cheers.

Tony Barros.
New Jersey, USA.



  

[Goanet] January 6- Christmas for Orthodox Christians

[Tony Barros]

Hi Joao et al !

Orthodox Christians - who number more than 250 million globally- celebrate 
Christmas  on January 6.
They also celebrate Easter a week later . Most of them live in Eastern Europe .

For other Catholics- January 6 is the feast of the Epiphany -also   the   feast 
of the Three Kings which
is celebrated  on a large scale in Spanish-speaking countries.  .It    
traditionally signals  the
removal of the Christmas decorations.

As for the early Christmas greetings, I suppose given  the fact that  most of 
us are  spread all over
the world, I do not see a problem; After all, don't we send our Christmas cards 
way ahead of time.,
and in some cases - ostensibly due to heavy postal traffic- it arrives after 
Christmas

Greetings..

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey
U . S . A .


  

[Goanet] The Governor's wife- Irene nee DeSouza Hunt

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Hi Valmiki n Mervyn

Irene - the wife of the British Governor- Hunt- was one of four daughters of 
Christie DeSouza - the proud owner
of the largest muscal store in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania- Souza Junior Dias.

One of the daughters - Eva worked at The Store , whilst another Nina taught me 
at St. Joseph's Convent
and the youngest - Marie Therese - was my classmate. Unfortunately, Eva and 
Nina died at a very
young age - literaly years apart.

Christie started the store with a Mombasa businessman - Felix Dias who was also 
the Portuguese
Vice-Consul at the Kenyan  seaport. A sister store was in operation in MomBasa. 
(Literally all Portuguese
Consuls and Vice-Consuls in Kenya, Uganda , the then  Tanganyika and Zanzibar 
were goans).

The Store's main competitor - Assanand  Sons fizzled out in the early 
seventies following restrictions
imposed by the Tanzanian government in importing  gramophone records (then), 
tapes and musical
instruments- Giving Souza Junior the sole monopoly.

Christie together with A.P.C. Lobo- the uncle of Ambassador Placido DeSouza, 
Viv DSouza and several other 
goans rendered great services to the Goan community. I believe, Christie was 
the only Tanzanian
goan to be decorated by the Portuguese with the Order of Henry The Navigator

All other goans in East Africa - my late father - Boaventura included- received 
British decorations
for their services to the colonial government- in the insignia of the MBE 
(Member of the 
British Empire)

The only exception was the Kenyan pioneer and founder of the monthly Goan 
Voice newspaper-
Dr. A.C,  Desouza who was invested with the CBE (Commander of the British 
Empire). Dr. DeSouza
 had a British passport, and many people attribute the decoration to this 
effect; for some goans
felt that they could only get the higher awards like the CBE and OBE  if they 
were British nationals.

The Goan Voice was the first goan newspaper to be published outside Goa, and 
the great Eddie 
Fernandes - also originally from Kenya - continues to run it electronically in 
color in England.

It was gratifying to note that when my dad was decorated in the late fifties, 
the info was published
in the government gazzette together with the name of  another goan from 
north-west Tanzania
in a town called Musoma- 40 miles from Butiama village - the birthplace of 
Tanzania's first
President- Julius Nyerere. The goan was a DeSilva and by sheer coincidence, his 
sons and
my brother and myself lived as boarders with the same goan family in Dar 
EsSalaam.


Thanks.

Tony Barros.

Union Twnshp, New Jersey
USA


  

[Goanet] Remembering 9/11 -including those who missed death like my daughter

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Hi Michael Ali !

Thanks for the reminder on the great Bernard Mascarenhas  who contributed 
immensely to the
welfare of Pakistani goans- both young and senior citizens. 
Canadian  Thanksgivng in October
was a great day for Pakistani goan senior citizens. His death created  a vacuum.

Bernard had to attend a board meeting every Tuesday at the 106th Floor of  the 
WCC. Given the
poor early morning connectons from Toronto, he would invariably  take the 
earliest  flight to avoid being late.

Our oldest daughter -Pramilla was also trying to get to work early to grapple 
with a work backlog;
but at the insistence of her  then boy-friend (Sean) who is now her husband, 
she left  during her
normal time- reaching at the WCC  underground subway at 09:10 when the fourth 
aircraft crashed
on the 110th  floor building. Given the confusion and communications problems, 
we  got the news
12 hours later that she was alive.

Pramilla  worked at the 68th Floor for the Port Authority of New York and New 
Jersey who managed
the building owned  by three Toronto-based Jewish brothers. Her 
immediate  supervisor who worked
on the 69th floor did not make it.

Another goan from New Jersey - Ashley Lobo took the day off to celebrate his 
wedding anniversary
with his wife- Gisselle. Ashley is the brother of the well known New Jersey 
goan philanthropist-
Alan Lobo.

Ashley now operates remotely from Goa to fulfill Giselle's wish to work with 
Autistic children in Goa.
She is doing a great job and the Goan Asociation of New Jersey (GOANJ) of 
which  I am an active
member has been supporting some her projects financially.

Thanks.

Tony Barros.
Union Twnshp,New Jersey.
USA.



  

[Goanet] Catholic Church leader titles

[Tony Barros]

Hi 

I have noted  that a number of goanetters are  addressing bishops as Your 
Excellency and Reverend Fathers. Your Excellency is 
normally used  to address  Senior Members of the Diplomatic Corps- mainly the 
Chief of Mission in ambassadors, and for Heads of
State and government like Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Prime Ministers and  
Cabinet Ministers.

The following titles are used to address  leaders in the Catholic Church:-

Reverend Father - for priests
His Lordship - for Bishops
His Grace  for Archbishops
His Eminence for Cardinals
And the icing on the cake- His Holiness for Popes.

His Lordship is also used to address  Mayors of large cities..

I stand to be corrected.

Thanks.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey. 

[Goanet] Evoking Malaika Nostalgia

[Tony Barros]

Hi Francis !

Thanks for revisiting a very popular site which seems to  to dig deeper   
everytime we trip on some information.

Malaika continues to be the most famous Swahili ballad as the other popular
ones do not evoke the same  passion- let alone the continuous controversy
as to who had the first. 

In addition to the singers you mentioned- the fair skinned Kenyan from
Mombasa,Kenya- Mona Miller sings  one of the first versions with Fadhili.
This verson has four verses - the first two in Swahili and the last two in
English- making it the only version with English lyrics.

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.

During her performance,  Mona got into some Miriam Makebabashing stating
that since Makeba did not get copyrights to the song, she decided to sing one 
of Makeba's popular songs -Pata Pata

Makeba had two versions of Malaika- one as a solo and the other in a duet
with Harry Belafonte. (Makeba is one of very few people whose Tanzanian
citizenship was revoked  after she took dual citizenship from Algeria and
Guinea where she lived with  third husband - American Stokely Carmichael).


The coyyright issue has been surfaced  now and then  by Fadhili who stated
that he got a raw deal from all singers who atempted to popularise the
song.   

Fadhili also sings in a  duet with the famous Indian folklore singer-
Usha Uthup. I heard her singing at a performance at the Nairobi Institute
(formerly the Goan Institute) in the late seventies during their anniversary 
celebrations. She has a great voice.

And then there was Rhodesia's (now Zimbabwe)- Dorothy Masuka who popularised 
the song in other parts of Africa during her various visits. I had the unique  
honor of singing Malaika with Masuka at Lusaka's 
Inter-Continental Hotel  in 1976 when I together with a group of  Tanzanian 
journalists were  guests of Zambia's first President- Kenneth Kaunda on a 
ten-day tour of the country.

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.

Just a clarification on the Tales of the Unexpected, I am assuming that
the dowry being counted is bride-wealth. Africans and Muslims have
bride-wealth as part of their wedding folklore. It is a gift from the
bride-groom to the father of the bride. In a muslim wedding, the 
Sheikh (priest) acts as a courier; whilst with many tribes, it is
measured in the number of cows.

So if a Luo from Kenya like Obama's father got married to a Luo girl, he  would 
have to give 36 cows to the  father of th bride. That was 30 years
ago.

As  for  the Tanzanian lullaby source, I have never heard of it; however, many 
Tanzanians - including some radio announcers feel that the song has its origins 
in Tanzania- ostensibly because of the well scripted Swahili lyrics.

Swahili was originally properly spoken on the coastal belt- that is Mombasa, 
and Tanga, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar in Tanzania. Now it is
well spoken throughout Tanzania.


rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey, USA.


  

[Goanet] GOA New Jersey Christmas Ball

[Tony Barros]

  Goan Association of New Jersey Christmas Ball

The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) will be holding its annual
Christmas dance on Saturday, December 20,2008.

The popular Toronto  Goan band - the Naked Flame will entertain attendees at 
the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Somerset, New Jersey.

And on Saturday, November 1, The Canadian band will be featured at the
first Halloween Ball organized by a well known New Jersey businessman
and philanthropist- Alan Lobo.

The proceeds from the dance  at the Ramada Inn Grand Ballroom in
North Brunswick  will go towards Alan's favorite charities.  These include
the Shanti Avedna Cancer Hospice for terminally ill patients and Giselle
Lobo's  Autism programs in Goa,  and the House of Support for Children with
Cancer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 


Tony Barros.
Union Twnship, New Jersey.
U . S . A .
 



  

[Goanet] East Africa's Black Europeans

[Tony Barros]

   East Africa's Black Europeans

Hi Selma et al !

During my 37 years in Tanzania, East Africa, which included 14 years
(ten fulltime and four part-time) as a journalist, I never heard of goans
being labelled Black Europeans let alone Brown Europeans.

Am I surprised ?. No, with all the garbage and venom being spewed
by several writers and psuedo writers- Robert Gregory notwithstanding- some
of them even having the audacity of being very knowledgeable about goans.
May be, some of us are responsible for this anomaly.

Whilst many africans may have been called Black Europeans, one person who
comes to everybody's mind is Kenya's first Attorney-General- Charles Njonjo.

Njonjo- who was considered to be more British than the British- had always 
vowed that he would never travel in an aircraft  piloted by africans; whilst he 
felt that no Dry Cleaning Service in Kenya could properly
clean his clothes - including his pin-stripe suits. As a result, he used
to send all his dry cleaning to England. He also felt black women were
inferior and married an English missionary. 

But getting back to Selma's posting, there are certain issues that have to
be taken  into perspective - lest we get side-tracked.

Goans in Tanzania unlike Uganda were not keen cricket players. They were
more into field hockey, Football (soccer in the US) and the racket games.
It could have occured in Uganda,but  we have  had  no postings from
any former Uganda-based goan.

Non-whites - mainly Indians- were not permitted to join the All-White clubs
in any of the four nations of Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar - before 
independence from England in the early sixties.   I do not
understand  the contact with their European bosses - let alone the wives-
unless the whites were members of certain goan clubs.We were even barred from 
entering certain hotels and nite-spots -exclusively for whites.

Very few goans were married to whites; if any, they were married to mestizos 
and later just before and after independence, students who went to
study abroad- mainly Britain.

However, as Vivian stated, we were  very westernised in our dress, spoke
English very well compared to the Indians and very adaptable in working
with any group -including the English. Does this warrant people of Robert
Gregory's caliber to call us Black Europeans.

But the British  gave us the unique facility of using their hospitals and
nursing homes. These included  the Ocean Road Hospital and the Queensway
Nursing Home in Dar es Salaam which later converted to the ever popular
Oyster Bay Hotel..

I do not know whether it could be attributed to our Portuguese nationality;(for 
most goans- including those who came directly from Goa- had Portuguese 
nationality before December 19, 1961) ;But, I am certain and this was confirmed 
to me by my parents. All patients could only eat food given by the hospital. 
This included  ham,bacon and sausages for breakfast and beef for lunch and 
dinner.

This rigid condition, it seemed, deterred many non-christian Indians from 
checking in at the European hospitals as they were  generally called. 
I do not know what facilities they used as there were few besides private
doctors with no major equipment.

Some of these Indians  did not want to use other alternatives and circumvented 
the system by giving in; i.e. Hindus eating beef and
muslims having pork.

A case in point  was the government hospital where I was born in the
southern Tanzanian town of Iringa. Eleven days before I was born , a Khoja
Ismaili muslim woman delivered a set of twins- both girls.

The woman was discharged before my mother was admitted to the hospital;  on her 
first day, all the  female workers would continuously  tell my mum that the 
muslim lady ate pork  during her entire stay in the hospital.

(Fiften years later, after switching schools from St. Joseph's Dar to the
Aga Khan School in Iringa, I caught up with the twins-  surprised to note that 
they were five classes below me in school).

Most of the musicians in bands were goans, and besides the whites and the
blacks confined to their areas, the only other people attending dances
and public social events were goans. ( Other Indian groups - started 
socializing openly after independence).  Could this be an  excuse for another 
labelling ?.

Or may be, Robert Gregory was inspired by the late author from the the
French Carribbean island  of Martinique- Franz Fanon whose book - Black 
Faces White Masks  gave greater insights into how coloreds aped  European 
culture. (Fanon is also the author of Wretched of the Earth). You be the 
judge.

Thanks.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
Union. 






  

[Goanet] Dates on East African Goans

[Tony Barros]

Hi Fred  Cornel 

That was amazing , Fred to have the info extracted from goacom.com. I had
the impression that you had compiled it. 

Unfortunately, many historical events have not been documented, and
we have to rely on the  recollections of the older folks - as most
of the these happening occured before the East African countries got
their independence.

For instance, Many people may be surprised to note that  at one point in time 
in the fifties  at the town of Morogoro- the closest town to the capital-  they 
had four doctors - all of whom were goans. This is a
town which had about 15 to  20 goan families.

In the early sixties, during a certain short period, all the four hotels owned 
by the East African Railways in Iringa, Mbeya, Dodoma and Tabora were managed 
by goans. (It must be borne in mind that the Railway's
catering dept was flooded with goans- mainly from AVC).

And one year, just after the Second World War, only four  out
of 400 who sat for a Civil Service exam , passed the  exam. There were
three goans- including my dad and a south Indian. 
 
The high rate of failure was attributed to a written Swahili test which most of 
them flunked. Failure to pass these tests deprived
them of promotions. Almost all those who took the tests were Indians and
goans.

Like Cornel, I immensely enjoyed  the postings by Roland- for in a nutshell
he expounded on certain issues which people who were not brought up 
in Bombay , were not aware of. 

And Cornel, you were absolutely right, the musician was Salim Abdallah who 
after some brief training in Britain returned to Kenya to be a succesful 
singer, pianist and businessman. He changed his name to  Sal Davis as  he was a 
mentor of  Sammy Davis , Jnr. -the  late Black American singer, tap dancer and 
actor.

He had a very good band at his nite -club - mainly Afro-Arabs from Dar
and Mombasa. Some later broke away and formed  a popular   band called the 
Ashantis- playing  at several African capitals.

I caught up with them in Addis Ababa in 1975 when  I was attending the 
first anniverasry of the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie. At the
special party for overseas  guests, I sang Malaika with the Group.

and in 1974 ,I interviewed Sal when he came down to Dar to perform at
the Simba Grill - at that time the only nite club in Dar. Mona Miller- of 
Malaika fame also performed the same year at the Grill.

And don't forget the  Malaika Nite Club which opened in the early  seventies 
and the ever-popular  1900 where  you were treated for free breakfast if you 
stayed on till 5 a.m.. I lost touch with the Nairobi nite club life after I 
moved to the U.S. in the eighties.

rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
U . S . A .



  

[Goanet] Updates on Goans in East Africa dates

[Tony Barros]

Hi Frederick !

Thanks very much for giving us a taste of nostalgia and sending us down
memory lane. However, I have added some dates on Tanganyika and
Zanzibar which may be of interest to other readers.

1919 - The Goan Institute in Dar es Salaam takes shape

1956 - The Goan School opens in Changombe on the outskirts of the city

1956- The Goan Community Club is formed in the southern Tanzanian town
of Iringa- my birthplace

1958 - Goan club formed in Morogoro - near Dar Es Salaam

1959/1960- The Goan Institute in Dar moves into a new building opened
by Tanganyika's last Governor, Sir Richard Turnbull. Designed by the
distinguished goan architect, Tony Almeida who also designed the Goan
School, the building incorporated a  unique open sunken dance floor in 
addition to the main dance hall.

December 10, 1963- The Sultanate of Zanzibar gets sham independence  from 
Britain after a political party that did not win the elections grabs
political power.

December 12, 1963- Kenya celebrates independence

January 12, 1964 - an armed  Revolution in Zanzibar and Pemba brings
the winning   Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) to power.

April 26, 1964 -  The Spice Islands of  Zanzibar and Pemba merge with
Tanganyika  to form a Union called Tanzania  

Unfortunately, I do not know when the goan clubs in Tanga, Arusha, Moshi,
Mwanza and Zanzibar were formed, and I hope some other goanetters from Tanzania 
can fill in those dates.

rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
U . S . A



  

[Goanet] The global popularity of Malaika

[Tony Barros]

Hi Cornel, Ruby, Francis  Percival

It seems that I sure opened a pandora's box as I was not aware that
so many goanetters were very well informed about this great Swahili
ballad.

Cornel- like your Taiwanese experience, I was also caught off-guard when
I attended a gig in New York city. From the blues, I hear this non-
african singing Malaika in very well pronounced Swahili. Later,
I cornered him and he told me that he practiced it immensely as he said that 
many of his fans liked the song. 

Ruby- I had a great voice when I was young, but ruined it after imitating the 
gruff voice of the late Jazz Great trumpeter- Louis Armstrong
following his visit to Tanzania in the early sixties.

I have sung Malaika at several nite spots in Africa and Asia during my
journalistic assignments in the seventies. This included the Addis Ababa Hilton 
 Hotel where I sang with the well known Kenyan band - the Ashantis, and at 
Bombay's Hotel Heritage where I sang literally everyday during my three-week 
stay in conjunction with a GOan band with whom I had practiced in Goa.

At our several sing along sessions in New York and New Jersey, I have 
popularised the song which I sing in both Swahili and English  lyrics. I have 
not thought about giving YouTube a shot- may be I have reached the accepted 
standards.

After leaving Tanzania  in 1984, I lost touch with african artistes including 
some great ones you made reference  to and many of whom I
wrote about. I am now more into Jazz, R  B, fast rock, Konkani music
in addition to swahili songs.

Francis- you sure did evoke memories of my brief stints at various nite clubs 
in Nairobi- thanks to a female friend in the Kenyan capital 
and the abuse of my press priviliges - the press card which gave me 
free admission on weekdays. I can only remember the Sal Davis Nite Spot and
later the Malaika nite club.

I have two versions of Jambo Bwana , but was never aware that Jimmy Cliff
recorded this great song.

On the origins of Malaika, a Radio Tanzania  music broadcaster once told me 
that Malaika originated in Tanzania. I told her that since Fadhili
wrote it, its origins were in Kenya. Your  findings now lead credence
to her earlier  suggestion. Thanks for enlightening me on this score.

My youngest sister- Maria who, lives in Goa would always want me to attend
Remo Fernandes'  Thursday nite  sessions at his Shack where he would
sing popular Swahili songs. She told me that many of the attendees were
non East African goans- showing the increasing popularity of Swahili music in 
Goa  I do not know if he still performs at the Shack.

And finally, Percival , thanks for your efforts in retrieving some of my
lost recordings.

rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
USA





  

[Goanet] Malaika (My Angel ) on YouTube

[Tony Barros]

Hi Ruby !

Thanx for sending us on memory lane: with the latest version of the popular 
Swahili ballad - Malaika (My Angel)  on YouTube.

It was delightful to hear this great song written by Fadhili Williams - the
wellknown song-writer and singer from the coastal city of Mombasa in Kenya,
East Africa.

But whether it was the sweetest version is very debatable. The version is
presumably by a Black South African group , and the fact that the members
of the group were singing wordless lines clearly depicted that it 
definitely did not warrant a slice on  YouTube.

I have heard several versions of Malaika and have at least five on several of 
my CDs;  In the early seventies, I  purchased  an extended
Play (EP)45 rpm gramophone record  of the original  version by Fadhili 
and another Mombasa singer - Mona Miller. (unfortunately, a friend borrowed
the record and never returned it).I have tried in vain to secure this version 
as it is the only one with English lyrics.

As a journalist in Tanzania, I interviewed Mona Miller when she had a
two-week stint at one of the nite-clubs in Tanzania's capital- Dar es Salaam.

Two years later, when visiting Zambia with my fellow Tanzanian journalists
as a guest of the country's first President Kenneth Kaunda, I was honored
to sing Malaika at Lusaka's Inter-continental Hotel with Zimbabwe's
Dorothy Masuka who popularised the song throughout Africa with her
version which I consider to be the sweetest.

And in 1978 in Kenya, I had a  long chat with the Indian folk singer - Usha 
Uthup who recorded an album that featured a  Malaika duet with Fadhili. (She 
sang at the Nairobi Goan Institute anniversary dance).

Other well known versions are sung by the British Black pop group - Boney
M , and the South African Black singer - Miriam Makeba in a solo and in a duet 
with the Black American singer, actor and civil rights activist- Harry
Belafonte. She added a verse which has since been sung in all other versions.

It seems that Fadhili  and Mona Miller never got the recognition they deserved; 
part of the problem was probably because they did not institute
the royalties to rights if the song was recorded by another artiste.

Mona clearly demonstrated it at her stint in Tanzania when she showed her
spite for Miriam Makeba by singing one of her songs without her permission. 
Mona added that Makeba never sought permission to record
Malaika.

And when Fadhili passed away a couple of years ago, he  commented  that
several people  made big bucks at his expense. Many people believe that  he 
never dreamt that Malaika would attain international heights. Sad to say, but 
other  singers have not come up with any other great  Swahili song
to hit the international charts. I suppose time will only tell.

rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union Township,
New Jersey, USA.


  

[Goanet] GOA of New Jersey funding ASRO project

[Tony Barros]

Hi Chris !

Thanks for your valid criticism on the low contribution made by the
300 attendees at the GOANJ Spring Fling dance in New Jersey.However,
I would like to put  certain issues in perspective.

This was a 50/50 raffle, hence the balance  of $450 was set aside for
other expenses. Many of the  attendees were kids below ten years.

But the two ASRO sites  are ongoing projects being undertaken by the
GOANJ, but not exclusively confined to the Association.. At our
annual summer picnic in July, we will be exhibiting collages of
various pictures taken by some members who visited the
site in January. I am certain there will be another collection for
the project.

The ASRO project is among several projects that the GOANJ has
undertaken over the years in Goa. These include paying the college
fees of some students whose parents are not very well off, Old Age
Homes and a Home for Orphans.Our contributions are joint - i.e. by
individuals and padded by the Association.

On a wider spectrum, members  give to their pet Projects in
Goa - notably in their ancestral villages. Some of our members have 
contributed immensely to the Goa-America Heart Foundation whose
Cardiac Outpatient Diagnostic Clinic will take off very soon at the
JMJ Hospital in Alto Porvorim in Bardez, Goa.

Others who were born and brought up in Pakistan and East Africa also
make contributions to where they had their humble beginnings.
And of course, we also donate to projects in this great  country
and I suppose I can speak for all goans who reside in the First
World.

The ASRO project is only a slice  of the giant cake; so my dear 
friend, Chris , we all have tall orders to grapple with. Remember
the old English adage- one pound is better than no pound at all.

rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey




  




  

[Goanet] GOA of New Jersey donates to GOA's ASRO

[Tony Barros]

   GOA of New Jersey gives to GOA's ASRO HIV Aids victims

A 50/50 charity raffle held  during the Spring Fling dance organized
by the Goan Association of  of New Jersey (GOANJ) last Saturday 
raised some $450 towards the ASRO Home  for children with HIV/ Aids 
in Tivim,   GOA.

The project - one of two in Goa  run by Caritas-Goa  -  houses about
20 children. Due to the growing number of children , plans are
underway to build another structure which will offer additional space
for shelter and recreation. The GOANJ has contributed $500 towards
this Building Fund. The other Home  is in Cavelossim.

The dance at the Parish Center of Our Lady of Peace Church in North
Brunswick was attended by more than 300 people - an alltime record
for a summer dance and surpassing last year's attendees of 270
people. More than 30 people were on the waiting list.

The  dance featured New Jersey's first goan band- The PRISM led by
Brian Barreto (of Bonaventure fame from BombaY) , who  doubled as
a  Deejay.

The Spring Fling dance was revived last year after more than  a six
year lapse.  They were discontinued due to  poor attendance.


Tony Barros.
Union , New Jersey.
U . S . A .




  

[Goanet] Goan Association of New Jersey 2008 social calendar

[Tony Barros]

   The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) Social Calendar

The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) will be holding a
Spring Dance on Saturday, May 31 at the Parish Center of Our Lady
of Peace Church in North Brunswick, New Jersey.

Fresh from their highly  successful performance at the Maryland GOA
New Year's Eve dance, the newly-formed  New Jersey band - the
PRISM-led by Brian Barretto- will be in  attendance. Brian will
also double as the nite's DJ during the band break.

A special feature at this year's event will be a dance competition
in three categories.  Very attractive monetary prizes will be given 
away to the top three winners.

The  members only annual picnic will be held on Saturday, July 12 
at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor. The picnic spot has
been given a great face-lift and last year more than 345 people 
attended the event.

But the association's highlight of the year will be the Christmas
Ball at the Ukranian Cultural Center in Somerset on Saturday,
December 20.

Over the past three years, the popular Toronto band - the Naked
Flame  led by Joe Rebello - has played to packed crowds, and there
is a possibility that they will be featured this year. 

The dance will be preceeded by the Children's Christmas  Tree party
at a date and location  to be decided. An Adult Catholic Retreat 
will be held on September 21 in Princeton  to be followed by a  Whist
Drive Seven Hands cards tournament in October at a date and
location yet to be decided.


Thanks.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.


  

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[Goanet] Raves on Adeus in New Jersey

[Tony Barros]

   Raves on Adeus in New Jersey

Thanks very much - Jimmy Fernandes - New York and Silviano Barboza 
(Toronto), Canada  for your raves on the performance in New Jersey of
the well known  Konkani  Tiatr - Adeus by Toronto's Raymond - aka 
Jnr. Menezes and his 33  plus compatriots from the Canadian
metropolis.

As expected, that was high class konkani  tiatr with Jnr. using his
varied skills to blend  the special effects that held many new comers
to the Konkani arena- spellbound. His intertwining of
English with the mainly  Konkani script-aimed at non-konkani
speakers- was very effective.

Some 350 plus attendees from New Jersey, New York city, Long Island,
the Peekskill area in UpState New York and a few from neighboring
states  attended the show at the Parish Center of Peace Church in 
North Brunswick- a 40-minute drive from New York city. It was
organized by the Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ).


This is the first time in north-eastern USA that an event other than
a dance or picnic in New Jersey or New York has attracted so many
people- many of whom were first time attendees at a Konkani tiatr.

I emceed the event with  Brenda Fernandes of New Jersey and
Aurita Dias from Long Island- ( ex Carmona and Betalbatim in Salcete,
Goa)- catering to the Konkani speakers. There were a great appendage.

When introducing Jnr. I lifted some info from Silviano's great
review of the October 13 performance in Toronto.

In the process of my introduction, I surprised  Silviano's wife- Sera
whose performance as a  gaudim was hilarious and sent the audience to
great laughters.

It was gratifying to note that your son - Glenn was a member of the
Stage Crew. Jnr  included kids in the show as he stressed that
their presence added some flavor. This is something for parents
in the diaspora to emulate- i.e. getting kids to appreciate our
rich cultural heritage. 

I was also attempting to link the Konkani play as an attestment to
those goans who sacrificed their lives to ensure that Konkani would
be the lingua franca of the Goans- culminating in the 1989
recognition of Konkani as the Official State language of Goa State. 

The performers unfortunately  had to grapple with a stage that 
lacked depth - a great hindrance against a backdrop of state 
of the art stage effects. Jnr.  was obviously very disappointed with
this anomaly, but as he modestly said that he and members of troupe
would make the best of what was available.( New Jersey, unfortunately
has  great restrictions in acquiring  wide and deep stages).

Before the main show and  immediately after the interval, three
groups from New Jersey and one each from  Long Island and Peekskill
in New York State showcasedlocal talent. Many attendees
were surprised to note the hidden skills.

At the end  of show, I asked Jnr if he will perform again in New
Jersey; once again he modestly answered that it will all depend on
New Jersey's Minguel Barretto - his  childhood friend from his 
ancestral village in Quepem, Salcete- where he first staged the play-
and  the GOANJ President - Felix Menezes.

Minguel and Felix spearheaded the  idea of bring the troupe - against
a backdrop of complex logistics and financial constraints.  After
presenting their proposals to the GOANJ Planning Committee ( of which
I am a member with my wife- Edna), it was  agreed to go ahead
with the trip.


  

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[Goanet] Goan Association of New Jersey Christmas Dance

[Tony Barros]

 
  Goan Association of New Jersey Christmas Dance

By Tony Barros

The Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) will be holding its annual
Christmas dance on Saturday , December 15 at the Ukranian Cultural
Center in Somerset, New Jersey.

After a great  performance at the 25th anniversary  Tanzanite dance
in the Canadian metropolis, the popular Toronto-based band - the
Naked Flame will be in attendance for the fourth consecutive year.
Last year,  the dance organizers maxed out three weeks 
before the dance.  So book your tickets early.

And next month on November 10, another Toronto Group - a Konkani
Tiatr ensemble headed by  Junior Menezes  will be presenting in 
New Jersey-  ADEUS ( Goodbye in Konkani) - a powerful drama of 
love and sacrifice in Konkani - but catering to Konkani and
non-Konkani Speakers. (Their first performance in Toronto on
Saturday, November 13 was an instant success).

Other events in the pipleline are the Whist Drive Seven Hands cards
tournament on Saturday, October 20 and the Children's Christmas
party on Sunday, December 9.



  

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[Goanet] GOA New Jersey 2007 Social Calendar

[Tony Barros]

* G * O * A * N * E * T  C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S *

Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May
 There is no better, value for money, guest house.
  Confirm your bookings early or miss-out

  Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation.

Hi Goannetters !

For the third year in a row, the popular Toronto band - the Naked
Flame will be featured at the GOA  of New Jersey Christmas dance
this December. The band leader is  the bass player and singer - Joe
Rebello.

The dance will be held at the Ukranian Cultural Center in Somerset,
New Jersey on Saturday, December 15. Last year's dance  maxed  out
with 410 attendees - 30 shy of its all time record of 440 patrons
some eight years ago.

The annual (members only) picnic will be held at the Princeton
Country Club in West Windsor on Saturday, July 21. Last year's
picnic also maxed out  with 345 attendees - shattering the previous
record of 310 people two years earlier.

And for the first time in six years, the Association is
resurrecting the Spring Fling Dance normally held after Easter.
It will be held at the Congregation Beth-El in Edison and patrons
will be enttertained by New Jersey's new band - the Wolfpack and
the ever popular  DJ Brian Barretto. A former musician with Bombay's
well known group- the Bonaventures, Brian will be playing lead
guitar and his wife- Leonie will be singing.

Following last year's successful religious retreat, The Association
will be holding another  retreat on Sunday, September 23 at the
Vincentian Renewal Center in Princeton.

Two other events- the Whist Drive Seven Hands cards tournament on
a Saturday in October, and the Christmas party for kids on Sunday,
December 10 will wrap-up the events for the year.

Last Saturday, the Association organized its first event- a bowling
session followed by Bingo and Sing Along  at Cherry Hill in
southern Jersey.

To avoid disappointment , patrons are requested  to make advanced
bookings for the picnic and dance. For further details, check out
the Association's website - goanj.com

Thanx.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey





 

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[Goanet] Parties before sailing for Goa on BI ships

[Tony Barros]

Thanx Mervyn for that nostalgic piece and on a wider spectrum for
sending some of us down memory lane on these long vacations
taken by East African Goans to Goa in pre-independent Kenya, Uganda,
Tanganyika and Zanzibar. (They all got independence from British
rule in the early sixties).

These trips - though rough if you were travelling Third Class-
had all the trappings of a great sea voyage- good food, booze,
fantastic music and all the dancing to go with it, and other
entertainment.

The management of these ships also made it easy on the
travellers-mainly civil servants whose Class Fare was dictated by
their grades
in the government.

Hence, many a  third class passenger had the option of having meals
served on Second Class by paying for the difference,and the same
applied to Second Class passengers who may have wanted to have meals
served in the First Class dining rooms.

The entertainment management also saw to it that they recruited
the cream-de-creme of musicians in  East Africa , Bombay and even
Mother Goa. That included Toronto's late all round 
musician - Remy DeMello - formerly from Tanzania.

And when you got on land, one could'nt forget  the very friendly
people and attractive Arab gals in Mombasa,Kenya, the gorgeous
mulatto Seychellois cuties in Mahe (or is it-Victoria) and your
pen-ultimate stop in Karachi where I believe many went on a rampage
going for those great dried Mediterranean fruits- figs, dates ,
apricots and the likes.

A  great aspect about these vacations was that many parties
were held for families heading for Goa. I presume , it's because
of the long absence- four to six months.

Another strange aspect I noticed with some families is that one
full trunk was loaded with items being taken for relatives and very
good friends. That included taking items of one's friends for their
relatives. (Remember, there were no luggage constraints like
modern travel).

And finally, remember besides SS Karanja and SS Kampala, there
were also the SS Kenya and SS Uganda. I wonder what happened to
all these vessels. May be , could someone enlighten us ?

Thanx.

Tony Barros.

Union, New Jersey.

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[Goanet] GOA of New Jersey Whist Drive Cards tournament

[Tony Barros]

Great cash prizes will be the main feature at the fifth Annual
Goan Association of New Jersey (GOANJ) Whist Drive Seven Hands
cards tournament.

The tournament will be held on Saturday, October 21 at the 
Hightstown Firehouse Hall in central Jersey. It will be followed
by bingo and a Sing-A-Long session.

Three others events in November and December will culminate the
GOANJ 2006 social calendar.

For the Faithful, A Half Day Retreat will be held at the Vincentian
Renewal Center in the Princeton area on Sunday, November 5.

This will be followed by the Children's Christmas Party on
Sunday, December 10 at the Hightstown Firehouse Hall.

But the highlight of the events will be the annual Holiday
(Christmas) Ball on Saturday, December 16 at the Ukranian Cultural
Center in Somerset.

After their instant success at last year's dance, the popular Toronto
band - the Naked Flame will be featured again. (Led by the well
known bassist and singer- Joe Rebello, the band recently played
at a New Jersey goan wedding).

Last year's dance was a total sell-out - despite boycotts from
certain tri-state areas- depriving many folks including some visiting
Toronto guests of tickets. The GOANJ PLanning Committee is taking no
chances and cautioning potential attendees to purchase their tickets
early to avoid disappointment.

This is the second time in the Association's 15-year history that the
dance  had maxed out; and this year's annual summer picnic for
members and their non-resident guests also  maxed out for the first
time.


Thanks.


Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
U . S . A .

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[Goanet] death of distinguished Toronto musician

[Tony Barros]

Hi all ! 
The death occured in Toronto of well known musician - Remy DeMello.
He suffered from a stroke more than ten years  ago, and although
he got back from a coma some two years later, he never fully
recovered.

Hailing from a family of musicians, Remy  founded the DeMello
Brothers band in  the southern Tanzanian town of Iringa in the
early fifties  with older brothers- Santan (trumpet) and the late 
Jules (piano and accordion),  uncle Matthew on drums and Tony
Fernandes on double bass.

The family moved to Dar es Salaam - the capital - in the
mid-fifties  and they continued playing with new musicians -
including drummer - Joaquim Mendes formerly of Iringa.

Remy was a very versatile clarinet player, but was equally talented
in  playing the trumpet, tenor saxophone and trombone. He was well
known for imitating the Afro-American trumpeter and singer - Louis
Armstrong-aka Satchmo.

After stints on the BI ships, he returned to Dar, but  left
for Kuwait in the seventies and finally to Toronto where he played
for a number of bands and taught music to some goan youth.

However, some ten years ago as he was driving to the home of a young
goan boy to prepare him  for his final piano exam, he took a detour
to the hospital where on arrival, he collapsed  at the steering
wheel- apparently of a stroke. 

Remy- who leaves behind  a wife  and children- will be buried this
Saturday in the Canadian metropolis.

His youngest brother - Francis- a very talented pianist and drummer-
plays as a one-man show at a top Toronto nite-spot, and Santan
continues to play the trumpet for some bands at GOA functions.

Yours In Grief.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.



 


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[Goanet] Clarification on the St. Xavier's Society in Tanzania

[Tony Barros]

Hi Cornel, Mervyn n Rene !

After Tanganyika ( now Tanzania Mainland) got its independence
from Britain, the new government decided that organizations and
institutions should not use ethnic names.

Hence, the Dar es Salaam-based Goan Community Organization which
catered to the broad welfare of goans in Tanganyika, changed its name
to Saint Xavier's Society. 

Likewise, the name of the Goan School also in Dar es Salaam was also
changed to Saint Xavier's School. The same rule applied to Zanzibar
after it merged with Tangantika on April 26,1964 to form Tanzania.
Hence, I believe the existence of a Saint Xavier's Society on the
clove island.

and Cornel, not to be mistaken with the Saint Francis Xavier's
Tailors Society which was formed after tailors and all other goans
who had studied below Grade (Standard) 10, were barred from joining
goan clubs in the major cities and towns in East Africa. These
included shoemakers, auto (motor) mechanics and fisherwomen.

It had a two-pronged approach for as I have stated in my previous
postings on this website, it was also aimed at the local africans-
very few of whom (mainly christians from Christian High (Secondary)
school) studied beyond Grade ten.

However, many goans who served on these clubs' committees will give
you a different version . They state that the club barred them and
their kids- mainly sons as they spoke crude konkani, used a lot of
profanity -(curse language) and stirred trouble and fights during
social events.

And the tailors celebrated the feast of Saint Francis of Xavier
with a great dance splash  on the feast day- December 3. Strangely
enough, some of these very committee members used to attend the
functions. This also goes to state why goan clubs in East Africa
never celebrated the feast.

As for the Goan Gymkhana Club in Nairobi, membership was restricted
to the cream de creme- the Touchables Brahmins. And after
membership was opened following  Kenya's December 1963 independence,
subtle forms of prejudice by brahmins continued to prevail. As
also stated in my previous postings on the same subject, it was
very apparent at dances when brahmin girls would refuse to dance with
non-brahmin boys, and brahmin boys would not dance with non-brahmin
girls- even though they studied with them from Grade 1 thru
to Grade 12.


Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey.
U . S . A .



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[Goanet] Cavelossim's ASRO to benefit from GOA New Jersey picnic

[Tony Barros]

The Cavelossim-based ASRO Community Care and Support Center (CCSC)
will be the main beneficiary of funds collected at the GOA of
New Jersey picnic last Saturday.

Some $543 was collected at the Holy Mass said by a visiting goan
priest from Rome - Father Henry.  The Rachol seminary will be the
other beneficiary. The Center, as a transitional shelter for AIDS
patients, acts as a bridge between health care institutions and
patients' families to create awareness in the community.

The picnic- at the Princeton Country Club in West Windsor- was
attended by a record 345 people ; however, the amount collected was
far shy of the $1564 collected at last year's picnic. The smaller
collection is attributed to the low attendance at the mass
following a heavy  downpour before the event. 

Before the mass, the newly-formed Wolfpack band entertained the
attendees.  It featured Alan Lobo on vocals, and the well  known
New Jersey DJ and guitarist- Brian Barretto  and his wife- Leonie
on vocals. Two musicians with the Toronto-based Naked Flame - Band
leader and guitarist - Joe Rebello and Key-boardist- Carlos assisted
the band with the set-up of the equipment.

The attendees  also ratified the election of the Members of the
Association's Board of Trustees for another two-year term. The
four trustees-who were  returned unopposed- are Tony Barros
(Chairman), Michael Alvares ( Vice-Chairman), Vilma Martins and
Elvis Proenca.

rgds.

Tony Barros.
Union, New Jersey,
U . S . A .

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