[Goanet] A South American Ustad in Goa
A South American Ustad in Goa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMzb0nn6r9U=PLgmrm2KDNuQzFtkk0Itq9KWkHe51DGLmC=1 India with rich musical heritage did not have its own professional symphony orchestra. Until 2006, when the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) was formed with a Kazakh Violinist Marat Bisengeliv (from Kazakhstan) as its music director and he continues to be till date. It was shocking that we never had an Orchestra before it. Marat Bisengeliv couldn’t understand why there was no Western Classical Music following in India, especially when you compare it with China which had some 30 symphony orchestras. In India, people usually get confused between the term Western Classical Music and Western Pop Music (The Popular Music from Western Countries). There is vast difference between the two. Although the following of Western Classical Music in India was almost entirely non-existent. It was admired and supported by the Catholic Church in Goa and especially the Indian Zoroastrian Community (popularly known in India as Parsis/Parsees). Mehli Mehta, a Parsi born in Bombay and founder of Bombay Symphony Orchestra became an Indian Maestro for various Orchestras in United States of America. His son, Zubin Mehta who is a very popular Indian Maestro and Conductor for Orchestras in Israel and America. Even with all these connections, India did not patronize Western Classical Music. Probably because Western Classical Music was never properly introduced to Indians. Hence, there was never a liking for it. The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) has a diverse collection of players, out of around 100 players, only 16 are Indian. A South American Ustad who had been influenced by India and Indian Philosophy, arrived on the land that had intrigued him, ever since he was a child. As a backpacker travelling the length and the breadth of the country. When his trip ended, he wasn’t done with India. He come back with a group, performing and teaching music across India. On the western coast of India along the Arabian Sea, some 600 odd kilometers south from Bombay (now known as Mumbai) is Goa a Former Portuguese Territory. The South American Ustad started teaching Western Classical Music and building a following (base) for it. He taught people (without any musical background) the basics of understanding Classical Music. He started a Choir that Performed with the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI). The Choir consisted insiders, outsiders, Indians, foreigners, men and women in ages ranging from teenagers right to grandparents, with everyone making exquisite music that was carefully derived from every corner of the world. The choir was performing across India and other parts of the world. He wanted to experiment and bring on various Indian forms or genres of music [Indian Classical Music (Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music), Folk Music, Popular Music etc.] into Western Classical Musical. His ambition of building a remarkable education system of music in Goa. So, that Goa/India makes a mark on Western Classical Music too. But this May not come true anymore. On May 1, he posted on Facebook, it was his last message to the world – that “Here I am, once more, like so many times in my life, fighting in chaos. As you can imagine it has not been easy, the loneliness, the uncertainties, the pains and the daily struggle to breathe, and all this being a witness to how this country that I love so much is suffering.” On 19th May, 2021. The Ustad Passed Away. Even though born in South America. He always considered himself Goan/Indian. He was generously a giving person, to collaborate and to earnestly want to make a difference, for the growth of Art. Many conductors come and go without ever earning the right to be a Maestro. That was not the case with him who carried the weight of leadership with effortless, consummate grace. He was a Genuine Ustad. This is why his death is tragic and unfair. He gave thanks “for the immense tenderness I have received in my life,” saying “although it hurts, and although a gale is blowing in my lungs, I am here on the warpath.” His love for India and Goa was so immerse that he wanted to live here with his beautiful young family, wound up dying here instead.
[Goanet] Women's films
Goa University, celebrating 30 years of Women's Studies. Department of Women's Studies, GU. Looking Through Women's Eyes. A festival of film by women. Dec 13, 2018: 9.45-10.45 am. Mandi documentary by Monikar Kshatriya BF37 Dec 13, 2018: 11.15-12.15 noon. Savashin, documentary by Prashanti BF37 Dec 13, 2018: 11.14-12.45 noon. Q2P, documentary by Paromita Vohra BF20 Dec 13, 2018: 10am-11.30 am. Naach, The Dance. Docu by Saba Diwan. BF20 Dec 13, 2018: 2pm-4pm. Firaaq, feature by Nandita Das. BF20 Dec 13, 2018: 2pm-4pm. Bend it Like Bekham, feature. Gurinder CHadha BF37 Dec 14, 2018: 9.30am-11.30am. Mr & Mrs Iyer, feature Aparna Sen BG56 Dec 14, 2018: 9.30am-12noon. Water, feature by Deepa Mehta, BFF20 Dec 14, 2018: 2pm-4pm. Manto, feature film, Nandita Das BG56 Dec 14, 2018: 2pm-4pm. Manto, feature film, Nandita Das BG20. Screening of the following movies will depend on the availability of time: (1) Pooranmasi (2) A Woman's Place (3) Shades of Red (4) English Vinglish (5) The Other Song.
[Goanet] X Lusophone Film Festival 2018
You are cordially invited to the 10th Lusophone Film Festival to be held at the Maquinez Palace, Panjim on 8th,9th and 10th December 2018. 8th DECEMBER 6:30 PM - INAUGURATION 7:00 PM - PEREGRINAÇÃO / PEREGRINATION Dir: João Botelho (Portugal, Fiction, 110´, 2017) 9th DECEMBER 2:00 PM - PÁ NHA TÉRA / FOR MY LAND Dir: Rui Manuel da Costa (Guiné-Bissau, Documentary, 13’, 2017) PERCURSOS / TRACKS Dir: Mauro Pereira (Angola, Documentary, 20’, 2017) TRIÂNGULO / TRIANGLE Dir: Fernanda Polacow, Juliana Borges, Mário Bastos, Filipa Reis, João Miller Guerra (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Documentary, 75´, 2013) 4:00 PM – VESTINDO A RELIGIÃO / WEARING RELIGION Dir: Yara Costa (Mozambique, Documentary, 13’, 2017) JACINTA / JACINTA Dir: Jorge Paixão da Costa, Portugal, Fiction, 84´, 2017) 6:00 PM - A GUERRA DA BEATRIZ / BEATRIZ´S WAR Dir: Bety Reis, Luigi Acquisto, East Timor, Fiction, 105´, 2013) 8:00 PM - A MÃE É QUE SABE / MOTHER KNOWS BEST Dir: Nuno Rocha, Portugal, Fiction, 85´, 2016) MINA KIÁ / LITTLE MAID Dir: Kátya Aragão, São Tomé e Príncipe, Fiction, 23’, 2017) 10th DECEMBER 2:00 PM - HORA DI BAI / TIME TO GO Dir: Samira Vera-Cruz, Cabo Verde, Documentary, 23’, 2017) COMBOIO DE SAL E ACÚCAR / TRAIN OF SALT AND SUGAR Dir: Licínio Azevedo, Mozambique, Fiction, 88´, 2017) 4:00 PM - EUSÉBIO – A HISTÓRIA DE UMA LENDA / THE STORY OF A LEGEND Dir: Filipe Ascenção, Portugal, Documentary, 93´, 2017) 6:00 PM - PERDIDOS / LOST Dir: Sérgio Graciano, Portugal, Fiction, 95´, 2017) 8:00 PM - AL BERTO / AL BERTO Dir: Vicente Alves do Ó, Portugal, Fiction, 109´, 2017 Note: All the films have English subtitles (the short movies have Portuguese subtitles). -- Centro de Língua Portuguesa-Camões, I.P. Casa Basílio Dias, 1st Floor, Rua de Ormuz Road Panaji 403001, GOA - INDIA +91 7030655664 https://www.facebook.com/camoesgoa/ [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download=1KYis0AuHGEFV-9rNJrfHlaujWex5Kcqq=0B-ZqtsZuWtvzOENyY3FEWFl1ekk5WmV6b0JEMHFleng1dXVRPQ]
[Goanet] PRO 122 Lusosonia - One Credit Course J H Cunha Rivara Chair
PRO 122 – Lusosonia: Post-colonial cartographies on sounds and memories One Credit Course for Postgraduate Students (Open to the general public) COURSE DESCRIPTION This course seeks to be a space for reflection on problems related to the Portuguese influence in the construction of musics and soundscapes in different post-colonial places. In a dispersed and insular cartography but invariably related to the ancestral contact with the Portuguese, it is possible to point out a set of performative practices whose Portuguese genealogy is claimed by its protagonists. Those practices include a musical repertoire sung in Portuguese or in creolized forms of language and, sometimes, is exclusively based on the use of musical instruments of a supposed Portuguese origin (e.g. Uklele or Cavaquinho). They are responsible for the construction of a lusosonic world where music defines an important device for self-identification among groups and communities. Based on an interdisciplinary approach inherent to the framework of ethnomusicology, this course will open the floor to include music on discussion over postcolonialism and to analyse its role as important tool for what we may call as affects’ economy. It will be organized in three units: (1) Introduction to ethnomusicology (history and theory) [1 session - 3 hours] (2) Music as a colonial tool [1 session - 3 hours] (3) Lusosonia – Music and Sound in Post-colonial times. Analyses of case studies [3 sessions – 9 hours] Sessions will include a short expository component followed by collective discussion of a given bibliography, discography and film documentary. >From 15th to 23rd January, 2018 Venue: Council Hall Course Coordinator: Prof. Loraine Alberto Timetable: Class 1 – 15/01, 2.00 - 5.00 pm Class 2 - 17/01, 2.00 – 5.00pm Class 3 - 19/01, 2.00 - 5.00 pm Class 4 - 22/01, 2.00 - 5.00 pm Class 5 - 23/01, 2.00 - 5.00 pm Seats are limited to 25 for Postgraduate Students and 10 for General Public. For registrations, please fill the form below http://vrpp.unigoa.ac.in/ Department of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies Faculty of Languages & Literature Goa University 6519086
