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NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services' With Foreword by Gen SF Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, ADC (retd) former Chief of Indian Army Staff and Governor, Punjab & Administrator, Chandigarh UT For copies of this book see footer of this message --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Goanet - My good friend, Sir Vish Krishnan, who lives here in Silicon Valley, has put together a compilation of Hindi film composers of the vintage era who remain largely unknown. One of his selections is a song composed by Chic Chocolate - who was really Antonio Vaz of Aldona (1916-1967). See this piece for more on the man (scroll down) - http://www.india-seminar.com/2004/543/543%20naresh%20fernandes.htm The song "O Bhai Macchua" takes after our Goan folk music. It is from the movie NAADAN (1951) and is rendered by Lata Mangeshkar and C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar). Here - http://www.parrikar.org/misc/chicchocolate.mp3 Regards, r --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services' Copies now available at: GOA: Literati (2277740), Other India (2263306), Broadway (6647038), Mandovi (2427904), Noel DSilva & Associates (9823120454 / 9096781714), Confidant / Golden Heart Emp (2732450), David & Co (2730326), Vardaan (9527463684) SERV / RETD Def Offrs in Goa: O/o Sainik Co-op Hse Bldg Sty, Def Col, Porvorim (2417288) MUMBAI: David & Co (22019010) PUNE: Manneys (26131683), Popular (25678327) BENGALURU: Narayan (22865800) DELHI: Ritana (24617278) ONLINE (worldwide delivery): http://www.ritanabooks.com, http://goa1556.goa-india.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------