An
evening of Konkani music will be celebrated with World Konkani Day-
II being organised in Margao
today. In fact, a video by John D’SIlva
announcing the event with the line up of artists
has gone viral, making it the perfect invitation. Since this
is the second edition of the festival, the organisers
– RJ Joed Almeida and Stanley Marchon of
Music Mafia – are optimistic of garnering
a larger audience this year.
“Last
year, the festival had an audience of nearly 1,500
people and we are expecting more to come in this year. We thought of
coming out with the video with John D’Silva announcing the date,
time and venue to the audience and we were surprised when it went
viral on social media. This year, we have
added new artists to the line up,” says Joed, who formed Music
Mafia with his school friend, Stanley. The idea behind the concert
was to organise an event on World Konkani Day as it is the death
anniversary of Shenoi Goembab who is known as the pioneer of modern
Konkani literature.
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The
artists include John D’Silva, Cielda Pereira, Sidharth Yaji,
Gautami Hede, Krishna Signapurkar, Shaistah Thapar, Cyril Ferrao,
Siddharth Cota, Carlos Gonsalves, Kenny and Ashish Raikar with
a live performance by Konkani Rock band Surya Chondrim
Noketram. Nirvana Performing Company will perform Goan dances and
showcase their dancing skills. The event will be hosted by Agnelo de
Borim and will also feature Konkani songs in EDM music by DJs Seffie
and Khaliffa.
“The
show will have John D’Silva and Kenny with comedy acts and Nirvana
Performing Company will perform the welcome
song with candles. Konkani Rock band Surya Chondrim Noketram will
perform at least seven songs and Cielda will also woo the crowds,”
he informs.
Speaking
about the special attraction for the evening, Joed adds,
“We will also have a raffle draw with the winner taking home a
Mahindra Gusto. A food counter will also be open for authentic
Goan food lovers.”
World
Konkani Day – II, the Konkani
World Celebrations, will be
held today, April 9, 2016
from 6pm onwards at Ravindra Bhavan Margao,
Fatorda
