27 Jan 2020  |   05:25am IST

Ribandar’s Acacio gets State award for music

Ribandar’s Acacio gets State award for music

Team Herald


PANJIM: Ribandar-based Acacio Tavares was conferred the Goa State Cultural Award in Western Music at Kala Academy.

For Acacio what began as a hobby during leisure time strumming his guitar later on turned to be his profession. 

‘Purple Rain’ led by Acacio has played at State sponsored Cultural and Food festivals, the famed ‘Bonderam’ in Divar besides the New Year celebrations at Vasco for the last 25 years.

Besides playing for the band, Acacio was a part of the cultural troupe “Alegria” which performed on Government and private boat cruises besides performing at the 5 star Hotels and in various States in India and abroad. The troupe ‘Alegria’ has the distinction of playing for the VIPs during their visits to Goa. Acacio has had the privilege of performing before distinguished international dignitaries like the then Pope John Paul II, King Hussein of Jordan, this country’s dignitaries the then President of India Zail Singh, then Vice President of India Venkataraman, then Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma.

Acacio is also an avid football enthusiast and organised the ‘Bala Bala Football Tournament’ for the villagers of Ribandar from 1982 to 1995..

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