The film ‘Nachom-ia Kumpasar’ (Let’s Dance to the Rhythm) has won numerous global awards. These
include the silver medal for best music and original score at the Global Music
Award (US) in 2015, winner for best original score at the Lombardy
International Film Festival (2015), the Golden Reel award for best musical film
at the Tiburon International Film Festival (2016) in CA, USA, Winner of Best
Music at the United International Film Festival (2016) in Hollywood, Los
Angeles, California, the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (2016) and the Vienna
Independent Film Festival (2016). Above all, it made its way to the Oscar Award
contention list, where it was shortlisted for Best Original Score and Best
Picture.
Now it’s time for the music of the film, which is in essence the
unsung hero of ‘Nachom-ia Kumpasar’, to get its due accolades. The compilation
comprises 17 songs re-rendered by Cielda Pereira, Palomi Ghosh, Jackson, VP
Mishra and Ester Noronha.
The unique amalgamation of Jazz and Konkani in the timeless
compositions of Chris Perry and Lorna will now live on for future generations
of Goans worldwide. It has also appealed to music lovers globally, who, despite
the language barrier, have had their hearts captured by the rhythm.
The music of Chris and Lorna made its humble journey from Mumbai
to balcãos all over Goa before then travelling to East Africa, the UK, North
America and throughout the world; wherever Goans migrated to, they took these
soulful memories with them.
The songs successfully capture the hierarchy of Goan music and
artistes who essentially made Mumbai (then Bombay) their stepping stone to
greater success via the Indian film industry. Sadly, their craft was never
recognised, their talents relegated into background music, and their names
obliterated by the bigger musicians and superstars of Bollywood.
Bardroy collaborated with master music composer Ronnie Monsorate
and Jacob (Jackson) Pereira, who re-arranged these evergreen classics along
with an eclectic band of veteran musicians – masters of their craft – on
trumpets, saxophones, guitars, pianos, trombone, flute and strings, who would
eventually not only resound the creativity and forte of Chris Perry’s classics,
but also make it appealing to a brand new audience. Acute care was taken to
make all the songs sound true and inherent to that era.
The meticulously chosen soundtrack of Bardroy’s film is
emotional, melodramatic and at times caustic in its approach, capturing our
aural attention with a loving tribute of Goa wrapped up within a ‘true’ love
story between two Goans, one a young female singer, and the other a married
musician.
This
‘Nachom-ia Kumpasar’ limited edition release will now make the world dance to
its tunes. Be it at a parish feast, house blessing, christening, communion, or
even the epilogue of a musical Goan soul.