For any
budding musician, the desire to play on stage in front of a live audience is huge. It is a place where
all their trials and preparations are tested and a good show always sets the
stage for their future.
For youngsters who are part of the Uncut
Diamonds by Neil Dcruz project, the energy levels are at a super high; they
have already tasted a bit of success with their videos being well received on
social media and have decided to show Goa that they have what it takes to have
a live concert of their own as well.
Musician Neil Dcruz is presenting the
Uncut Diamonds live show on August 14, 2018 at Farmhouse, Benaulim.
“It will be a show where students from all over South Goa will
showcase their talent, be it musicians comperes, photo/ videographers or stage
management… everything will be done by school students,” says Neil, who has
made it his quest to guide these students and nurture their talents.
“Music played will be from all genres, jazz pop rock dance
modern etc, in Hindi, Konkani and English. There will be group and solo songs,”
he adds.
The youngsters who will showcase their talent are: Falgun Mopar
(drums), Bradley Rodrigues (bass), Nash Fernandes (lead guitar), Megan Martins
(keyboard /vocals), Crysller Gama (trumpet), Dhiti Lotlikar (vocals), Crizelda
Menezes Gama (vocals/ violin), Nadia Da Silva (vocals), Dwayne De Cruz
(vocals/drums), Brisen Whyte (vocals/bass), Sharada Phadke (vocals), Rhyv Cota
(vocals), Yolan Fernandes (vocals/ rhythm guitar) and Nathan Parakh (vocals/
guitar).
The live concert is just part of a long series of plans to
promote these children.
Over
the last few months since its inception, some of Goa’s leading musicians have
collaborated with Neil and the aim has been to share what they have learned
over the years with the youngsters in a professional set up.
