NEW TIATRO "NOVO DIS UDETANA" BY COMEDIAN JOANA.

 

TIATRO “NOVO DIS UDETANAM….”

On Thursday, 3^rd of this month, I saw the first show of the new Tiatro “NOVO DIS UDETANA” by comedian Joana, in Panjim at Kala Academy A/c Hall, starting at 7.55 instead of at 7.15 thus putting many attendees into inconvenience for being late to go home especially when it was raining. Directos in future should try to adhere to the given timing and avoid taking the audience for granted.

 

Comedian Joana sings her solo.

 

This Tiatro was attended by a good number of audience though it was not a full house. Since it was the first show, the artistes at least some of them looked not ready in doing their home work well as it was seen in their jittery roles.  The story was good and worth admiring especially in context with the religious teachings where the director easily surpassed the role of the Church and Priests. To give a gist of the story, it revolves around family discipline at home and also to the society to remember God “Novo Dis Udetana”.

 

Mario Menezes & Juzu sing their duo.

 

The major and important role in this Tiatro was magnificently played by Juzu as patriarch of the family who was well assisted by veteran Sabina as his wife. The others who played their roles well deserving their mention were Mario Menezes, Rosy Alvares and all the three comedians, namely Joana, Agostinho and Selvy.  

 

 

Saby de Divar sings his solo.

 

Though story wise it was a good Tiatro yet it did not reach to its pedestal as it looked more like a drab affair. There was unnecessary screaming and shouting, even while singing there was no serenity in their voices. It did not reach to the level of our earlier days Tiatros where one could easily feel the charm and thrill.

 

 

The concluding scene of the Play.

 

In the Sideshow songs, the first song of the show, a solo by Joana was good but it could have been more attractive if she had to do a fine tuning of her hard voice otherwise she looked very majestic with her attractive personality wearing a beautiful red Saree. Mario Menezes duo with Juzu was well rendered but with melodious voice  it could have been better. Felix de Divar rendered his solo well so too Lawry Travasso. The song Rosy Alvares rendered along with her young colleague was beautiful.

Rosy Alvares and her colleague sing their song.

Since this was the first show, I hope the director will make efforts to bring it to much higher level in the next performances.

                                                        Penultimate scene of the Play.


A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim,
Goa.

NEW VCD "PALKACHI RANNI" BY SALVADOR SILVEIRA.

 

Salvador Silveira from Calangute, on 24^th June 2014, released his new and third Konkani songs VCD thru the hands of Calangute Pe. Vigar Fr. Cypriano D’Silva. The releasing ceremony was done at the St. John Chapel,  Calangute, Naikavaddo, on the day of the feast of St. Joao.

This Konkani Album “PALKACHI RANNI” (Antonette de Calangute) released in two formats: VCD & Audio CD and both are now available in the market. It is a Music House Production for which Camera Editing was done by Neville Pereira and the musical score too was provided by Neville Pereira only. Recording was done at Acoustic Studio – Arpora, also by Neville Pereira.

Seen above is Fr. Cypriano Dias releasing the VCD/CD. 

 

 

PALKACHI RANNI Album consists of 10 songs, all composed by the Director Salvador Silveira, comprising Solos, Duets and Trios. The Title song PALKACHI RANNI was rendered by Salvador Silveira describing Antonette de Calangute’s characteristics. He was a school mate of the late Antonette de Calangute who participated in his other Albums. When she was sick and fund collection campaign was conducted, according to Salvador Silveira thru his own efforts he collected 4 lakhs of Rupees for this fund.

A Stage artiste besides staging his own Tiatros, Salvador Silveira acted in Tiatros along with Alfred & Rita Rose, Ophelia & Bab Peter, Philomena Braz and others. He also staged his own ZAGORS in his own locality and elsewhere too. His 4^th Album is under process and it will be released shortly.

 

                                          A group photo after the release of the VCD/CD.

Among the songs deserving especial mention are the following:

A solo –Sasnacho Contrad by Bushka.                                                                       

A Duet – Noxiban Fottoulim by Felcy & Anthony.

A Trio – God of Cricket by Pascoal de Calangute-Domnick-Adolf.

Another Trio – Palkache Dive again by Pascoal de Calangute-Domnick & Robert.

A solo – Tisro Mandament by Marcus Vaz.

A Trio – Ojapanchi Bhett by Salvador-Peter & Bushka.

The other songs are rendered by Lawry – a solo; Tony – Rons & Antonette – a Trio; Francis de Tuem – a solo.

This Album is worth seeing.

A.    VeronicaFernandes,
Candolim,
Goa.

 

THE LATE VISITACAO LOBO INTERRED.

 

“LUTTINI LOKH ANI LAKHANI FULAM”, that was the scene in the Parra Church and Cemetry yesterday afternoon for the funeral of one of the greatest footballers of Goa, the late Visitacao Lobo. It was a sea of humanity mainly the seniors and elders with bald heads and gray hair, some with walking sticks and some limping coming from all over Goa,  all attending the funeral to pay their last respect of course deservingly for their yesteryears hero who once entertained them and to others with his magical power of soccer on the football field.

It is very much admiring to see the entire Goa paying its respect to this soccer wizard in this manner.  In his death people of Goa and the media especially the Herald not treated Visitacao Lobo as their forgotten hero but treated him with due respect for his enormous contribution in the field of soccer. It was a rare occasion for me to witness such a mammoth funeral which indicated the greatness of the dead during his soccer playing career.

 

 

A section of the mourners in the Cemetry.

 

 

                                            Grave where the late Visitacao Lobo was buried.

It was a very good scene of reunion for the retired footballers especially for those ex colleagues of Visitacao Lobo and for me it was a God given opportunity to meet some of my ex colleagues along with whom I played my best of football once upon a time.  I needed especial introduction to know them as I met them after ages but luckily for me all remembered me and I remembered them. Some of the former mighty colleagues of Visitacao Lobo who played with him for the then mighty Sesa Goa soccer team from the time of Sesa’s second division present for the funeral were Timothy and his brother Maurice, Albino, Ernesto Braganza, Pandu and others.

In his death, his village Parra lost the greatest footballer, Goa and India lost one of the greatest footballers of whose type we will not easily see again.

May his soul rest in peace.

 

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.