Vol-2 of greatest Konkani hits to hit stands
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PANAJI
Nearly a decade after the first volume of a book of Goan Konkani made it to the stands, follow-up volumes are expected to hit the stands most likely in a week’s time.
Canada-US based attorney, musician and chess buff Francis Rodrigues is working to beat a December 29, 2019 deadline for its release and he has announced plans to release Volume 2 of the Greatest Konkani Song Hits. Rodrigues also plans to release another book of piano arrangements for the same, before this year ends.
The book -- with lyrics, notations and an accompanying DVD -- enabled the Goan diaspora to better understand and replicate the music. It also helped several foreign musicians to attempt fusing Konkani music from Goa.
Scenes of young Swedes singing mandos a capella, or a Dutch sax lady-musicians band belting out Konkani notes and the likes have of late accentuated a trend of Goa’s musical talent like Rodrigues publishing work on charming Goan music. “To popularise and document our super-catchy Konkani music magic internationally, I’m continuing this music project in the Roman script, transcribed perfectly note-for-note sheet-music, playable on any instrument. It is now also arranged for the piano,” Rodrigues said.
The initiative, following on the first a decade ago, is intended to make notes of original best-selling Konkani music of the last 60 years, from Goa, Mangalore, Maharashtra, even Portuguese available globally, he said. Rodrigues is transcribing for the project hitherto unavailable music of Chris Perry, Frank Fernand, M Boyer, Alfred Rose, Henry D’Souza, H Britton, Manuel Alphonso, Ulhas Buyao, Roque Lazarus, Anthony Fernandes, Antoninho D’Souza, Celestino Alvares, Raimund Barreto and Ronnie Monseratte among others.
The 220-page first volume of Rodrigues comprised “never before” sheet music, lyrics, chords, guitar tablature, translations of the lyrics and programme notes.
Songs to be include in the upcoming volume include “Nachoiea Kumpasar”, “Sorg Tujea Dollani”, “Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Cu”, “Pitti Pitti Mog”, “Kazarachem Utor”, “San Franciscu Xaviera”, “Mando Goencho Khoro”, “Io Moga”, “Chakka”, “Godacho Panv”, “Ya Ya Maya Ya”, “Upkar Korat”, “Tum Mhojem Sukh”, “Jurament Neketrancher”, “Hi Pori Koneachi”, “Portuguese Folk Medleys”, “Maria”, “Kedna”, “Noxibak Rodtam”, “Goenkarponn”, “Rajan Ani Prema”, “Abghat Kelo”, “Voddekkara”, “Jhila Ani Lila”, “Aikat Mhozo Tavo”, “Ami Dogui Sezara”, “Juliana”, “Sorga Rajeant”, “Sao Joao”, “Chan’neache Rati”, and “Tuzo Mog”.
“The Greatest Konkani Song Hits 2” will be released at 3 pm on Sunday, December 29, at the Menezes Braganza Hall, Panjim. Music chords with printed diagrams decorate the sheet-music, so the songs can be harmonically accompanied by the piano, accordion, keyboard, guitar, etc.
Translations have been well researched and set to verse which will enable these great gems to be sung in English too.
The separate volume of solo piano arrangements (for both amateur and concert-pianists) is also being released alongside the book which has been illustrated by popular Goan cartoonist Alexyz.
