It was yet another fun evening at The Original Bandstand at Garcia de Orta, Panaji as the army Jazz Band 'The Aquarians' from 2 Signal Training Centre gave a wonderful music performance to mark Army Day. From popular Konkani tracks to patriotic music, Bollywood songs and medleys, the band belted out some foot-tapping music for the audience’s listening pleasure. Following this, 'Johnny B' Gud with Bushka' a leading duo band from north Goa also performed and entertained the crowd.
In the times gone by, when transport was scarce and village produce could not regularly move to urban hubs like Mapusa, Panaji, Margao, weekly markets were the most looked forward to events. Every populous rural hub had a weekday allotted to it. Mapusa had its Friday market, Calangute had a market day of its own; Saturday. Siolim, a stunning riverside village in North Goa, a short distance from Mapusa, had a market day too; Wednesday. Back then, villagers used to haul their…
