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Dust your leathers and get those metals out. Some of the best rock bands in Goa are all set to converge for yet another exciting edition of Rock in Goa which will be held on March 24, 5 pm onwards at Quinta de Valadares, Verna. 

Started nine years ago by the band Bad Blood, the event started out as a friendly get together of like-minded friends. Over the years the stage has only gotten bigger as the audience has grown. Co-ordinated by Rockbugs Goa, the event has in the past hosted Indus Creed, Daisy Grim and Baiju Dharmajan Syndicate. The dream is to now take the event to the next level and get national status.

This year, Point of View will be the headline act. One of the best rock bands of UAE opened for Guns & Roses this year at Dubai. The other bands who are all set to perform are Bad Blood, Noxious Ire, Within Ceres, Prolife, SonicZone and Kashmir. Bad Blood will also launch their maiden album titled Tomorrows Yesterday at the event.

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“All of us can be singers”

Renowned and versatile young singer Mahesh Kale has taken music to a different level in India and abroad. In an exclusive interview with The Goan, he shares his fond memories of Goa and Goans

BHARATI PAWASKAR
Published Mar 23, 2018, 3:23 AM IST
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“All of us can be singers”

#TGLIFE: You are trained under Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of Indian classical, semi-classical and devotional music Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, who hails from Mangueshi in Goa. Could you share some fond memories with him and Goa?   Mahesh Kale: Goa is close to my heart for two reasons - I first met Buva (Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki) here when I was 14 or 15 and secondly because this land is naturally beautiful. I remember Buva taking me to his ancestral home…

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