Gonzaga - Hanv Saiba Poltoddi Vetam

The intention of this work was to collect songs that I heard sung as a child by my mother, and those sung in the evenings in our local Goan community in my town in Mozambique. These songs had a simple musical structure and their melodies were always on my mind. Goa, Daman and Diu were our overseas provinces until 1961 and there still exists a significant Portuguese cultural tradition. These songs have remained with us and I decided to record them with more up-to-date musical arrangements, while still preserving the original root for our future generations, so that they should not lose our beautiful musical tradition.

Here is SHANGRI-LA GOA - I hope you enjoy it!

Gonzaga


Goa, India
The state of Goa is situated on the western coast of India, on the Arabian Sea. At 110 km long and 60 km wide, it is the smallest of all the Indian states.

According to legend, Goa was formed by an arrow shot into the sea by the god Parashurama, causing land to rise up and adjoin the rest of the country.

Goa is bordered by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south. The Arabian Sea forms a jagged and picturesque coastline to the west, to which Goa owes much of its beauty and its desirability as a tourist destination. A number of rivers flow through Goa forming estuaries and natural harbours which helped establish Goa as an important port on the ancient trade routes.

Panaji ("The Land That Never Floods") is the state capital, and is situated in North Goa, near the coast. The largest city in Goa is Vasco Da Gama, named after the famous Portuguese explorer. It was the Portuguese who colonised Goa in the early 16th century, introducing their customs to the state. Due to this much of the culture, music and architecture of Goa has a distinct mix of Indian and Portuguese influence.

In 1947 the rest of India gained independence from Britain. Goa, however, remained under Portuguese rule until 1961 when it was annexed by the Indian army. Goa became India's 25th state in 1987.

Traditional Goan Music
It was the Portuguese who introduced the use of violin, piano and mandolin into Goan music.
Local Konkani song can be categorized in four sets. The first one illustrates the pure form in melody and rhyme such as the fugdi or dhalo. The second set combines western and local music but preserves Konkani libretto, as in deknnis. The third category combines local and global music along with the lingo such as dulpod and the fourth category is heavily influenced by global music and librettos in Konkani along with Portuguese lyrics such as in mando.

Mando: This is the most common kind of Goan folk music. Mainly a love song 'genre', mando is an amalgamation of Indian and global melodic forms. This music form emerged from a traditional melodic form in the 1840s and today is presented by the Goan catholic Christians. Instruments used in mando are the ghumat, a Goan drum, guitar and violin.

Ovi Songs: Ovi songs are a kind of 'wedding music' principally played among the Hindu society in Goa. Goan women hum Ovi hymns while anointing the bride and groom with coconut squash milk, or while making seasonings for dinners. At the time when Christianity was brought to Goa, the missionaries introduced biblical contents into the Ovi songs. Goans frequently assemble around a bonfire and reverently sing Ovi hymns created by the missionaries.

Goa, India
The state of Goa is situated on the western coast of India, on the Arabian Sea. At 110km long and 60km wide, it is the smallest of all the Indian states.

According to legend, Goa was formed by an arrow shot into the sea by the god Parashurama, causing land to rise up and adjoin the rest of the country.

Goa is bordered by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south. The Arabian Sea forms a jagged and picturesque coastline to the west, to which Goa owes much of its beauty and its desirability as a tourist destination. A number of Rivers flow through Goa forming estuaries and natural harbours which helped establish Goa as an important port on the ancient trade routes.

Panaji ("The Land That Never Floods") is the state capital, and is situated in North Goa, near the coast. The largest city in Goa is Vasco Da Gama, named after the famous Portuguese explorer. It was the Portuguese who colonised the state in the early 16th century, introducing their customs to the state. Due to this much of the culture, music and architecture of Goa has a distinct mix of Indian and Portuguese influence.

In 1947 the rest of India gained independence from Britain. Goa, however, remained under Portuguese rule until 1961 when it was annexed by the Indian army. Goa became India's 25th state in 1987.

Available now on ITunes:
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Amazon:
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[ARCMusicProductions]

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[Photonrocks]

Simply awesome ... Hope you will come up with more such konkani songs Gonzaga bab :)

[MusicforDancers]

Music played here is absolutely delightful, giving us great pleasure.

Compliments for caring to share traditional folk music on YouTube.

Original Konkan songs that were popular in the 1950's and beyond,

hold a special place in our hearts, We adore the songs of fishing

communities with their follk music, from the Maharastra coast

to Goa & further south, to Kochi on the Kerala coast.

We also love the folk dances for these regions.

[silvestremachado2]

VIVA IRMAO GONZAGA

[anmajumder]

@fmsad5

Dear

The song is on G Minor. you start with it.As this sweet composition has the easy flow of notes, other chords will surface automatically.

Regards

[anmajumder]

Indeed an evergreen tune with lovely Baritone voice.

simply a Great Upload.

Thanks a lot.

[beauvoir1949]

The song that inspired one of the songs in Bobby (Bollywood film) :-)

[annaraji]

Best Evergreen Song.I had listen so many times but not like this.I want purchase whole CD but does not available at Pune.If it is possible to send with VPP very thankful if it is happen.

[fmsad5]

lovely song - Can you give me the guitar chords - thanks in advance and a happy new year 2012

[AshleyAlvares]

Great Work...!!

[mysamson2010]

Excellent, brings back nostalgic memories