Hi Helga, I thank you for your correction. The point I was making, the artists cannot live on their art and neither they nor their art can thrive if there are no paying customers or clientele (when they are alive). Or else they will be like Van Gough etc. It is for the community to support them and appreciate their work during their life time as well as in their formative years.
You will have to admit while there were some "pobre fidalgos" in Goa, the vast majority of "pre-1961" Goans could not afford the luxury of art. Furthermore some "empregados" who lived in the "big city" of Panjim and Margao had electricity and transportation to go to attend cultural functions. In small village "pre-1961", there was just the church music and weddings where the same old music and Konkani Cantaram and mandos were played and sung. The only musician of repute in a village what the choir master. Or was I living in a different part of Goa than you? Gilbert. ---------- Gilbert, perhaps you meant that JAZZ flourished in Bombay more than in Goa because Goan culture has always flourished in Goa! Our mandos and our tiatros will never die. Jazz was popular with the well heeled 'Bombaywallas' probably because they were exposed to music in English whereas in Goa Konkani and Portuguese music was more appreciated. The article by Naresh Ferandes was excellent - he have us a glimpse into a Bombay we had not imagined. I chanced upon another of his articles TOMB RAIDER -Looking for St. Francis Xavier which can be found at http://www.transitionmagazine.com/online/tombraider.htm Its hilarious and I think everyone will enjoy it. There is a verse or a poem by Eunice de Souza which could have been my old aunt speaking! ---Helga > One of the reasons why Goan culture in Bombay flourished and prospered- > perhaps more than in Goa was because of the market place. ######################################################################## ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ######################################################################## ## ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
