Hi Joel,Great compilation of one of the greatest musicians Goa has ever produced.Emiliano was a family friend for over half a century, music being the main connection between our families.Further to what Paulo Dias mentioned on his reply, I was the one holding the cassettes at Emiliano's request. It was very unfortunate that Goan Association UK refused to let these cassettes be even given for distribution for donation for the man who gave so much for everyone, including themselves, and yet they allowed pirated music of Emiliano to be played and sold openly at the Goan Festival to the Goan public, thus depriving the man of his rightful meagre copyright earnings. When challenged, they protected those who sold his pirated music...I have just met Emiliano earlier this year and was very sad to see him so unwell as he had serious health issues. However, we shared our jokes and stories as we usually do, despite him struggling to breathe. He gave me a signed copy of his latest album with the condition I play it and give him my honest feedback. I did and oh boy, it was another one of his great soothing music CD's.Emiliano had three loves in his life: his absolutely wonderful wife Lilian + his family he adored, his music and his farm + animals. He gave me a tour of his new farm, showed me his special breed pigs, and he then pointed to me his home made bio-gas plant that provided the household free gas the whole year round! His recycling business from the hotels too was an ingenious way to reduce waste and simultaneously recycle plastic, provide food waste for his pigs and compost organic waste for the plants, etc. We compared notes on cultivating techniques and energies/renewables, and he confided about his business expansion plans too.Music aside, the man was a born genius on sustainability and he did it his own way, the only way he knew - simple, practical, effective - Emiliano's way.I was shocked when I was told of the news today, like all of us who knew him closely surely did.Hope we shall remember him for the great contribution he made to Goan music and hope his great works that he so cherished with his ever faithful band shall live forever.RIP my dearest friend.Joao Paulo Cota
To: goan-...@yahoogroups.co.in From: goamusic...@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 20:53:33 +0000 Subject: [goamusician] Emiliano Da Cruz Great Goan Musician died today 15.5.15 Pics https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk/17694945865/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/17061913403/in/photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk/17074610993/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/17692157512/in/photostream/ Video clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=040wy1Cozk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GCtNY3wEX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV_Qp0at86g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoeJGytUAl0 RIP For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc __._,_.___ Posted by: JoeGoaUk <joego...@yahoo.co.uk> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___