Last evening (Dec 9, 2008) was the first of the two-day mando festival at the Kala Academy in Panjim. What is the scene like backstage? Check three videos (two up already, the third is on its way):
Backstage... at the mando fest (should be up in an hour or two) http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha Michael Gracias group sings... the mando (a traditional Goan song) http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=dP9egDW2jLA On Goa's traditional drum, the gumot: Seby Pereira from Nuvem Seby Pereira, from Nuvem village, explains the how's and why's of Goa's traditional drum, the ghumot. Recorded at the backdrop of the 42nd mando festival at the Kala Academy, Dec 9, 2008. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=k70v-T3pjdQ -- FN * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org M: +91-9822122436 P: +91-832-2409490
