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http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- renebarreto Face book http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000303072789 BLOG: GOANWORLD > http://worldgoan.blogspot.com Twitter : http://twitter.com/GOANWORLD Konkani Rocks Shoots through Cyberspace Published on: April 14, 2010 - 01:39 NT NETWORK Last year, on December 3, Heritage Jazz presented a very innovative and enlightening concept of 'Konkani Rocks' which struck the right chords in the heart of Goa, creating a milestone in the world of Konkani. With the thought of making this a regular feature, Heritage jazz launched the “Konkani Rocks!” website (www.konkanirocks. com) on April 9, 2010 in commemoration of 'World Konkani Day'. This site intends to promote Konkani in context with art, culture, music and entertainment. This is a platform for all Konkani speakers and Konkani lovers across the globe to meet and share their ideas, debates and thoughts with each other. The launch of the website was held at St Inez on April 9 accompanied by a very enlightening and interactive musical evening. The website was launched at the hands of Santosh, who has been part of the Heritage jazz family for years, along with the young audience present there. Talented Goan artists Varun Carvalho and Shubert Cotta enthralled the young kids with lovely music. The children swayed and danced to a beautiful Konkani tunes. They actively participated in the show and sang along. Heritage Jazz also brought along some learning and with this enlightening event; a very talented music teacher who accompanied this show took a voice test and enrolled interested kids to teach them Konkani songs through regular classes over this year. Ankita Sinha of Heritage Jazz taught the kids a bit of Dekhni much to their interest and delight; though a non-Goan herself, she has been brought up here and is proud of our culture and language. This was a pure example of national integration. By reaching out to the slums, Heritage jazz extends its hands of support and commitment in empowering these kids to bring a positive change and spread inspiration in the whole society. Undoubtedly, kids are angels; a platter of various talents, energy, zest and ambitions garnished by innocence and incorruptibility. Through this program Heritage Jazz hopes to imbue a sense of language appreciation, culture and education into these underprivileged kids. It will also support the community during their ‘Diwali Programme- Sponsor the Narkasur’ and hope to have Konkani music played instead of the usual Bollywood. This initiative will undeniably spread awareness to all levels of society and will continue to do so. When Heritage Jazz announced this year as 'The Year of Music', they meant 'Music for Everyone' irrespective of age, caste or creed. The launch was symbolic in many ways as it stressed on education, talent, cultural integration and love for our mother tongue. As the kids were singing 'Goa' along with Varun and dancing the Dekhni with Ankita, the vibe was simply overwhelming and everyone present saw that Konkani truly rocks! renebarreto Face book http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name& id=100000303072789 BLOG: GOANWORLD > http://worldgoan. blogspot. com Twitter : http://twitter.com/GOANWORLD WORLD GOA DAY -20.8.2010 - WORLD KONKANI DAY 8888888888888888888 8888888888888888 8888888888888888 888888