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Panjim, Jan 7, 2005: The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar said that the Goan singers should get opportunities of being marketed to the rest of the world, adding that a provision in the forthcoming budget would help to promote Goan artistes in a big way.
Mr Parrikar, who earlier launched Goa Zaai, an album of Konkani songs by the noted Goan singer, Hema Sardesai, aboard the vessel Spirit of Allison maintained that it is always a pleasure to listen to the music of the soil, pointing out that an average Goan is introduced to the music at an early age, either in temples through Bhajans or in churches through hymns and choir songs.
The Leader of the Opposition, Pratapsingh Rane, speaking on the occasion said that Goa is not only the birthplace of talented artistes but art itself.
�Music, in particular brings together people from all strata, irrespective of their individual status,� he observed, adding that Goa has provided many reputed artistes to the world. Hema Sardesai, in her speech said that her success has come through hard struggle sans any compromises. �In Goa, there is no discrimination of artistes,� she noted.
Fr Peter Cardozo of the Pilar Music Academy, a mentor of the singer and Dr Ajoy Estibeiro also spoke on the occasion. The Transport Minister, Pandurang Madkaikar was also present. The function also saw felicitation of senior Goan artistes, well-known music director, Dattaram Wadkar and ace violinist, Jerry Fernandes, besides Sudhakar Karandikar and Lorna, in absentia. Mr Fernandes also felicitated the Chief Minister on behalf of the Goan artistes.
A one-minute silence was observed during the programme in memory of the tsunami victims. Hema Sardesai also donated a sum of Rs 50,000 towards the Chief Minister�s Tsunami Relief Fund. Suresh Sinari of M/s V P Sinari and Sons, which has brought out the music album, proposed a vote of thanks, while Mr Keshav Nadkarni compered.
The member-secretary of Kala Academy, Dr Pandurang Phaldesai, the president of Goa Konkani Akademi, Pundalik Naik, film-maker, Rajendra Talak and ace percussionist, Bondo were also present for the function. Later, Hema Sardesai enthralled the audience with her songs from the album.
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The Grammy should come says Indian Pop Icon
By GLEN VICTOR / The Gulf Today
For Indian pop icon, Hema Sardessai, sky is the limit. Not one to sit on her laurels, Sardessai now has her eyes set on a Grammy and if she does make it to that elite bracket, not just she, but India will be proud of her. ``The Grammy has to come,�� she says. I can do it and it will be God�s gift to me,��she says oozing with confidence. ``If I could do it despite all barriers in Germany winning the Grand Prix there, why can�t I go higher? I dared to be different and it worked.
I know there could be a few problem to face and I am ready to break these barriers. I have faced such problems earlier and am trying to fight them. At Germany I was not expected to win.But I did,�� she said.
A versatile singer, Sardessai has performed in many languages. That, she feels, could make it more easier for her to
achieve her goal. ``I could probably win the Grammy with a Hindi song. It could be a song that the whole word would love and that they will remember,��she says. Recently in Dubai(UAE)to perform at the Bollywood Express Show, the bubbly lady showed just why she was a household name in India. Sardessai who has created a niche for herself in the pop world, has performed all around the world for a range of audiences,leaving an impression wherever she went.
But the most memorable event for her is undoubted-ly winning the "German Grand Prix" at the 16th International Pop Song Festival in 1989 with her song 'Against You Against Me' sung with another Indian pop star Remo Fernandes. It was here that she earned the sobriquet Indian Nightingale. Representing India, she was the youngest
of all the participants hailing from different countries. ``Here I was loved and accepted by the German audience at a very young age.This was the turning point of my career,�� she said.
In the same year, she represented India again at the International UNICEF Concert in Belgrade with other international acclaimed artists. On the threshold of releasing her new album, Sardessai is all excited. `The album should be released in June. But we are still working on the title of the album. All the songs are so good, that finding the right title has become difficult,� she says.
``In the earlier album, Piya Se Milke Aaye Nain, Hema was a playback singer. Here you hear her real voice. My image is of a bubbly, chirpy and fun loving person and here is Hema singing for herself and not someone else�s voice,�� she says.
The album is going to be different from the other albums
she has released. ``The album features pop songs.It is all original variety trying to exploit every angle of Hema�s voice,�� she describes the album.
'Piya Se Milke Aaye Nain' was the highest selling Female Pop selling Album of 1999 and the highest selling in Dubai while 'Janam Samjha Karo' was the highest selling song in the Indian film industry.
About her music, she describes it as something which has a heart. `I won�t describe it as Godly music as it will be misunderstood, but my voice is basically a gift from God, so I call it his Music. I am not very religious but God believing,� she said. Sardessai, began her foray into singing from early childhood. ``I used to sing aloud in the verandhas, a typical feature of Goan houses, where I would disturb the neighbours. They would complain to my parents about the disturbance but yet they appreciated my voice,�� she recollects. That was a small beginning. The rest as
they say is history.
She can sing folk music,rhythm and blues,hip hop, fusion along with Indian classical & western pop with equal elan. So it is no surprise that a lot of newcomers now try to imitate her voice.
``It takes years for people to settle down in this field But for me I get the most pleasure when new singers begin imitating Hema Sardessai. God has made his mark,�� she says.
(Courtesy: The Gulf Today, archived at:
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/tiatr/ )
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