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Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7TH EAST AFRICAN GOAN CONVENTION IN DAR ES SALAAM -TANZANIA I would like to congratulate the Chairman Mr. Savio Fernandes and his committee for the stupendous success of this convention ,the turn out of delegates was phenomenal and is worth mentioning , they put up a great show and it did make a huge difference, the theme ‘Inspire, Aspire and Achieve’ was apt for this convention. It was a great feeling to meet many Goenkars who were speaking Konkani and very eager to learn and sing Konkani songs too. The positive highlights of the convention were many but what caught my imagination was the performance of a young band called Dynamite , what a mind blowing performance it was a very youthful group and they really kept the delegates enthralled with their soothing music , some members from the Band kept on rotating on the instruments which meant every member could play every instrument which was a delight, the young girls who were drumming sometimes on the keyboard, guitar and singing, in short they were all round, the next was a medley song by a very young boy with a very clear voice he just sang superbly . The games round was full of fun too. The church service gave a lot of peace of mind , the choir sang exceptionally well , I enjoyed the Ave Maria solo hymn …and there was one more solo hymn well sung but the entire group sang very well. Now coming back to the main theme of the convention …many interesting topics were discussed, a group of youth too did participate for the said meeting and they raised some very valid concerns, it ended up on a positive note… The dinner dance ball beautifully lit up, the trio band FORTES did justice for that evening by playing great Konkani music , medley’s , English , Portuguese etc we were mesmerized and enjoyed the music to the core. It would be fun to have them again for the next years EAGC. The final day was just getting to know each other , exchanging mails , and so forth but in short my trip was a success and I enjoyed every bit of it . Once again thanks to Mr. Savio Fernandes and his team for inviting me to attend this convention , for giving me an opportunity to sing a couple of Konkani songs and also I was touched when I was requested to read the second reading for that day’s church service , that made my day. Let’s continue to work together in a true Goan spirit ,get away and delete the tag of CRAB MENTALITY, help each other , be happy with each others success, and be ready for God’s blessing abundantly , There were minor shortfalls too but I will address it with the concerned directly so that they are not repeated in future . Let’s continue singing and feeling I am Proud to be a Goan Dev borem korum!!! Vivek Araujo