Starts off with music (4.12 m). Architect-trainer Praveen Sabnis is the compere. Late journalist Umesh Mahambre is remembered at the start of the function. The evening promises poems in Konkani, Portuguese, English, French... in tribute of the poet late Manoharrai Sardessai.
Artist-writer-singer Willy Goes (sings Khoro Goenkar, the True Goan, originally sung by Frank Fernand). Jitendra Adkonkar. Goa Sudharop's proactive member from San Francisco Acaria Almeida [acariaalme...@yahoo.com] reads in English. Young Supradha Bhat sings a children's song ("Ganvchea matari ghe, tum khum ghe geleli?"). Goanetter Fr J Loiola Pereira [loiol...@gmail.com] recites Jorge de Abreu Noronha's translation of Dr Sardessai's work. He continues with a French poem ("in a Portuguese accent") and sings his own "personal anthem" that was crafted by Manoharbab in Konkani ("Hanv Padri" or "Jesu Bashin", now sung as a hymn in many Goan churches) with his Portuguese translation of the same. Sarash Sardessai, another young one, recites Babeachea Kazar (The Wedding of the Frogs). Educationist Jayesh Raut recites too. Architect Pritam Sardessai, Dr Bernadette Gomes, and Pritam again recite the late poet's ode to the Goan mango in Konkani, English and Portuguese, respectively. Sunil Sardessai recites some of his late father's tiny poems of ironical verse. Maya Sardessai, the daughter of Dr ManoharRai and a poet herself, reads in Konkani, English and French. Others taking part are radio announcer Shakuntala Bharne, Prof. Shashikant Sardessai (in Marathi, "Sundar Mhaza Gova"), Dr Tarna Khadpe, Prasad Bhat, Umesh Sardessai, and the talented poet Ramesh Veluskar among others. The last is a political poem on "democracy" and its real-world implications. Pravin Sabnis and Tanuja Mahambre organised the event, held at the Krishnadas Shama Central Library, Pato, Panjim. Recording runs for 88 minutes. -- FN Land +91-832-240-9490 Cell +91-982-212-2436 f...@goa-india.org Goa,1556's updated list of books available on and from Goa: http://www.scribd.com/doc/76671049/Goa1556-Catalogue-Books-from-Goa