GOA
BOOKS
Mando Musings
TO
mark the occasion of the release of "Sundor Goem", in audio cassette
and CD forms, Kandollechim Kirnam released two lovely, small books
on the original mando, dekhni and other folksongs rendered by the
cultural ensemble over the years. They have bagged several first
prizes for lyrics, music and performance with the help of this
variety of music and hence it was quite natural that they would
record it in print for posterity.
Milestones in the Realm of Mando
The small book
dwells on the birth and the resounding success story of Kandollechim
Kirnam over the years. It has not only emerged as the premier
performing group in the rarefied sphere of song and drama in Goa but
has also helped greatly to keep alive Konkani folkmusic while Goans
overall have been increasingly tying themselves to the apron-strings
of westernised music.
The
book takes off with the different, informative aspects of the
performing group. Irene Cardozo talks about Kandolkar Francis
Britto, who happened to be the life and soul of the group. Lionel
Fernandes pays a rich tribute to the late Johnson, leader of Johnson
and His Holly Boys. Johnson was responsible for the delectable
musical score with which the group excelled at most of the Mando
competitions and song festivals in the State. The concluding section
deals with the lyrics of "Sundor Goem"
Mando: Goemchem
Lok-Git
This books
begins with Tomazinho Cardozo's tribute to maestro Johnson in
Konkani, and then goes on with the lyrics of a number of mande,
dulpod, dekhni and other folk songs along with their musical score.
Quite a lot of these admirable songs have been committed to tape and
CD over the years.
JD
GoaNOW's list of
GOA BOOKS
Goavapuri's
Edited by Manohar
Shetty
Short Story Special, dated
April-June 2000. Goan short stories which have a pristine quality
as cool as spindrift in the face.
Traveller's
Trail: Encapsulates the observations and perceptions of
travellers and chroniclers from the 16th to the 19th
centuries--Maurice Collis, Fr Pierre du Jarric. Dutchman John
Huyghen Van Lischoten, Pietra Della Valle, Francois Pyrard, Fr
Monserrate, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, Richard F Burton, Denis Louis
Cottineau de Kloguen and Goa's Jose Nicolau da Fonseca.
Eat Sensibly, Live
Healthy
Rohini Cardozo
Pp.150 2000
Rs.150.
An interesting as well as essential book on nutrition.
What's interesting is that the book containing more than 150 pages
of well written and relevant matter lays particular emphasis on
Goans and their changing food habits.
SPOKEN KONKANI
Edward de Lima
Pp.53 (2001), Rs.100
Publisher: Vikram
Publications, Porvorim.
Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom: From
Goa to LisboaFr Nascimento Jose Mascarenhas
A book listing the valuable work of Goan
Catholic priests, who had laboured in Portugal over the past
several decades. ".
Matrimonial Regimes and Inventory
Mario Bruto da
Costa.
Glimpses of My Bank
Dr Jose de Souza
THE GRASS IS GREEN IN GOA
A book under the captioned
was published by the Goa Football Association (GFA). The GFA
volume claims that "Football was brought to Goa in 1883 by Rev Fr
William Robert Lyons, who came to Siolim, in the Bardez taluka,
from Udipi, to recover from health problems."
KONKANI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
second volume of the
Rajhauns Konkani-English illustrated dictionary..
UDELO SURIA
A handbook of Psalms and Bible teXT ,
prepared by the students and staff of Solfa Music School of
Mapusa, was released by Bishop Evaristo Pinto, Auxiliary Bishop of
Karachi.
Mhojeo
Ekavan Kavita
Translated by Prof Harischandra Narvekar
T
he Konkani translation of "Meri Ikyavan Kavitayen" Hindi poems
written by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
NOVI
ANKRI
Rs.40
A book comprising of Konkani poems in Devnagri and
Roman Script by Fr Lino de Sa
Suwadeek
By Ms Kumudini Usgaonkar
A book on
Goan recipes
The
Practical English Teacher
By Tony
Martin
For more GOA BOOKS
please check the
Other India Bookstore's Catalogue at
http://www.goacom.com/oib/
