More pleasing than the dummy from San Rafael, California – Troilee Dutta & Moisilee Dutta.
In November 2022 the Goa Heritage Action Group released a special print edition of their magazine Parmal at a function held in Panjim. This issue is devoted entirely to Music and carries the title Aicat Mozo Tavo (Listen to My Voice).
Mogubai
by Sonia Rodrigues Sabharwal
Included in the magazine is my essay on the contributions of Goans to India’s Art music written on the request of the editors Jose Lourenço and Vivek Menezes. A draft copy of the article is here.
(28 September, 1929 – 6 February, 2022)
Lyrics: Bharat Vyas
Composers: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
An impromptu rendition was uploaded to YouTube last week by his son. Kishore was not even 20 when he recorded the original, and wet behind the ears, he sounded unsure. On the other hand, this snippet from the mid-1970s reveals his voice at its most glorious.
Marne Ki Duaen Kyon Mangoon
Movie: ZIDDI (1948)
Lyricist: Professor Jazbi
Composer: Khemchand Prakash
Raga Kabiri Bhairav. Tabla support by Ganpat Parvatkar. A 1972 recording from a time when Rajshekhar* wasn’t around to soil the sheets.
* Mansur’s son and Professor of English Spelling.