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My Goan mando video: Adeus korcho vellu

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Veena Patwardhan

A popular farewell mando Can you imagine the agony and frustration of being separated from your loved ones for months at a stretch without any way of communicating with them except perhaps through a letter or two received weeks after … Continue reading →

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My Goan mando video: Surya Denvon Guelo

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Veena Patwardhan

A sweetly sad Goan mando Remember Shelley’s famed poem “Ode to a Skylark”?  The poignantly sweet Goan mando Surya Denvon Guelo beautifully exemplifies the truth in the celebrated poet’s often quoted line – Our sweetest songs are those that tell … Continue reading →

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My Goan mando video: Sontos bogta re jivako

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Veena Patwardhan

A ‘happy’ Konkani mando Most of the Goan mandos are love songs expressing feelings of love and romance, yearning, separation, or disappointment in love. A small number are patriotic and express love for Goa, and a still smaller number just … Continue reading →

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My Goan mando video – Istimosanv Rozachem

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Veena Patwardhan

Istimosanv Rozachem: A popular Konkani mando This lovely Goan mando is sung by my brother Gladwyn Gomes and I. Guitar accompaniment: Gladwyn       The origins of the mando tradition can be traced back to around the mid-nineteenth century. … Continue reading →

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