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Gonsalves Mansion, Campal, Goa

Goa is more acclaimed for its flamboyant music and dance and the spirit of happiness then for anything else.

 

You have all kinds of music permeating the state of Goa from its local Konkani to the international trends of trance and oft times,lamentably, the Britney Spears variety of popular music performed by some Goan bands. Jazz as is usual does not have a vast popular audience but there are some earnest believers in that genre of music.

 

Jazz in Goa is in a state of creative ferment with the efforts of the Amando Gonsalves and his merry band of jazz organisers

 

You can read more on them at the Heritage Jazz www.heritagejazz.com/

 

Artists from around the world arrive and play in and around the heritage area of Campal in Panjim right next door to the heritage Gonsalves Mansion.

 

Saskia Laroo was performing in Goa on the night of 7th December 2008, soon after the Bombay terrorist carnage on 26the November. She is magic on the trumpet and as I said before a consummate artist.

 

Warren Byrd on keyboard and vocals

 

On Drums !, the sensational Polish Beauty

 

Some of the shots of that night, in no strict order are here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Uploaded on December 15, 2008
Taken on December 7, 2008