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Tag Archives: goan mando
Mando echoing the anguish of tarvotti families
A popular, farewell Goan mando In the latter half of the1800s, British shipping companies began operating larger, and more modern steamships, opening up a huge market for maritime labour. The sudden availability of jobs on a large scale was a … Continue reading
Goan mandos: The influence of church music
How church music led to the creation of the Goan mando “Aare, segund konn ghaltolo?” (Who’ll sing seconds?) a perturbed elderly gentleman from among the motley group of villagers assembled around the cross in front of our house in Chinchinim, … Continue reading
Viva Goa! – Part 1
What makes Goa so special What’s so special about Goa? Well, going by what some tourist brochures seem to suggest and consequently what tourists sometimes think, unlike the rest of India, Goa is a beach bum paradise, a place for beach … Continue reading
