Gerry D’Mello
Daijiworld Media Network - Toronto
Toronto, Nov 18: The renowned TV Daijiworld started televising the much-awaited ‘Canada’s Konkani Utsav’, a mega Konkani entertainment series on October 31. This telecast will be televised on Daijiworld TV every Thursday at 9 pm. A year ago, a golden chapter in the history of Konkani music, art and culture in Canada unfolded, and the first-ever ‘Konkani Utsav’ under the banner of Canada’s music powerhouse ‘Do Re Mi Fa Creations’ was released. The Mangalurean and Goan Konkani-speaking community musicians/singers/actors based in Canada collectively created a history. A fascinating exhibition of Canada’s Konkani talents to mankind on Do Re Mi Fa Creations’ YouTube social media channel has occurred during the past year, the first-of-its-kind in Konkani. It is the hard work and vision realized by the Konkani people living in Canada but for the world. Gracias to Daijiworld supremo Walter Nandalike and Stany Bela for allowing Daijiworld TV viewers to witness this history-created Konkani Mega Entertainment Series.
Almost three years ago the celebrity couple Ashith & Babita Pinto’s arrival to the beautiful shores of Canada has given new inspiration to many Konkani-speaking people, especially Konkani singers living in Canada. The passion for Konkani music, art, and culture led to a brilliant thought into the minds of three stalwarts and visionaries of the Konkani literature and music world in Canada, ‘Mhozo Tallo Gaitholo’ fame Ashith-Babita Pinto & Gerry D Mello Bendur. The trio has always worked in the past to exhibit and transform revolutionary ideas into reality. This time too, they thought of the same process. First, they launched a banner Do Re Mi Fa Creations with the utmost desire to work for Konkani music, art, and culture by uniting many talents based in Canada.
After presenting a series of successful projects, based on three Konkani pillars, viz: ‘Osmitai | Daiz | Sombrom’ (Identity / Treasure / Celebration), Do Re Mi Fa Creations ventured into yet another mega project: “Konkani Utsav” with over a hundred talented participants, including Mangalureans and Goans of different religions, and over 50 videos, this event is deemed the first-ever virtual show in Konkani history. Konkani Utsav consists of most popular Konkani songs composed by various Konkani music legends, Konkani poetry, comedy skits, traditional dances, and stand-up comedies, presented from Canada and dedicated to Konkani diaspora living in Canada and worldwide. To add up the spice Konkani singing legends like Ivan Sequeira, Ancita D'Souza and Comedy King Francis Fernandes Cascia who visited Canada this year became part of this fantabulous event.
Ashith Glen Pinto, the brain & brawn of this history-creating event, and his talented wife Babita, who shouldered 95% of the creative work tirelessly for two years, spending hundreds of hours preparing and professionally delivering the Konkani Utsav to shape and furnish a new and modern dimension to the Konkani music, art and culture in Canada. Music programming, audio & video editing is carried out solely by Ashith. Renowned Konkani music director Joswin (Jovi) Pinto worked shoulder to shoulder with Ashith creating mesmerizing music for most of the songs performed in Konkani Utsav.
Canada is famous for its gorgeous scenery and breathtaking nature. Its beauty cannot be described in words but can be partly captured in pictures and videos, expertly captured by Ashith. Konkani Utsav has offered glimpses of beautiful Canada through the lenses of Studio Ten04, Toronto, a well-known audio-video production company in Canada led by Ashith & Babita Pinto.
Ace compere MTG fame Babita Pinto anchored in her exclusive style, giving an immense life to all 16 episodes of the Konkani Utsav mega entertainment series. The Daijiworld TV audience is going to witness in absolute awe her superb compering skills and the mega entertainment series.