Media Release by Hillary Tellis
Bahrain, May 17 : It was a memorable and long awaited evening for Konkani music lovers as Konkani Community of Sacred Heart Church, Bahrain, organized the 'Konkani Sangeet Sanz' at Our Lady of Arabia Auditorium in Sacred Heart Church, Bahrain on Thursday, May 12.
The musical evening began with the song 'Sanz zali-re' by the man with the golden voice, Ronald D’Cunha. The stage was set alight with melodious songs by the versatile singer Preema D’Souza and rising stars of Konkani music, the singing sisters Lanisha and Delisha Vaz, Jasmine D’Cunha and the local singers and dancers.
The team enthralled the gathering with their beautiful presentation of evergreen collections . Altogether, the audience was treated with 15 songs of different genres during the course of the evening.
The audience was treated to a feast of laughter by the comedian team of Lancy Rodrigues, Jaison Lasrado, Stephen Machado, Rajesh Fernandes and Lucy Aranha, flown in from Kuwait which added a generous dose of humour with skits during the intervals and kept the crowd enthralled till the end.
During the event, addressing the gathering, assistant parish priest Fr Gaspar Fernandes congratulated and thanked parish priest Fr Freddy for his support, main cordinator Freddy D’Souza and the entire Bahrain Konkani community for organizing this mega event and all the supporters who contributed and made this event a successful one.
Fr Freddy who was out of Bahrain expressed his best wishes and thanked all the artists and the organizers in his recorded message.
Local singers who participated in the show included Ronald Fernandes, Christopher Lobo, Preetham Aranha, Teena D’Souza, Melba Martis, Freeda D’Souza, Shanthi Noronha and Sushma Rodrihues, who sang the song 'Darya kushin'; Sydney Correa and Richard Pais sang 'Votis company'. Priya Rodrigues and Melissa Martis sang the solo songs 'Mog zala konna' and “'Hea nirjan rannant' respectively.
The dazzling dance display was presented by youngsters Orville Sequeira, Ayona Rodrigues, Stafney Fernandes, Brendon Almeida to the song 'Konalee Chedum' sung by Rony d’Cunha; Ancil Bennies, Rubina Bennies, Ivan Vaz, Annette Vaz, to the tune of Cha cha cha sung by Preema D’Souza; Ajay Lobo and Vivita Sonia Lobo to the tune of Nach mhojea bangara sung by Rony and Preema and Jovita D’silva, Ashel Castelino, Nikita Fernandes, Shanelle Mendonca.
Mementos of appreciation were presented to Rony D’Cunha, Preema D’Souza, Lanisha and Delisha and the comedians Lancy Rodrigues, Jaison Lasrado, Stephen Machado, Rajesh Fernandes and Lucy Aranha.
Award winning MC Ronald Olivera compered the show. Swibert Mascarenhas coordinated the music, sound & lighting; make up of the artistes was provided by Shankar Jatanna, photography and videography was done by Reuben D’Souza.
The vote of thanks was proposed by Ronald Fernandes, member of the organizing committee.
A large crowd of near to thousand enjoyed the evening and applauded the show.