Remo Fernandes Mesmerises Dubai Audience
Report By Naveen Frank
Pics by Sujay Bendur
Daijiworld Media Network - UAE
Nothing could be better in Dubai. A beautiful cool evening, clear skies and lovely weather saw the beginning of the much awaited Remo show at The Wonderland in Dubai.
Unlike most celebrities, the perfect Remo was on the stage with his full entourage much before the first of his fans arrived, making sure every microphone was okay and the sound quality was perfect, every guitar and musical instrument tuned.
THE ASIAN ROCK FUSION , conceived and executed by Distant Dreamz Holiday Makers took to a beautiful start.
The DESERT ANGELS set the ball rolling. Rayan Rodrigues , the team member is of the recently released “ Portun Love Zala “ ( Fell in love again ) fame. Their perfect blend of English and Konkani and a touch of tulu songs, and a tint of salsa dance readied the crowd to a great evening ahead.
The Ocean Kids, a group of talented young boys and girls blew the minds off with their “Mind blowing Mania” dance.
The most popular Sri Lankan band, The Gypsies took the stage next. It was only when they sang their first line that the Sri Lankan crowd went crazy. It was not long before the Indian crowd followed suit. Dance, song, baila and great music was much too good for the crowd to stay quiet. Hands swayed and a few daring ones danced on the aisles. The culmination came when the group made a humble but successful attempt to sing a Goan song, which they admitted, they were doing it for the first time.
Mohammed Geiado, President , Sri Lankan Business Counsel, representing the Sri Lankan Counsel General presented Sunil Pereira , the troupe leader of the Gypsies with a bouquet of flowers.
Then came the inevitable. Clad in white kurta and green pajamas , Padmashree Remo Fernandes came in to sing his first song of the evening , a soft and sober “Keep on moving”.
Remo dedicated his next song, a song from the Portuguese colony of Damman , to the Sri Lankan group, the famous ‘Maria Pitache”
That really turned the audience on. A trickle of young couples on the floor changed to a large dancing group consisting of both the young and old.
“ Ohh meri Munni” was dedicated to the beautiful girls of Mangalore and far south Sri Lanka.
Never before heard, Remo next tuned his electric guitar on the stage to sound like the Indian Instrument Sitar. Along with tabla accompaniment he went on to play some scintillating Indian music that sounded just like any Sitar maestro’s composition. He admitted he got this inspiration in his hostel room during his college days.
Very rarely in his concerts , Remo sings something that is not composed by him. But he made an exception. He announced that he would sing the work of his kid sister Belinda who was incidentally among the audience.
Remo specifically pointed out that the organizers have done a great job by inviting Sri Lankans and Goans to join Mangalorean artistes and put up a great show. This , according to Remo, adds greatly to National integration. He drove the crowd to leave their seats , come up on the dance floor with his “Yaa Yaa Mayayo ” and “ Haum Saiba Poltodi Vetam”.
The grand finale came when all the bands fused into one single large family of the subcontinent. Remo was joined by the Sri Lankan Gypsies singing Goan and Singalese songs. Sunil and Remo, for the first time shared the stage and much to the amusement of the crowd, danced and sang together.
The show was compered by Cassian Dsouza. DJ Leroy spun the discs.