Media Release

Mangaluru, Oct 3: ‘SUMELL’, the music club of Mandd Sobhann celebrated international music day at the 178th Monthly Theatre, at Kalaangann, Mangalore, on Sunday October 2. 

The celebration was an amalgamation of various types of music from India and around the world. Sumell presented four Konkani songs of various dialects. They sang a Goan Manddo –‘Surya Neketranche Porim’, a GSB song –‘Swatantr Bharat Desh Ho’, a Siddi song – ‘Siddi Nachak Ram Ram Ho’ and a Mangalorean song – ‘Nach Konkan Nach’. A Siddi team from Mainalli, Uttara Kannada led by Shri Sunil Siddi and a GSB group of singers led by Bhavana Shenoy, joined Sumell in the performances.

‘Ranni Kogull’ Jacqueline Fernandes presented a Latin song – ‘Ave Maria’, a Spanish song – ‘Besame Mucho’, an English song – ‘Killing Me Softly’, a Sri Lankan song – ‘Rasa Pirunu Katha’ and a Tamil song – ‘Munbe Vaa’. Internationally acclaimed singer, Tagore Das sang a Hindi song originally sung by Mohammed Rafi – ‘Baharon Phool Barsao’. A team of North Eastern Ursuline Novitiates presented a Naga folk song – ‘Ahho’. The singers were backed by Sanjay Rodrigues on the keyboard, Sanjeeth Rodrigues on the drums, Roshan Crasta on the lead guitar, Jerome Coelho on the bass, Alron Rodrigues and Bhavana Shenoy on the keyboards. 

As a part of the celebrations, Gladys Silver, was honoured by Sumell and Mandd Sobhann, for her 44 years of outstanding service in the field of music, as a music teacher.

Eric Ozario, Gurkar – Mandd Sobhann; Louis Pinto, president – Mandd Sobhann, Sunil Monteiro, Convenor – Sumell; Kavitha George, treasurer – Sumell and Irine Rebello, secretary – Sumell were present on the dais.

Karen Tellis compered the felicitation programme and Irine Rebello compered the show.