<p>The paved walkway leading to the balcony of Solar Loiola Pereira, a heritage home located in Colva, is rich with the melody of a violin. I am there to attend the third edition of "Sounds From Goa," a unique heritage home concert conceptualised and curated by Omar De Loiola Pereira, a music director and Schubert Fernandes, a marketer with deep roots in Goan music. </p>.<p>Watching an eclectic yet sophisticated audience indulging from a spread of Goan snacks, I am intrigued and suddenly hungry. I walk inside to find a table laden with savouries and sweets and glasses of fresh kokum juice.</p>.<p>Empadinhas de manga stands out with a sweet mango filling and flaky crust, while the Pasteis de Carne and pork pies are a meat lover's dream come true. The holle, a sweet dish made of red rice, coconut and jaggery wrapped in jackfruit leaves, is a delight. </p>.<p>The front room, with a long balcony, has been done up cosily for a small band performance. Ghumots of different sizes complement the string instruments (violin, guitar and ukulele). A ghumot is a clay drum of Goan origin with a leather covering, traditionally made of monitor lizard skin.</p>.<p>The concert starts with a tribal Goan song driven by the beat of the ghumot. The performers practise a mix of Goan and Portuguese music and create a magical environment with their smiles, energy and the compelling vocals of Nadia Rebelo, one of the few remaining Fadistas in Asia. </p>.<p>The programme gradually transitions through the spectrum of musical influences that define Goan music, including "Dekhni," a classical style of music that complements the rhythmic dance form performed to the drum beats by Elton Quadros. </p>.<p>The progression gravitates to the Mando<em>,</em> a slow verse of love and nostalgia, rendered beautifully through the violin of Selwyn Menezes and Rebelo's emotional voice. </p>.<p>A section of the Mando brings Marilyn da Veiga in traditional Goan attire and Wonodolf da Costa on centre stage. They dance to the rhythm with swift movements. </p>.<p>Rebelo steals the show with her powerful Fado numbers, making it quite evident that she has a love for the music form that is almost fading away. We reach the finale with "Marcha das Fontainhas," a Goan folk song in Portuguese.</p>.<p>"We felt we should create an ambience where the audience not only hears but also touches, feels and experience these sounds," said Pereira after the performance.</p>.<p>Sounds From Goa happens every fortnight. The next edition is on Saturday, August 20 at 5 PM at Assagao in North Goa, at another heritage home. Limited seating is available on pre-registration only.</p>.<p><em>(Chandreyi Bandyopadhyay is an avid traveller, a writer and an independent marketing professional living in Goa)</em></p>
<p>The paved walkway leading to the balcony of Solar Loiola Pereira, a heritage home located in Colva, is rich with the melody of a violin. I am there to attend the third edition of "Sounds From Goa," a unique heritage home concert conceptualised and curated by Omar De Loiola Pereira, a music director and Schubert Fernandes, a marketer with deep roots in Goan music. </p>.<p>Watching an eclectic yet sophisticated audience indulging from a spread of Goan snacks, I am intrigued and suddenly hungry. I walk inside to find a table laden with savouries and sweets and glasses of fresh kokum juice.</p>.<p>Empadinhas de manga stands out with a sweet mango filling and flaky crust, while the Pasteis de Carne and pork pies are a meat lover's dream come true. The holle, a sweet dish made of red rice, coconut and jaggery wrapped in jackfruit leaves, is a delight. </p>.<p>The front room, with a long balcony, has been done up cosily for a small band performance. Ghumots of different sizes complement the string instruments (violin, guitar and ukulele). A ghumot is a clay drum of Goan origin with a leather covering, traditionally made of monitor lizard skin.</p>.<p>The concert starts with a tribal Goan song driven by the beat of the ghumot. The performers practise a mix of Goan and Portuguese music and create a magical environment with their smiles, energy and the compelling vocals of Nadia Rebelo, one of the few remaining Fadistas in Asia. </p>.<p>The programme gradually transitions through the spectrum of musical influences that define Goan music, including "Dekhni," a classical style of music that complements the rhythmic dance form performed to the drum beats by Elton Quadros. </p>.<p>The progression gravitates to the Mando<em>,</em> a slow verse of love and nostalgia, rendered beautifully through the violin of Selwyn Menezes and Rebelo's emotional voice. </p>.<p>A section of the Mando brings Marilyn da Veiga in traditional Goan attire and Wonodolf da Costa on centre stage. They dance to the rhythm with swift movements. </p>.<p>Rebelo steals the show with her powerful Fado numbers, making it quite evident that she has a love for the music form that is almost fading away. We reach the finale with "Marcha das Fontainhas," a Goan folk song in Portuguese.</p>.<p>"We felt we should create an ambience where the audience not only hears but also touches, feels and experience these sounds," said Pereira after the performance.</p>.<p>Sounds From Goa happens every fortnight. The next edition is on Saturday, August 20 at 5 PM at Assagao in North Goa, at another heritage home. Limited seating is available on pre-registration only.</p>.<p><em>(Chandreyi Bandyopadhyay is an avid traveller, a writer and an independent marketing professional living in Goa)</em></p>