Sunday, July 17, 2011

Feast of St. Alex, Calangute, Goa (17th July, 2011)

The Feast of  St. Alex , the Patron Saint, Calangute Church (1595)
celebrated today 17th July 2011

Read more about the feast and the Saint in the last pic
as appeared in Herald News paper or
click here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5952880775/sizes/l/
Here are some pics

Tips: click on links for bigger images and reading

 
The Church (1595)
The grotto infront of the Church
Our Lady of Lourdes
The inside of the Church
The Main Altar
 
The Saint, St. Alex
The Feast Mass
 
The feast procession
Main Road, infront
 
the Feast brass band
Feast videos:

Feast band special - video

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Talking Photos: Fields, Plantation, chapel/Church/Shrine, Crow, pigion, fish, beach, green pebbles etc

Talking Photos: Fields, Plantation, chapel/Church/Shrine, Crow, pigion, fish, beach, green pebbles etc


This crow has a message to give
‘Do it here’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5944422749/sizes/l/
including gambling, concretisation of jungles etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5944424057/sizes/l/

Farmers at work – transplanting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5936469863/sizes/l/


My desktop wallpaper= Canaguinim beach
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5924613698/sizes/l/

Plenty of fish catch – Sheutte or sheutalle /ye (Cantalli)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5943022442/sizes/l/

Arecanut plantations (betel nuts, hopllam, bedde)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5942466141/sizes/l/

A big fat pigeon perched on a tree top
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5942466909/sizes/l/



Patoye panam (August Month speciality)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5943025522/sizes/l/

A chapel at ‘amghetinga’ Agxi , whose feast is
celebrated on Carnival day (all three days)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5943027968/sizes/l/

Green revolution (Algae)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5942468755/sizes/l/
Green pebbles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5943027140/sizes/l/

a bluish passage through the woods at dawn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5942471315/sizes/l/


They say ‘Maglolo upcar meule xivai ravona’
If you believe that, come here on Tuesdays and you

could get yours.Busy till midnight.
St. Anthony Shrine at Miramar Circle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5944421597/sizes/l/

The former church of Rivona
Our Lady of Rosary
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5942465303/sizes/l/


a video with Rivona spring


read more on Rivona old Church
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.com/2011/07/we-have-not-abandoned-old-church.html


off topic:
Who can identify this horseman under the blue sky?
UK residents welcome! No one could do it on FB yet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5942466459/sizes/l/

Saturday, July 2, 2011

1975 Film BOGLANTT now officially available on DVD

Film BOGLANTT now officially available on DVD
 It's Jerome Mendes Presentation
 

It’s 1975  b&w Konkani film Produced & Directed by Das.
The film is written by Prem Kumar based on his Tiatr 'No Vacancy'
Music/Lyrics by Alfred Rose.
Cast: Prem Kumar, Rita Rose, Alfred Rose, Seby Coutinho,
Paul Romy, Joe Rose, Ophelia Cabral, Souza Ferrao,
Felix Mendes, Betty Girl, Hellen, Bella Coutinho, Tony Bento,
Philomena (Filu)  Fernandes etc etc

I remember watching the film at Margao Cine Metropole (Near Clube Harmonia).
I also remember buying tickets in black ‘do ka paanch’ (i.e.Rs.2.20 for Rs.5)

The Popular films songs which used to play on Akashvanni Ponnje (All India Radio, Panaji)
long before the film was released and as such we knew the voices, the songs and the actors/Singers.
Playback singers are Aflred Rose, Rita Rose and Delphine

The songs:
- SUKNNEM SUKNNEM ZAUM HANV UDDTTAM
MOGAN GONTTER KORUNK AXETAM ,
RATCHIM MOGACHIM SOPNAM SOPNETAM
 TUM MUNN SOMZON UXIM POXETAM
(Delphin, Actor Ophelia)

- TUM MHOJEM SUKH, DIUN NAKA DUKH
TUM MHOZO RUK, LAGONA BHUK
TUJEA VINNEM SOUNSAR SOGLOCH  DISTA KALLOK
(Alfred Rose/Rita Rose –Actors Rita Rose/Prem Kumar)

- KAPDDAM TUJIM VENGENT DHORTAM,
GOPANT ASAI MUNN SOMZOTAM..
DOLLE VOIR KADUN POI, VEGENT MAKA APOI,
AUMDDE TUJE SOMPOI, MARUN ZOMPOI
(Alfred Rose Rita Rose – Actors Rita Rose, Joe Rose, Paul Romy)
  
- BHAULI DISTAI MENNACHI NODOR TUJEA DOLLEAMCHI,
BIZLECHO PAVOR. SOBAI TUJEA POLEAMCHI,
SOBITAI ABOLEACHI, TUMCH MHOZO KUNVOR
(Alfred Rose/Rita Rose – Actors: Rita and Prem)

- NOVEM VOROS ETA DHANVON,  PORNEM VOROS VETA POVON
SOBAI TACHI GELI DENVON, KOTTA KOTTA VETA POVON
(Delphine Actor: Ophelia)

- MOG TUZO KORUN, BHAGON GELIM HANV
KAZAR ZATA MUNN SODANCH SAGO XERMAO 
 (OSOCH FOTTOITAI)
(Alfred Rose Rita Rose -Actors: Felix Mendes & ??)

-SUKH SHUKH SUKH AILEM LOTTON
DUKH DUKH DUKH GLEM UDDON
PODDLEAR PASUN DUKONA,  MARLEAR PASUN LAGONA
ODRUXTT AIZ THAN GELEN SUTTON
(Alfred Rose - Actor: Prem Kumar)

- SOUNSARANT, FOTKIREA SOUNSARANT,
HAI SOUNRANT, MOTLOBI SOUNSARANT.
KONNAK HANSOITAI,  KONNAK RODDOITAI, 
 DOLLE UGTE KORUN POI
(Nimannem Besaum)
(Alfred Rose, Lyrics/Actor: Prem Kumar)

DVD Covers


1. Betty Naz and Seby Coutinho
2. Prem Kumar & Betty Naz
3. Betty Naz
4. Prem Kumar, Paul Romy & Rita Rose
 

1. Paul Romy and Joe Rose
2. ? and Souza Ferrao
3. Souza Ferrao & Prem Kumar
4. Felix Mendes
 

1. Rita Rose & ophelia Cabral
2. ? & Alfred Rose
3. Betty girl, Prem Kumar etc (Betty Naz in coffin)
4. Betty Naz and Alfred Rose
 

1 & 2  Prem Kumar & Rita Rose
3 & 4 Ophelia Cabral & Seby Coutinho
 

This 2in1 song clip was uploaded 5 year ago


DVD is now available all over GOA. Priced at Rs.299.
Duration: 2h.26m


For inquiries on DVD or for request for Home Delivery (Wherever you are)
Please contact  Jeromemendes@hotmail.com.

Please note, while ordering your copy, you can also order other oldies films like
AMCHEM NOXIB, NIRMONN, BUIERANTLO MUNIS etc

LONG LIVE KONKANI CINEMA

Tips: Use the photo links above for bigger view etc

Thanks to Jerome Mendes for preserving these Konkani classic films in DVD formats etc
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