Thursday 26 January 2012

Heartbeatgoa.memories -Greatest Konkani Song Hits - newsletNter #2 - Francis Rodrigues Toronto

The girl was slender with the most beautifultresses. The boy was tall and tanned and fell inlove with her poetry. When they finally met it waslove at first sight, but...... Her father would have none of it! So they fled to Italy, and Elisabeth and RobertBrowning became the most famous Romantic poets inhistory. And she wrote these magical lines for him - "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways..." Almost a hundred and thirty years later anotheryoung poet from Mangalore, India, also wrote - "How do I love thee? And yet I cannot have..."Mog tuzo kithlo axelom, thitloi labonk na maka Wilfy Rebimbus was asked to compose the music forthe 1977 Konkani movie "Mog ani Moipass",out of which emerged this fabulous melody. A unique Indian flavour in a Western tune.... And therein lies the beauty of Konkani music.But you don't have to elope to grab this lovely! "Mog Tuzo Kithlo Axelom" is another diamond fromthe "Greatest Konkani Song Hits, Vol.1" SongBook,coming your way on 20 August. Enjoy the full version on the free DVD includedwith the sheet-music, lyrics, chords, etc.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FKxv7ljBE The countdown's on! Twenty-eight, twenty-seven...... Enjoy! Musically yours,Francis.

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