In Goa, music flows in the veins of the people. A person does not need an occasion to break into a song. Be it festival, wedding, birthday party, or just friends meeting over a cup of tea, music rules every occasion.
The folk music of Goa still retains its charm and identity and at the same time smoothly blends with western tunes and pitches. Goa is almost synonymous with trance music and one can see many trance parties taking place on the beaches of Goa. Some famous forms of traditional music of Goa are discussed below.
MANDO:-
This traditional Goan music is usually sung to a dance and in a chorus. Mando is the preferred style of music for a wedding party. It is said to have evolved from ballroom dancing.
OVI:-
Ovi is a popular form of music that is sung during weddings by the womenfolk. The songs that are sung usually revolve around the theme of a happy life ahead and a bright future.
SUVARI:-
Suvari is a popular form of folk as well as traditional music that forms an integral part of festivals and religious occasions. It is basically an instrumental orchestra that involves a synchronized combination of different tunes set to stylized beats.
A FEW OTHER FESTIVALS THAT LIGHT UP GOA YEAR AROUND:-
(January) FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS JATRA.
(February / March) POP, BEAT & JAZZ MUSIC FESTIVAL MAHASHIVRATRI JATRA.
(March / April) GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER YOUTH FLEET MAHAVIR JAYANTI.
(May / June) FESTIVAL OF ST. ANTHONY GOA STATEHOOD DAY.
(August) GOKUL ASHTAMI BONDERAM.
(August / September) GANESH CHATURTHI.
(September / October) DUSSEHRA / DHAROTSAV.
(October / November) DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) .
(November / December) FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY.
TIATR FESTIVAL FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER FEAST OF OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHRISTMAS DAY.
The folk music of Goa still retains its charm and identity and at the same time smoothly blends with western tunes and pitches. Goa is almost synonymous with trance music and one can see many trance parties taking place on the beaches of Goa. Some famous forms of traditional music of Goa are discussed below.
MANDO:-
This traditional Goan music is usually sung to a dance and in a chorus. Mando is the preferred style of music for a wedding party. It is said to have evolved from ballroom dancing.
OVI:-
Ovi is a popular form of music that is sung during weddings by the womenfolk. The songs that are sung usually revolve around the theme of a happy life ahead and a bright future.
SUVARI:-
Suvari is a popular form of folk as well as traditional music that forms an integral part of festivals and religious occasions. It is basically an instrumental orchestra that involves a synchronized combination of different tunes set to stylized beats.
A FEW OTHER FESTIVALS THAT LIGHT UP GOA YEAR AROUND:-
(January) FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS JATRA.
(February / March) POP, BEAT & JAZZ MUSIC FESTIVAL MAHASHIVRATRI JATRA.
(March / April) GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER YOUTH FLEET MAHAVIR JAYANTI.
(May / June) FESTIVAL OF ST. ANTHONY GOA STATEHOOD DAY.
(August) GOKUL ASHTAMI BONDERAM.
(August / September) GANESH CHATURTHI.
(September / October) DUSSEHRA / DHAROTSAV.
(October / November) DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) .
(November / December) FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY.
TIATR FESTIVAL FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER FEAST OF OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHRISTMAS DAY.
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