Goa is a land of music, often admired as 'a nest
of singing birds'. This tiny land, cradled between the
Sahyadris and the Arabian Sea, speaks with the beat
of Ghumat and note of Violin the year round.
Goan music stands apart from music of other regions
in its peculiar mix of Western and Indian traditions.
Mando
Mando is a group song-cum-dance of Goan Catholics.
A group of boys and girls, some 20 in number, form
a semi-circular pattern in two lines with the girls
in the front line and the boys in the back line.
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The songs cover the entire gamut of emotions in love, accompanied
by the beats of Ghumat and romantic strains of violin. Set
to the Latin American tune, the song with a local theme starts
with a sad and slow note and ends on a faster beat called
Dulpods or Durpodha, the rhythmic pattern being akin to Khaiyal
songs. In fact Mando represents the mingling of Indian and
Western traditions. The girls and the boys sing a line of
the song one after the other or sometimes in chorus. The girls
wear a peculiar dress called Tollopo resembling Burmese Saronge.
Suvari-Folk Music
It is a traditional folk music, a tone setter to all Hindu
religious and festival performances. The music is orchestral
in nature and relies heavily on laya and tal, as spoken words
are few. The orchestra consists of ghumat, shamel, cymbals
and sometimes sehnai and surt. The popularity of Suvari can
be gauged from the fact that a good Suvari band is regarded
as a matter of pride and honour of a village.
Other forms of Goan music include Banvad, Cantaram, Dasra
Vadan, Gadya Ramayan, Gaun Kani, Gosavi Gayan, Gudulya Geetam,
Jat, Lagan Geet, Lavni, Pavada, and devotional music like
Bhajan-Dindi, Carol Singing, Kirtan and Ladainha.
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