The Mando festival lives to sing again as scheduled
Great news today for those Mando aficionados! The Mando festival that has been in existence for approximately 50 years is on as scheduled. Yesterday’s news brought that the festival might be postponed to the Christmas week (or possibly canceled entirely). The organizers of the Mando festival were given instructions that their slotted dates would be changed. This […]
Government to ax the Annual Mando festival this December?
Goa is a land of many traditions. Music, dance, and food form a large part of our culture. Mando or Manddo (Konkani mānḍô) is a musical form that evolved during the 19th and 20th century among Goan Catholics. It’s a centuries-old art form and a much-loved tradition in our state. However, it looks like these traditions could soon be […]
Swalla-la-la drank? 3 day music festival ‘Time Out 72’ ft. Jason Derulo in Goa
Better music festivals coming up each year! Here’s one interesting music festival ft. Jason Derulo you will not want to miss for anything… Swalla-la-la & If I’m Lucky fame Jason Derulo and Martin Garix along with other amazing artists to perform at this fest. Jason confirmed by saying, “Namaste India. I have heard phenomenal stories […]
Goa to open doors to Swedish House Mafia, Tommorowland and more
With the celebrations of World Music Day in mind and after a year that witnessed no major music festival in the State of Goa, the Government of Goa plans on throwing its doors open to music festivals which draw in a large amount of revenue to government coffers. Special zones are set to be identified […]
Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival, 2017 – Remembering a Saint, a Queen
The Ketevan World Sacred Music Festival will begin at Old Goa from 10th to 19th February. The Festival showcases a combination of musical traditions from different eras from the East and the West. The Ketevan Music Festival got its name from the erstwhile Saint, Queen Ketevan. A 16th Century Georgian Queen who suffered in exile in […]
GOAT Music Festival to hit the beaches of Goa in January 2017
The GOAT festival is a combination of different genres of music and arts altogether. It will take place in January 2017 in Goa. It’s going to be a three-day festival starting on January 27 2017. Moreover, it will go off on the beaches of Ashvem and Morjim in Goa. GOAT Music presents the GOAT festival. It is […]
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki – 12th edition music festival to be held
In association with the department of art and culture and Tarangi Sanskruti Pratishtan , the 12th edition of the Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki music festival will be held on September 25 and 26 at Kala Academy. Born in the village of Mangueshi Goa, Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was a vocalist, composer and scholar of Indian classical, semi-classical, […]
Only one EDM Fest this year?
Earlier this year, the government announced that they will not allow two Electronic Dance Music fests in North Goa. Declaring that the organizers of the EDMs would not be given permission to hold their respective festivals in the last week of December as there is a heavy rush of both domestic and foreign tourists during […]
