The Producer Jerry Cal.
Front Cover of the Album
“UGDDAS M. BOYERACHO” the new Konkani Album in CD as well as DVD formats produced by Jerry Cal from Calangute, Bardez, Goa, will be released on 8th of this month in Calangute, Church Hall, at 6.30 PM after the Mass. This being the Feast Day of Our Lady, the releasing ceremony will commence in time. The Album will be released thru the hands of Fr. Domnick Savio, the Asst. Parish Priest of St. Alex Calangute Church.
This is the second Album of Jerry Cal and it contains 12 songs of which 7 are solos, 2 Duets, 1 Duo and 2 Trios. Of the 7 solos, one each of Olga, Marcus Vas, Bushka, Lawry Travasso and Peter de Ugasaim while 2 solos are rendered by the producer Jerry Cal; 2 Duets – one by Benny de Aldona with Bushka and the other by Junior Reagan with Valency while one Duo by Jerry Call with Benny de Aldona. The remaining 2 are Trios by Jet Speed Composer Salvador Silveira-Mini Mario-Pascoal de Calangute.
All the songs are very powerful but the most powerful are both the solos of Jerry Cal, one the title song where the singer details the best Tiatros of Boyer, his best songs and the best ability of Boyer to compose best of “Cantos” in his Tiatros. The singer also displays the best of visuals of M. Boyer as never shown before namely the ones where Boyer is shown receiving top awards Sangeet Nattak and Padmashree from the Presidents of India namely Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma and Dr. Abdul Kalam respectively. These are the rare photos.
In the other solo “Calangute”, Jerry Cal shows beautiful and historical scenes of Calangute like Silver Sand Calangute Beach, Baga Beach and Chapel, Bom Viagem Convent, Monuments of Abade de Faria and Dr. Jack de Sequeira, the first English High School of Goa at Arpora and the newly built bridge there. Also shown are the new soccer Stadium at Poriat and the beautiful Hotel Goan Heritage built by the Kuwait Goans, in addition to many more beautiful scenes.
In the solo of Olga you will see one historical scene where the last Portuguese Governor Vassalo e Silva was shown signing the treaty of surrendering Goa to India and the euphoria of the crowd in some places for Jai Hind. Also shown photo of Salazar and other world stalwarts. In this solo she describes the contribution of Goan Christians in the freedom movement of Goa including that of Pintos revolt initiated by the Pinto priests from Candolim.
Both the Trios, one on “Madd” and the other on the killing of Fr. Bismarque, while watching one surely goes mad by listening to the contents and especially by seeing the visuals of dead Fr. Bismarque, such scenes were not shown before nor such matter was ever rendered before. The composer and singers deserve highest praises for rendering such songs so boldly.
Bushka’s duet with Benny de Aldona and her solo carry the majesticity they deserve while new comer Peter de Ucasaim’s comedy solo is nice to listen. Both Lawry Travasso and Marcos Vas do justice to their solos. The Kunbi duet of Reagan and Valency is beautifull while the Duo of Jerry Cal with Benny de Aldona is excellent, the beautiful voice of Benny beautifies this song more.
I can rightly say that this Album in CD and DVD form is one of the best so far I came across. Historical point of view this is a big Treasure. I congratulate the producer Jerry Cal and his his entire troupe for producing such an excellent Album “UGDDAS M. BOYERACHO”.
A.Veronica Fernandes.