JERRY CAL
After successfully releasing his earlier 2 Konkani Albums, first in CD form – “CALANGUTE” – in 2009 and the second in 2016 in DVD form and as well as CD form – “UGDDAS M. BOYERACHO” – now again this year at the end of this month, to be precise on 29.09.19, the well-known singer Jerry Cal from Calangute is all set to release his third Konkani Album – VISVAXI LEADER - in the form of CD.
The best singers of Konkani Stage are selected to render the best 15 songs of which type rarely people must have heard in the past and as per my information all these songs are of different topics and qualitatively they are very high, all these songs minus 6 are composed by Jerry Cal. It was a very painstaking job to compose such high calibre songs where you have to have the vast knowledge of all the subjects.
In fact some of the topics are based on Ancient Greek Philosopher Diogenes, the other topic is based on Indo-Pak problem, another topic is on the great yesteryears Tiatrist Alexinho de Candolim whose narration was done so well, yet another song on degoanisation of Goa due to large scale of outgoing of Goans, yet another topic is the incident of invasion of Kuwait and the ingratitude of Goa based Goans towards Goans in Kuwait, the other topic is on the last World Cup and soccer in general with very good message to improve Indian soccer. These selected singers besides Jerry Cal are Benny de Aldona, Prince Jacob, Lawry Travasso, Marcos Vaz, Cajetan de Curtorim, Pascoal de Calangute, Salvador Silveira, Lourdes, Bushka, Jessica and Olga Vaz.
Musical score is beautifully provided by Shanon, Roy and others.
Who is Jerry Cal? His real name is Jeronimo Tiburcio Fernandes from Porbavaddo, Calangute who was an avid follower and supporter of Konkani songs and Tiatros and himself being a very good singer and composer acting in Tiatros from his early age in his locality and in the surrounding areas as well as in his school at St. Joseph’s High School Arpora. Later on he carried this Tiatro art with him to Abu Dhabi where he fully dipped himself in the promotion of Tiatros in UAE not only by acting in the Tiatros staged there but also by bringing Goan Tiatrists to UAE.
A.Veronica Fernandes.