These women singers have put Goa on world music stage
Kimberly Colaco
LORNA CORDEIRO
No Goan party is complete without Lorna's songs. She is also known as the Nightingale of Goa and has given Goa some very lively and peppy songs like Bebdo, Pisso and Maria.
Lorna Cordeiro| Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music
SONIA SHIRSAT
Sonia Shirsat is referred as the ambassador of Goan music to the world. This Fadista has revived the Fado culture in Goa through her music.
Sonia Shirsat | Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music | Photo: Rohan Fernandes
HEMA SARDESAI
Have you heard the songs - Aawara Bhawren Jo Hole Hole Gaaye or Badal Pe Paon Hai from Chak De! India? Well, they have been sung by Goa's Hema Sardesai.
Hema Sardesai| Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music | Gomantak Times
RITA ROSE
Goan singer Rita Rose and her husband Alfred Rose, composed over 5,000 Konkani songs which has us still humming them.
Rita Rose| Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music | Photo: Mario Pires
SHAKUNTALA BHARNE
RJ Shakuntala is a familiar name among regular listeners of All India Radio FM Rainbow. Radio aside, Shakuntala Bharne is also a vocalist who has published three books.
Shakuntala Bharne| Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music
DJ CURLY M
Mazel Boneiface Faleiro AKA DJ Curly-M, started her DJing career at 16 and has performed on international gigs like Sunburn and some in Doha, Qatar.
Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music| DJ Curly M
CIELDA PEREIRA
Cielda Pereira rose to fame when she sang the songs in the movie Nachom-ia Kumpasar.
Goa| Women | World Music Day| Women Music| Cielda
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