Over the years, migration has been a recurring theme in Goa’s socio-political scape right from colonial times.
The 19th century saw waves of Goans migrating to East Africa in search of jobs in the ‘new world’, where Portuguese colonists also held sway, but according to filmmaker Nalini Elvino De Sousa, music was a key factor which continued to unite Africa’s new migrants and help maintain soulful ties to their homeland, they had departed from.
“Music was a reminder of their cultural heritage and a way for them to pass on their…
The 19th century saw waves of Goans migrating to East Africa in search of jobs in the ‘new world’, where Portuguese colonists also held sway, but according to filmmaker Nalini Elvino De Sousa, music was a key factor which continued to unite Africa’s new migrants and help maintain soulful ties to their homeland, they had departed from.
“Music was a reminder of their cultural heritage and a way for them to pass on their…
