Remembering Francisco de Sá (Goa, Mar 27, 2025)

[Frederick Noronha]

https://youtu.be/QpMtOBGLh0E

Also to invite you all on March 27, 2025 at 6 pm (details at the start of this video). Do come.

Francisco Xavier Valeriano de Sá (1931–2023) was born in Diu, where his parents were stationed between 1928 and 1936. However, it was on the Island of Jua (Santo Estêvão), Goa, the land of his ancestors, where he grew up from 1936 to 1962, and which remained in his heart throughout his life. Throughout his life, he was part of several musical groups: Ases do Ritmo in Goa (1957–59); Coro Alegro Cantabile (1990–2003); and the Portuguese popular music and instrumental group Banarinos (1992–2006), both from Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Lisbon; the research group on Indo-Portuguese folklore Ekvat (1992– 2011); and the youth musical group Gâmât, performing Goan, Portuguese, and other musical styles (2008–17), both from the Casa de Goa in Lisbon.

He authored 15 books, starting in 1999. Among these were:
* Vice-Reis e Governadores da Índia Portuguesa (Viceroys and Governors of Portuguese)
* Banco Nacional Ultramarino - Crónica do Seu Percurso  (Banco Nacional Ultramarino, a Chronicle of its Journey)
* Glossário Konkani / Português (Konkani/Portuguese Glossary)
* Composições de Duarte Costa para Guitarra Portuguesa (Compositions by Duarte Costa for the Portuguese Guitar)
* Páginas Dispersas - Um Goês Viajando pela História  (Scattered Pages -- A Goan Travelling Through History)
* Transposição para Guitarra Portuguesa de Músicas de Goa  (Transpositions of Goan Music for the Portuguese Guitar)
* GOA - Sabores, Saberes e Segredos (Goa: Flavours, Knowledge and Secrets)

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[Edgar Valles]

Very fair homage.

Francisco de Sá was a very active member of Casa de Goa. 

He was very modest, low profile, and everybody liked him. He was an enthusiastic musician, integrated in Ekvat, the group of dances and music of Casa de Goa, very well known. The group performed in Kala SAkademy and also in Margao,

Maria de Lourdes Elvino de Sousa (Maluda, mother of Nalini, was the leading member of Ekvat. Now it is  Maria Virgínia Brás Gomes.

Francisco created a musical and dance group of goan children, called Gamat. He worked in a voluntary base.

He promoted Goan Culture not only with his books, very well written and appreciated by Portuguese people, but also through his participation in Ekvat, Gamat ...

Edgar

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