Category: Event
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Meet the Woodwinds @ Casa da Moeda
On December 16, we invited the general public to come and meet our two visiting woodwind players – Stuart Potter (bassoon) and Akihide Noguchi (clarinet). We also invited our flute teacher Susan Badiyari to come along. Both Stuart and Hide demonstrated the various parts of their instruments and how to them together. …
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Meet the Woodwinds @ Hamara School
Last week, by sheer coincidence, we had two talented musicians visiting us in Goa. Stuart Potter is a bassoonist currently teaching the instrument at the Kodaikanal International School. He was in Goa on a holiday and we were very pleased to have him share his music with us. Akihide Noguchi is a Japanese clarinetist currently…
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Child’s Play @ Goa’s first Children’s Book Fest
The children of Child’s Play were delighted to be invited to perform at Goa’s first Children’s Book Fest organised by Bookworm. On Sunday December 16, a gaggle of kids piled into our cars and came to the Panjim Municipal Garden, which was the venue for the Fest. There, amidst the colourful bunting, the gaily decorated…
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Now live: Dr. Luis Dias @ INKTalks 2010
We’ve had many requests for the video link to our Project Director Dr. Luis Dias’ talk at the INK Conference 2010 held at Lavasa. The INKTalks website was recently revamped and we’re pleased to announce that the talk is once again online. In his talk, Luis describes how Child’s Play was born and what we…
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Reasons to come to a WorldBusk event
1. Meet the children in our project and see how they are progressing with their music-making. 2. Enjoy performances from professional and amateur musicians, singers and others. In the past, in addition to our violins and a trio, we had guitars, drums and even a juggler. Expect to be surprised! 3. Enjoy the beautiful…
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It’s today: World Busk at Literati, Calangute
It’s today! Join us at Literati Bookshop, Calangute (5.30 pm onwards) for our 3rd year at WorldBusk. There will be lots of children with violins (kids from our project + other children), singing, and even one of Goa’s best known bands! And as with most of our busking events, there are sure to be some…
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World Busk 2012: Event 1 (Panjim)
What an awesome evening! There were guitars and violins and amazing voices. International classical guitarist Pedro Rodrigues (who was in Goa for a concert) agreed to perform for us on his last evening here. We were also delighted that Goa’s favourite fadista Sonia Shirsat took time off to come and sing with Pedro, for whom…