Western classical music, jazz, swing etc came naturally to Goans mainly due to the Portuguese who encouraged western music in churches and music schools over Goa. Western music was actually given precedence over other forms of education.
Many of these musicians made huge contributions to the Bollywood music industry. Their names remained obscured.
My name is Anthony Gonsalves (Portraits of Majorda's music genius)
Mr Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves the musical genius from the Village of Majorda in Goa.
In Naresh Fernandes article Remembering Anthony Gonsalves from his website Taj Mahal Foxtrot; he talks of "Why Amithab Bachan jumped out of a giant Easter egg claiming to be the old man from Majorda".
Unlike my usual portraits, where I coax the expression and pose out of my sitter within a few minutes, I had to be very patient to capture him in his right moods.
