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6/21/2017

Tune in to CBC Radio One 88.5FM "All in a Weekend" on Saturday, June 24th between 8.30 and 9.00am.

CBC Host, Sonali Karnick will interview QGA President, Blanche Da Costa regarding the St. John the Baptist celebrations in Goa on 24 June and how this day holds a special significance for Goans.

The musicians performing the Sao Jao song will be our Cultural/Entertainment Directors, Antonio Da Costa and Kninoshka Ribeiro.

Please visit the link: cbc.ca/allinaweekend

Here is a link to the article on Goan festivities on St. Jean Baptiste Day. Happy Sao Joao to all!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sao-joao-festival-goa-saint-jean-baptiste-day-singing-1.4175941

Anne Marie Borges

6/29/2017 09:07:44 am

Thanks Zia for sharing the link with the radio interview given by interview given by Blanche Da Costa, Kninoshka Ribeiro and Antonio Da Costa as well as the write up of the Sao Joao article by the CBC team
Congratulations Kninoshka, Blanche and Antonio for making a mark on the Quebec scene on behalf of the Goan community!!! Thoroughly enjoyed the singing and the article. Have a great day celebrating Sainte Jean Baptiste Day!
God bless!!!

Anne Marie Borges

Michelle Figueredo

6/29/2017 09:10:12 am

Congratulations on a great job! You sound great on the tape!

Michelle Figueredo

Blanche Da Costa link

6/29/2017 09:14:07 am

Hi Michelle,

Thank you for tuning in. Your support and encouragement is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Blanche, Antonio. & Kninoshka

Mary Paradis

6/29/2017 09:11:14 am

Hello guys,

Congratulations for your interview on CBC. I must say I was impressed. Very nice exposé of Goa.

Keep up the good job !

Mary Paradis

Alzira, Victor & Cheryl Fernandes

6/29/2017 09:15:54 am

Hi Blanche & Antonio,

We listened to the CBC episode about the feast of Sao Joao. All of you did an excellent job of explaining the tradition and it was wonderful. The singing was great and I felt proud to hear you all on the radio. Great job! Well done Prez!

So, I guess we are not invited to the pool jumping party huh!!?
Just kidding, have a wonderful party and enjoy.

Big hugs

Alzira, Victor & Cheryl

Gus D'Souza

6/29/2017 09:18:28 am

Very nice interview Blanche. I was unaware of this custom!

Gus D'Souza (Sydney, Australia)

Sherwin Rego

6/29/2017 09:20:40 am

Congrats all of you were great.

Sherwin Rego

Carmelita Rasquinha

6/29/2017 09:22:55 am

Excellent! you make the Goans proud.

Carmelita Rasquinha

Irene Fernandes

6/29/2017 09:24:38 am

Congratulations Blanche! on the speech you gave. Very well said.

Irene Fernandes (Germany)

Melicia Ferandes

6/29/2017 09:26:12 am

Very nice interview. Keep it up.

Melly (Germany)

Marjorie Saldanha

6/29/2017 09:29:30 am

Listening to you guys and the Tamde Rosa Song! brings back a lot of memories of our child hood. Happy ''Sao Joao'' feast.

Marjorie Saldanha (WhatsAapp-2017.06.24)

Esmeralda De Souza

6/29/2017 09:45:00 am

Lovely n exciting

Esme (FB-2017.06.26)

Jocelyne Leveillée

6/29/2017 09:57:09 am

Bravo again for your nice presentation on Saturday at the radio. I love your couronnes de 🌺
Jocelyne Leveillée(FB-2017-06-26)

Helen Lopes-Pereira

6/29/2017 09:58:06 am

I enjoyed your interview with Sonali about Goa.

Helen Lopes-Pereira (FB-2017.06.26)

Ivan Paes

6/29/2017 10:26:47 am

You guys sound great!

Great interview!

Ivan Paes (iMessage-2017.06.24)

Aaron Da Costa

6/29/2017 10:28:55 am

Beautiful article and interview, I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Oma (grandmother) must be very proud!

Aaron Da Costa (iMessage-2017.06.24)

Blanche Da Costa link

6/29/2017 10:31:00 am

Thanks to everyone for tuning in and for your beautiful comments. We sincerely appreciate your feed-back.

Blanche Da Costa
QGA President

Dunstan and Milly Rosario

6/29/2017 04:53:30 pm

Dear Zia,Blanche Kninoshka and Antonio,

Congratulations for a job really well done. We listened to the radio programme and really enjoyed it. The singing was beautiful and so was the naration. Proud to be a Goan

Dunstan and Milly Rosario

Victor and Valda Lemos

6/29/2017 04:55:20 pm

Thanks a lot - we heard & enjoyed the interview & the singing!

All the best in future endeavours!

God bless,

Victor & Valda Lemos

Margaret and Leslie Lobo

7/5/2017 09:44:55 am

Dear Blanche, Antonio and Kninoshka,

I was up to listen to Sonali and your interview re: San Joao celebrations in Goa....Well, I celebrate with the rest of Quebec as my brother and I share the day as our Birthday!!! and I know the whole of Quebec is closed for us!!!....

Your interview, Blanche, was an education for me as you explained why we celebrate the 24th...It always rains in Goa as it is monsoon...and it was usually at our well that the neighborhood came to jump as we had the everflowing spring well in Anjuna that never ran dry!

Antonio and Kninoshka ...your singing of the mandoes came across the waves beautifully and mellow and the finale of wishing everyone was just lovely. You all looked colorful with floral bands on your heads. Congratulations to all the three of you.

Margaret /Leslie
True joy does not come from things. No, it is born of an encounter, of the relationship with the other. - Pope Francis

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