Ajay Devgan wished best of luck to singer composer Allan Vaz for his new album Goenchim Festum
After delivering ten chart-topping hits with his debut Konkani album, ‘Go Goa’ in 2008, established Mumbai-based singer-music composer Allan Vaz is back with his second album, ‘Goenchim Festam’. It features ten foot-tapping original Konkani songs that cut across genres such as rock, dance, rock ’n’ roll and folk.Goenchim Festam’s biggest selling point lies in the musical diversity and the freshness of sound it offers to listeners, young and old alike. The album brings together some of the most talented names in the Mumbai music circuit, who have contributed towards the making the album the musical and lyrical genius that it is.
His excitement was doubled when Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn, personally wished him luck for his new album “Goenchim Festam” and he lent his support to Allan’s initiative to promote independent regional music India .
ALLAN VAZ: BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Allan Vaz wears many hats. Besides being a singer and music composer, he’s also been a head honcho with several music/entertainment channels for almost two decades. Being closely associated with the growth of the independent music in the ’90s, he’s also been responsible for shaping several music success stories in the world of Indi-pop and Bollywood.
Music comes naturally to Allan. He is the son of late J.P. Vaz, who is considered a legend in Konkani theatre, having acted, directed, written, sung for and produced several notable Konkani plays back in the day .
Allan has also been part of many plays as a child artiste. That explains his love for the stage and the performing arts. Growing up in a creative environment, he learnt the violin and the guitar as a kid. As a young adult, he also went on to sing and play the bass with many Mumbai bands. With his latest release, he also wishes to highlight the unfortunate decline of independent music in India, especially regional folk music. His album is also available for digital downloads at independent music portal www.artistaloud.com.
“With this project, I’ve gone back to my roots. I feel there’s more to Goa than just the festive music it is associated with. In this album, I’ve been able to explore the musical diversity of my homeland. I hope more musicians would do that and thus, help the growth of regional music in India. Also, with digital platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and several music websites available, it is the best time to be an original artiste,” says Allan. ‘
Goenchim Festam’ is available on itunes and leading music stores in Mumbai and Goa.
