Goa Cultural Heritage..........................
The culture of Goa is a fine synthesis of East and West. Be its dance form or its music, one gets to see a charming fusion of the Latin and local cultural strains. Goans are not only musical but also creative. The colorful festivals that are celebrated with pomp showcases the diverse faith and belief of the inhabitants along with the spirit of togetherness.
Music and Dance
Music and dance are inseparable in the Goan culture. Its folk dances are accompanied by several musical instruments like Ghumats, Dhols, Harmonium, Violins, Guitars. Mussoll, Dakhni, Talgodi are the popular traditional dance forms while Suvari, Mando (a love song sung by Goan Catholics), Kunnbi-Gee, Painnem Halounk (cradle song), Dantear Ovio (sung while grinding wheat and rice) are its traditional forms of music. Apart from all these, the trance music of Goa is heavenly!
Festivals
The people of Goa are festive in spirit and just need a reason to celebrate. Thus feast and festivals form an integral part of its culture. No wonder the Goanese calender is dotted with feast and festivals all round the year. The famous festivals are Ganesh Chaturthi, Christmas, the annual St. Francia Xavier's Feast, the Carnival and several other colorful feasts.
Arts and Crafts
The art and craft of Goa is born out of the harmonious blend of Indo-Portugese art form. Some of the well known crafts are terracotta figurines, teak furniture, sea shell work. These flawless and unique forms of art and craft have found praises from artists across the globe.
Folk Paintings
The folk paintings of Goa takes its inspiration from various scenes of the epic-the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Some scenes of Puranas and the New Testament are also visible in the folk paintings. The wall paintings depict several mythological and historical figures like Krishna and Chhatrapati Shivaji. Scenes of the simplicity of rural life, nature and romance also finds expression in the folk paintings.
Goan folk paintings are splendid and one gets to see the influence of the famous artist Ravi Verma in several pieces of its folk art.
The Goa Kala Academy
Established in 1969, the Goa Kala Academy is a prominent institution that plays a crucial role in promoting and nurturing the music talents as well as the the artistic traditions in the state. The 27 folk-dance forms of the state identified by the academy has contributed in enhancing the musical traditions of the state. The complex has an open air auditorium, a closed air-conditioned theatre, the famous Dinanath Mangeshkar Auditorium, a music library and several other faetures.
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