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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Cyprian Fernandes: Joe Gonsalves: humility with greatness
Joe Gonsalves
Soccer star, athlete,
unforgettable
June 13 2017:
Sydney Australia, José (JOE) Gonsalves, born 24 February
1933 (ex-Mombasa and Nairobi, Kenya). He lost
a tremendous battle with Alzheimer’s. He fought so hard, long after he
lost the ability to recognise family and friends. Beloved husband of
Natty and father to Jocelyn, Sharlyn, Tashlyn/Joshua and grandfather to Jonah.
Joe’s parents were the late Josino and Violante
Gonsalves (Navelim). Brother of late Phyllis/late Francis, late
Sophie/ late Walter and Monica/late Neves and includes several cousins, nephews
and nieces.
The funeral will
take place on Saturday, June 17 at 11 am at Mary Mother of Mercy Chapel, Barnet
Avenue, Rookwood 2141 NSW. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate if
donations could be made to Alzheimer's Australia https://www.fightdementia.org.au/ Condolences to gonsalvesj2000@gmail.com
Alzheimer's took away our dad's memories but our parents’
love for each other still shone through - his heart never forgot. Every time our
mum walked into the room, his eyes would light up, he would smile and reach for
her hand. His reaction was just beautiful and heart-warming. Theirs is a love to strive for. In the last few weeks, our dad had been hospitalised
twice and this took a toll on him both physically and mentally. For the most
part he was asleep but every time he opened his eyes, he'd look at all of us in
the room. When he made eye contact with my mum he
would have a beautiful smile just for her. We were extremely lucky - and will be forever grateful -
that we had a couple of days in hospital where our dad was awake for the whole
day. He was alert and, at times, aware. This was something we had not seen
him do for a couple of years! During these two days,
he hummed to music and he looked at us all like he was actually seeing us
and sometimes recognising us. He laughed a little with us -- or maybe it
was at us 🙂. He tried to talk to us, although it sounded like
babble. When we held his hand he would move his hand to the music as if he was
dancing with us. We each got one-on-one time to talk to our dad and say
everything we wanted to say. We ensured he knew how much he was loved and
appreciated by us all and how much we will continue to try and make him proud
of us the way we are proud of him.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Antonio Carvalho, just making music
Antonio Carvalho
Musician
Stage
name: Chilly Boy
Genre:
jazz, soul, RnB, Blues, Movie Clips.
Antonio
was born in Nairobi, Kenya, the youngest of five brothers. He learnt to play
the guitar at the age of four and made his public debut in a music show, playing
the drums, at the age of 6 in a neighbourhood venue named Malaika Bar.
At
the age of 10, he played the drums for a Christmas Show which was aired on
Voice of Kenya Television.
He
is a self-taught musician who learnt to play the drums by experimenting on tins
and tin lids.
At
14 he got regular gig playing guitar with a Goan band called the Hotspots and
played in venues like the Goan Institute Nairobi and the Goan Gymkhana. He also
played in various Nairobi clubs and pubs. Played in street clubs and pubs.
He
played the drums in many hotels and other clubs like the Mt Kenya Safari Club,
Hilton Hotel, and Cavour Hotel and at weddings and parties.
In
1990, he went to the UK to join his mother and got a job working in a factory.
He says: “My music never left me and although I was not able to find a big
band, I was happy to play with local bands in the London pub and club scene.”
“Music
is my hobby; I never took it any further. My music idols were Earl Klugh is an American jazz guitarist,
well known in the 80s and 90 for playing acoustic guitar. Bob James is a jazz
piano player well known in the 70s and 80 for his much appreciated in Japan and
America and Africa specially Kenya , Nat King Cole well he is a legend in
music from playing the piano and writing classic song, James Ingram well known singer and music
writer who worked with Quincy Jones .”
“These
days I play the keyboards at home. I have been writing and producing my own
music. My favourite songs are 100 ways,
Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole and Malaika
by Fadhili Williams.”
He
uses simple instruments, the personal computer. He plays the lead guitar, the
bass guitar, drums, and the keyboards. He mixes and edits his own recordings.
He
wrote and produced most of the music for the Goan Cultural society for the
10 years.
What of his Kenya heritage? “Conventional Kenya
music Is exceptional and diverse,so many styles and systems that makes it all
great to listen as well,
“With
respect to the Coast side, there had dependably been the blend of Arabic, In
Indian and Bantu, that made all the delightful Swahili tunes that we as a whole
cherished , like Mama Sofia, Jambo Bwana,
Karibuni Kenya, all sweet solid from the drift.
“I
have not been an awesome fanatic of Kenyan Pop as it reflects American Street
Culture, I dependably imagined that Kenya had a special way and taste of its on
sort of music, being American or Jamaican is not Kenyan to me.
“I
am still with Fadhili Williams and Daudi Kabaka, they are to me the genuine
craftsman of East African music.
I am based in the UK Lived in London for some years, then moved to
Reading a much quite area where I can write and produce music much better.
"My
father was Jose Francisco Carvalho, who worked for the Radiant Health Clinic in
Pangani, Nairobi. He passed away in 1978 when I was 13, and my mother is
Dorothy Carvalho who was a housewife. She was good in making embroidery and
knitting. She is in London with my brothers.
"I
have 4 brothers: The eldest is Camilo, who lives in Wood Green. A second brother
is Gregg lives in Harrow.
"I
am blessed with two wonderful girls 19 and 11 years old, it is a shame they
never had interest in music as I did. I was born 11th March 1966."
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