''Old Goan Gold'' is a music album by

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and released in 1985. It consists of songs in Konkani and

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has also performed in the album. The album, which was released on Remo's own record label, Goana Records, contains songs which Remo had grown up listening to on the radio and in his father's record collection; nostalgic songs which he could not find in record shops anymore. It was initially released on audio cassettes, with side A in Konkani, and side B in Portuguese.Goan Voice UK: supplement on Remo Fernandes
/ref> The album comprises traditional songs together with four originals, three in Konkani, and one in Portuguese. The original songs are: : the mando ''Panch Vorsam'' (sung by Alisha & Remo and composed by Remo for

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's film ''

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''), ''Soiri'', ''Konkani'' (a theme song for the Konkani movement of 1985), and ''Fado Goa''. ''Soiri'' was originally a poem written by Dr. Manohar Rai Sardesai, set to music by Remo. Old Goan Gold was recorded during the

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and released during the Christmas season of 1985. It was the first Goan album to be released in Japan, by Meta Records, Tokyo. Remo recorded the songs on a four-track cassette

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recorder in his home. In this album, Remo played all the instruments, sang all voices (except the tracks with Alisha), and was the only composer of its music and lyrics. He engineered the recording and mixing and designed the album covers.GOA WORLD – Music – Remo Fernandes
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Track listing

The album consists of 15 tracks and runs for 59 min 48 sec. Konkani *

Dulpod Dulpod is a Goan dance song with quick rhythm and themes from everyday Goan life. The plural of ''dulpod'' in Konkani is ''dulpodam''. The dulpod is a folk song, anonymous, freely improvised, and sometimes lacking in thematic unity. The tunes of t ...

s - Goan Traditional * ''Panch Vorsam'' * ''

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'' - Goan Traditional * ''Soiri'' * Rajan & Prema * ''Adeus'' * Konkani Portuguese * ''Historia Duma Mulher'' - Brazilian * ''Minha Joia'' - Brazilian * ''Saudades Do Sertao'' - Portuguese *

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- Portuguese * ''

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Goa'' - Portuguese * ''Papa Maezinha'' - Brazilian * ''Porque Foste Na Vida'' - Brazilian * ''Guitarrada'' - Portuguese Traditional

References

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External links

Simply Remo: Old Goan Gold, Times of India
Goan music