Music
& Dances
Goa is a land of highly talented and artistic people with a rich
cultural synthesis blending East and West most creatively. In
addition to the classical different forms of music and dance have
evolved. Music and dance form the very fibre of rural Goa. Each
occasion and region has its distinctive forms. The urban areas
have adapted to modern and popular music styles.
Goa folk dances bear a tradition of thousands of years, characterized
by innumerable forms performed by and reflecting lifestyles, cultures
and aspirations of different strata, religions and castes of Goan
society. Women perform a number of the traditional dances like
Dekni - a rare blend of traditional and modern music. Fugdi and
Dhalo are the most common folk dances of Goa. The Kunbi is a tribal
folk dance. Women holding lamps on their heads perform the lamp
dance during Shigmo festival. Morulem is another traditional folk
dance presented by the backward community during Shigmo. The Zagor
is a folk play presented in different villages of Goa by the Gawda
community. The Dhangar, performed during Navratri, is a vigorous
session of worship and dance. Mando is a love song which represents
the mingling of Indian and western tradition.
