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* Neal Pinto - contemporary singer-songwriter.
* Remo Fernandes prominent Goan pop star and Bollywood playback singer.
* Chris Perry
* Lorna, Goa's nightingale
* Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer of India. She has a world-record for the highest number of recorded songs
* Asha Bhosle Another great playback singer.Younger sister of Lata Mangeshakar
* Aniket Shirodkar, Goa-based musician awarded posthumous state award for his contribution to arts and culture in Goa.
* António Fortunato de Figueiredo, conductor, violinist (1903-1981). Founder-director of Academia de Música (now Dept of Western Classical Music, Kala Academy), founder-director Orquestra Sinfónica de Goa (Goa Symphony Orchestra).
* Rev Dr Lourdino Barreto, author of over 100 major works, and his compositions have been performed both in India and abroad.
* Mugubai Kurdikar Famous classical singer
* Kishori Amonkar, noted Indian classical singer.
* Sharannya Balakumar, gifted Indian musician, a luminary of the Penang classical Indian scene.
* Karthik Ramakrishnan, noted Indian musician.
* Jitendra Abhisheki, noted Indian musician.
* Prabhakar Karekar, Noted Indian classical singer. A great singer of (Natyasangeet).
* Late Olegario Frank, gifted opera singer based in the UK.
* Kesarbai Kerkar (1892-1977).
* Deenanath Mangeshkar, after whom the auditorium at the Kala Academy, Goa is named.
* João Agostinho Fernandes, (1871-1947), father of the Goan tiatr.
* Maestro Anthony Gonsalves from Majorda now in his nineties, the man who pioneered the introduction of Western harmony in Hindi film music and who worked with S D Burman and Naushad Ali.
* José Cordeiro, Saligao, (1911-1982). Goa-based musician awarded posthumous state award for his contribution to arts and culture in Goa. Tenor singer and participant of the All Goa Mando Festival, training both adults and youth in traditional Goan folk songs. Also known locally for his renditions of 'motets'(Psalms on the Passion of Christ) on All India Radio, Goa.
* Chris Perry, died 25 January 2002. One of the finest proponents of Konkani music, his compositions broke all barriers & took the genre of Konkani music to dizzying heights. A luminary of the Bombay jazz scene in his heyday, a trumpet virtuoso.
* Harvey D'Souza, violin. Studied at the Menuhin School of Music. Now leads the Orchestra of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London.
* Jojo JF D'Souza, Keyboard/Piano/Guitar. Studied at London School of Music, and tutored on the guitar by Bryan Mendonca. Formed the very popular Band 'Devils' Angels in the 80's and rose to fame with their hit song 'Vimbola'. Like the Wonders, the band too was a ONE HIT wonder and enthralled with it's live and original songs, music and performances in Goa and around.
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