Lorna Cordeiro, (born 9 August 1944) also known as Lorna, is a Konkani singer from the coastal state of Goa, India, and is popularly known as the "Nightingale of Goa".[2]
Lorna was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cecelia and Theophilus Cordeiro who hailed from Saligao, Goa, she is the third of their six children.[1] Her family belonged to the Goan Catholic community. Lorna's father encouraged his children in music and to speak Konkani at home; their immediate neighbour in Goa, recalls being very impressed by the family's singing of Konkani hymns. [3] Lorna recalled how as a young girl another Parsi neighbour in Mumbai would clap and gift her four Indian annas whenever he heard her sing along with the radio.[4][5]
Lorna admittingly was in an affair with an older married Goan musician, Chris Perry, while they were both working together. However, following their breakup on her 27th birthday in 1973, she was unable to perform for nearly 23 years. This was because Perry would threaten and even strike anyone who would approach her to sing professionally again. She remained unmarried because Perry also threatened possible suitors. She began working as a compounder in a dentist's clinic, and was a victim of alcoholism before Ronnie Monserrate convinced her to start singing again in 1995. She now lives in Dhobitalao, Mumbai.[4]
Career
Initial career (1960–1973)
Lorna's singing career began by singing at weddings as part of a band called 'Bajaj and his Dance Band'.[4] She was recognized by musician, drummer and compère Raymond Albuquerque, who first heard her sing "Where The Boys Are" on Marvé Beach. He then invited her to sing "Under the Mango Tree" from Dr. No with his band at the Bandra fair. This performance impressed Chris Perry, who was in the audience and had been looking for a crooner.[6] After an audition, she began singing for Perry's band at the age of 15 and continued with them until she turned 26. He thus helped her launch her career and she regards him as her guru. She was a popular jazz singer in nightclubs and star hotels in Mumbai, Calcutta, Madras, Delhi and Bangalore. Later, she sang songs composed / arranged by Chris Perry.[7][8][9]
Lorna's first song was "Bebdo" (transl. "Drunkard"), which she performed on Miramar Beach, Goa, shocking the crowd with a song of this type in Konkani. She soon became well-known for her other songs, such as "Nachomia Kumpasar", "Pisso", "Red Rose", "Lisboa", "Adeus", "Tuzo Mog", "Noxibak Roddttam", "Abghat", "Calangute", "Aik Re Khobrankara", "Sorga Rajeant", "Pavsachea Tempar", "Amerikak Pavxi", "Sorg Tujea Dolleamni", "Tum Ani Hanv", "Ugddas" and "Mhoji Mai". She became so popular that the public started demanding just her solo performances from Perry, who bound her by contract to not perform with anyone else for twenty years. She subsequently left music for a period of 23 years after a disagreement with him when she was 26 years old.[6]
Comeback and other projects (1995–present)
In 1995, music director Ronnie Monseratte, who had been a part of Perry's band, managed to convince her to sing again. After a year of hesitation, she agreed to perform in a concert titled 'Hello Lorna', which was directed by Monseratte. However, on the day of the first show at Miramar Beach, on 1 December 1995, Perry came to the venue and showed the media the contract that she had signed to not sing with anyone else and threatened legal proceedings. After hiring new musicians, the concert began with Lorna performing "Aikat Mazo Tavlo" (transl. "Listen to my voice").[4] The concert's songs were released in a 1996 album of the same name.[10]
In her illustrious career, Lorna has sung for many great Bollywood music directors such as Bappi Lahiri, Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant–Pyarelal and Rajesh Roshan. She has even sung alongside Mohammed Rafi ("Maria") and Sudesh Bhosle. After her comeback, she has performed in countries of the Middle East like Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain and even in parts of Europe like London.[10] She is seen performing in the 2004 Konkani film Aleesha,[6] and the 2019 Konkani musical film, Kantaar, features Lorna singing some jazz songs.[11]
Nachom-ia Kumpasar (transl.Let's dance to the rhythm), is a Konkani film. It is based on the lives of jazz musicians Chris Perry and Lorna. The film takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists. The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re-recorded for this film. It is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the 'unsung' Konkani musicians of that era.[13][14]
Advertisements
An international ad campaign by Nike for its cricket equipment featured a Konkani song "Rav Patrao Rav", sung by Ella Castellino, based on the song "Bebdo" as the theme music. The lyrics to the new song were written by Agnello Dias (who worked in the JWTadvertising agency that made the ad) and it was recomposed by Ram Sampath.[15][promotion?]
Lorna is a Brand Ambassador and also inaugurated "The Goan Sip" packaged drinking water. She appears in the advertisement campaign video singing in the tune of "Tuzo Mog".[16][promotion?]
Awards and accolades
In 1997, she was awarded the title of Best Female Singer in Mumbai, alongside Alfred Rose, who won the title of Best Male Singer
In 2015, Lorna was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the "Film, Food, Fashion Festival", by Vishnu Wagh, then MLA and Vice-Chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).[17]
In 2018, she was awarded the Krutadnyata Puraskar (Lifetime Achievement Award) at the 11th Goa Marathi Film Festival, held at Kala Academy.[18]
Discography
Albums
Concanim Hit Parade With Chris Perry And A Galaxy Of Top Artistes (1969), EMI, His Master's Voice[19]
^ ab "Doha: 'Nightingale of Goa' Lorna, DJ Ryan Nogar to perform at Orbital Nite". Daiji World. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ Mascarenhas, Nascimento (4 March 2012). "Remembering the mother of Goan Nightingale Lorna". Saligao Serenade. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ abcd "Hello, Lorna". The Telegraph India. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^Dorin, Stéphane. "Swingin' India: The Colonial and Postcolonial Diffusion of Jazz in India, May 2012". cairn-int.info. Cairn International Edition. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ abcDantas, Isidore (15 June 2019). "Lorna Cordeiro – Goychi Utkruxt Gavpi". Amcho Avaz by Herald (in Goan Konkani). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^Foss, Matthieu (20 December 2017). "India's jazz age is documented in a stunning new exhibition at the Serendipity Arts Festival". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^Fernandes, Naresh (3 January 2015). "Morning you play different, evening you play different". Scroll.in. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^Lad, Akshay (30 August 2015). "INTERVIEW WITH GOAN NIGHTINGALE LORNA BY WILLIAM". In Goa 24X7. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ abcD’Mello, Gerry (9 May 2004). . Daiji World. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
^Gomes, Venita (2 August 2018). "A Mumbaikar's perspective of Goa on reel". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^Nagpaul, Dipti (25 May 2015). "The love song of Lorna Cordeiro, the inspiration behind Bombay Velvet". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^Sayed, Nida (24 November 2015). "Lorna inspired my film: Kashyap". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^Joshi, Namrata (1 June 2015). "Tale of a Scarlet Fever". Outlook India. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "Nike just did it!". Rediff.com. 27 February 2007. from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^"New packaged drinking water launched". The Goan. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Lorna gets lifetime achievement award". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
^ "Lifetime achievement award for Lorna at Marathi film fest". The Times of India. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^"Chris Perry – Concanim Hit Parade". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^"Various – Hit Music From Goa". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^"Chris Perry's Golden Hits". amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^"Hello Lorna". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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This article may be written from a fan s point of view rather than a neutral point of view Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality and to make it neutral in tone August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lorna Cordeiro born 9 August 1944 also known as Lorna is a Konkani singer from the coastal state of Goa India and is popularly known as the Nightingale of Goa 2 Lorna CordeiroCordeiro in 2015Background informationAlso known asNightingale of GoaBorn 1944 08 09 9 August 1944 age 78 Bombay Bombay Province British India 1 GenresJazzkonkani musicOccupation s Singer Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Career 2 1 Initial career 1960 1973 2 2 Comeback and other projects 1995 present 3 Films amp Ad Films 3 1 Films 3 2 Advertisements 4 Awards and accolades 5 Discography 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEarly and personal life EditLorna was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cecelia and Theophilus Cordeiro who hailed from Saligao Goa she is the third of their six children 1 Her family belonged to the Goan Catholic community Lorna s father encouraged his children in music and to speak Konkani at home their immediate neighbour in Goa recalls being very impressed by the family s singing of Konkani hymns 3 Lorna recalled how as a young girl another Parsi neighbour in Mumbai would clap and gift her four Indian annas whenever he heard her sing along with the radio 4 5 Lorna admittingly was in an affair with an older married Goan musician Chris Perry while they were both working together However following their breakup on her 27th birthday in 1973 she was unable to perform for nearly 23 years This was because Perry would threaten and even strike anyone who would approach her to sing professionally again She remained unmarried because Perry also threatened possible suitors She began working as a compounder in a dentist s clinic and was a victim of alcoholism before Ronnie Monserrate convinced her to start singing again in 1995 She now lives in Dhobitalao Mumbai 4 Career EditInitial career 1960 1973 Edit Lorna s singing career began by singing at weddings as part of a band called Bajaj and his Dance Band 4 She was recognized by musician drummer and compere Raymond Albuquerque who first heard her sing Where The Boys Are on Marve Beach He then invited her to sing Under the Mango Tree from Dr No with his band at the Bandra fair This performance impressed Chris Perry who was in the audience and had been looking for a crooner 6 After an audition she began singing for Perry s band at the age of 15 and continued with them until she turned 26 He thus helped her launch her career and she regards him as her guru She was a popular jazz singer in nightclubs and star hotels in Mumbai Calcutta Madras Delhi and Bangalore Later she sang songs composed arranged by Chris Perry 7 8 9 Lorna s first song was Bebdo transl Drunkard which she performed on Miramar Beach Goa shocking the crowd with a song of this type in Konkani She soon became well known for her other songs such as Nachomia Kumpasar Pisso Red Rose Lisboa Adeus Tuzo Mog Noxibak Roddttam Abghat Calangute Aik Re Khobrankara Sorga Rajeant Pavsachea Tempar Amerikak Pavxi Sorg Tujea Dolleamni Tum Ani Hanv Ugddas and Mhoji Mai She became so popular that the public started demanding just her solo performances from Perry who bound her by contract to not perform with anyone else for twenty years She subsequently left music for a period of 23 years after a disagreement with him when she was 26 years old 6 Comeback and other projects 1995 present Edit In 1995 music director Ronnie Monseratte who had been a part of Perry s band managed to convince her to sing again After a year of hesitation she agreed to perform in a concert titled Hello Lorna which was directed by Monseratte However on the day of the first show at Miramar Beach on 1 December 1995 Perry came to the venue and showed the media the contract that she had signed to not sing with anyone else and threatened legal proceedings After hiring new musicians the concert began with Lorna performing Aikat Mazo Tavlo transl Listen to my voice 4 The concert s songs were released in a 1996 album of the same name 10 In her illustrious career Lorna has sung for many great Bollywood music directors such as Bappi Lahiri Kalyanji Anandji Laxmikant Pyarelal and Rajesh Roshan She has even sung alongside Mohammed Rafi Maria and Sudesh Bhosle After her comeback she has performed in countries of the Middle East like Dubai Kuwait Qatar and Bahrain and even in parts of Europe like London 10 She is seen performing in the 2004 Konkani film Aleesha 6 and the 2019 Konkani musical film Kantaar features Lorna singing some jazz songs 11 Films amp Ad Films EditFilms Edit Bombay Velvet the Bollywood film is set in the 1960s and Lorna s voice was inspirational to Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma Anurag Kashyap says that Anushka s character is a tribute to Lorna 12 Nachom ia Kumpasar transl Let s dance to the rhythm is a Konkani film It is based on the lives of jazz musicians Chris Perry and Lorna The film takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re recorded for this film It is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the unsung Konkani musicians of that era 13 14 Advertisements Edit An international ad campaign by Nike for its cricket equipment featured a Konkani song Rav Patrao Rav sung by Ella Castellino based on the song Bebdo as the theme music The lyrics to the new song were written by Agnello Dias who worked in the JWT advertising agency that made the ad and it was recomposed by Ram Sampath 15 promotion Lorna is a Brand Ambassador and also inaugurated The Goan Sip packaged drinking water She appears in the advertisement campaign video singing in the tune of Tuzo Mog 16 promotion Awards and accolades EditIn 1997 she was awarded the title of Best Female Singer in Mumbai alongside Alfred Rose who won the title of Best Male Singer In 2015 Lorna was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the Film Food Fashion Festival by Vishnu Wagh then MLA and Vice Chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa ESG 17 In 2018 she was awarded the Krutadnyata Puraskar Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Goa Marathi Film Festival held at Kala Academy 18 Discography EditAlbums Concanim Hit Parade With Chris Perry And A Galaxy Of Top Artistes 1969 EMI His Master s Voice 19 Hit Music From Goa 1977 EMI 20 Chris Perry s Golden Hits 1979 re released 2006 21 Hello Lorna 1996 Ronnie M Productions 22 10 Unforgettable Hits 2007 Sinaris 23 Singles Aikat mazo tavlo 2 Nachomia Kumpasar Pisso Bebdo 24 Red Rose Lisboa Adeus Tuzo Mog Noxibak Roddttam Maria with Mohammed Rafi 25 Sorga Rajeant Abghat Aik re khobrankara Amerikak Pavxi Sorg Tujea Dolleamni Tum Ani Hanv Ugddas Mhoji Mai Calangute 26 Pavsachea Tempar 27 References Edit a b Gerry D Mello Lorna Daiji World a b Doha Nightingale of Goa Lorna DJ Ryan Nogar to perform at Orbital Nite Daiji World 1 November 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2018 Mascarenhas Nascimento 4 March 2012 Remembering the mother of Goan Nightingale Lorna Saligao Serenade Retrieved 16 December 2018 a b c d Hello Lorna The Telegraph India 4 January 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2018 Dorin Stephane Swingin India The Colonial and Postcolonial Diffusion of Jazz in India May 2012 cairn int info Cairn International Edition Retrieved 8 February 2022 a b c Dantas Isidore 15 June 2019 Lorna Cordeiro Goychi Utkruxt Gavpi Amcho Avaz by Herald in Goan Konkani Retrieved 16 June 2019 Foss Matthieu 20 December 2017 India s jazz age is documented in a stunning new exhibition at the Serendipity Arts Festival Firstpost Retrieved 16 December 2018 Fernandes Naresh 3 January 2015 Morning you play different evening you play different Scroll in Retrieved 16 December 2018 Lad Akshay 30 August 2015 INTERVIEW WITH GOAN NIGHTINGALE LORNA BY WILLIAM In Goa 24X7 Retrieved 16 December 2018 a b c D Mello Gerry 9 May 2004 Interview with Lorna Cordeiro Daiji World Archived from the original on 9 May 2006 Retrieved 22 February 2009 Gomes Venita 2 August 2018 A Mumbaikar s perspective of Goa on reel Retrieved 28 December 2018 Nagpaul Dipti 25 May 2015 The love song of Lorna Cordeiro the inspiration behind Bombay Velvet The Indian Express Retrieved 4 December 2018 Sayed Nida 24 November 2015 Lorna inspired my film Kashyap The Times of India Retrieved 4 December 2018 Joshi Namrata 1 June 2015 Tale of a Scarlet Fever Outlook India Retrieved 16 December 2018 Nike just did it Rediff com 27 February 2007 Archived from the original on 16 December 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2018 New packaged drinking water launched The Goan Retrieved 18 March 2020 Lorna gets lifetime achievement award The Times of India Retrieved 4 December 2018 Lifetime achievement award for Lorna at Marathi film fest The Times of India 9 June 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2018 Chris Perry Concanim Hit Parade discogs com Discogs Retrieved 6 February 2022 Various Hit Music From Goa discogs com Discogs Retrieved 6 February 2022 Chris Perry s Golden Hits amazon com Amazon Retrieved 6 February 2022 Hello Lorna discogs com Discogs Retrieved 6 February 2022 Lorna 12 Unforgettable Hits discogs com Discogs Retrieved 6 February 2022 The Bombay to Goa Konkani rap connection oHeraldo 7 April 2018 Archived from the original on 16 December 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2018 Kusnur Narendra 14 January 2017 Goan song and dance The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 16 December 2018 Menezes Vivek 13 September 2017 Konkani a language in crisis Livemint Retrieved 16 December 2018 Miranda Karsten 5 June 2018 Striking a chord with his soul stirring music oHeraldo Retrieved 16 December 2018 Further reading EditAbout Lorna Tiart ani tiatrist in Konkani language a view on her tiatr career Chris Perry Lorna and the Bombay Goan music sceneExternal links Edit Media related to Lorna Cordeiro at Wikimedia Commons Nachoieam Kumpasar Lyric video on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorna Cordeiro amp oldid 1106538747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
