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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SB)
Mangaluru, Apr 29: The most awaited 279th Wilfy Nite titled Sukh Dukh Express, a complete entertainment package enthralled the audience and Konkani music lovers at Town Hall on Sunday, April 28.
Rebimbus family and United Youngsters had planned a unique concept show which took the audience to a scene at Mangalore Central Railways platform.
NRI entrepreneurs and philanthropists Felix and Stephany Lobo, Doha Qatar, Michael D’Souza and Flavia D’Souza, Dubai, Simon and Percy Machado Bahrain, who sponsored the event graced the occasion as chief guests.
Fr Pius D’Souza, priest, Infant Jesus Shrine, Bikarnakatte was felicitated by dignitaries and Rebimbus family for completing 25 years of his priesthood.
Thanking the felicitation Fr Pius said “At the time of my priestly ordination, Wilfy and Meena Rebimbus attended the event. After that I became a close follower of Rebimbus family and still continue with it. Though we lost Wilfy early, he lives with us through his songs. His family is continuing the mission which Wilfy started and today we are going to witness its continuity and richness. I thank Meena and entire Rebimbus family for felicitation and wish them all success in their future endowers.”
Remembering late Wilfy, Felix Lobo said, “Wilfy is one of the rare persons who dedicated his entire life for the cause of Konkani music. He was the pioneer of Konkani music and he started a musical era in Konkani. Being a simple and noble person, he won the hearts of his fellow artistes and audience. Through music he also began social reform in his own way. His many songs are purely based on the messages of social concern. Now he is not with us. But his family is continuing his mission. It is our responsibility to join them and support their projects.”
Meena Rebimbus felicitated dignitaries with mementos. Arthur Pais welcomed the dignitaries and gathering. Konkani’s well-known writer and emcee CGS Taccode compered the first part of the event.
The musical nite started with train announcement of Mangaluru Central Railway station alerting the departure of a train to Calicut Railway Station. It was the musical platform, where different passengers shared their happiness, joy and sorrows. Children who were appearing for their exams, an intelligent beggar, a soldier returning home from the border after a war, young lovers on their life’s exam, an astrologer who tells the fortune, a mother who is continuing her journey alone with her children after her husband’s demise, drunkards spotted in the railway platform and rendered their stories through the songs of legendary Wilfy and conveyed useful messages.
The talented senior and junior singers and artistes transformed themselves as different characters of platform and got huge appreciation from the audience.
Dony Correa, one of the talented and professional emcees of Konkani, spotted as Ticket Checker (TC) of the railway station and won the hearts of the audience with his unique way of conversation with the artistes. He got success in bringing the real feel of the railway station and converted the show in to an innovative mood.
On the whole, the evening contained 22 songs and more than 50 artistes took part in the show. The journey was scripted with the message “We all commence from our birth to our death with success, failures, happiness and joyful moments.”
Pappan and Joswin led the music team.