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Remo Fernandes

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Remo Fernandes is a popular pop/rock artist and playback singer from Guddem in the village of Siolim in Bardez, Goa.

Career

After breaking out with his first hit Album "Pack That Smack" in 1986 and "Bombay City" the next year, he became the highest-selling english-rock musician and the only one in the country to be awarded Gold Discs in this category [1]. Writing and singing songs in English made his sucess more unique in the largely Bollywood dominated non-english Disco music that was popular back in the 80s and 90s. His music, reflecting life and socio-political happenings in India which every Indian could identify with, became largely popular with the educated in english, and growing, Indian middle class. A popular stage performer in India, he has also taken part in many music festivals around the world [1].

In 1995 Remo Fernandes moved into Hindi Pop and film music to become a playback singer, by teaming up with the legendary director Mani Ratnam and composer A. R. Rahman, he sang the song "Humma Humma" in the Hindi version of the hit movie they produced - Bombay. The song went on to earn Remo a Double Platinum.

Remo has also collaborated with Rock n Roll legends such as Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull.

In 1995, during the Channel V Music Awards, Remo(on bass), Jimmy Page (guitars), Robert Plant (vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums) teamed to belt out the Led Zeppelin Classic Rock n Roll. [2] More Recently, in February 2005, Remo collaborated with Jethro Tull for their concert Dubai. Sivamani, the renowned Indian percussionist also joined in. They performed tracks such as Mother Goose, Locomotive Breath, and Remo's very own Flute Kick, which was appreciated by everyone.

Remo has a band called the Microwave Papadums.

Controversy

Although ostensibly a Catholic, in religious matters, he is an "Eclecticist" or [[Ecumenist]; in an early song, he taught that "Goans should learn to share their gods", which Christians reject as being in violation of the First Commandment. He has also initiated and popularized the Siolim Zagor Hindu festival, celebrating a rock-spirit (see Animism), and at which he has encouraged Christians to participate. These activities, and the Church's support of them, have contributed in large part to alienating a substantial portion of the Christian population of Siolim and its surrounding villages, with a great number, perhaps even a majority, converting to Fundamentalist Protestantism (See http://www.goacom.com/goanow/2002/jan/festivals.html).

Song Samples

References

  1. ^ a b "A Biography of Remo Fernandes". Retrieved 2006-07-16.
  2. ^ "Important Remo concerts". Retrieved 2006-08-11.
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