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Joachim Pereira (75), famous `gumot' artiste, husband of Pauline, father of Joel (musician) / Meena, the late Janet / Prasad, Anet/Ivan, Linet/Melwyn, Noel/Reshma passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010.

Funeral cortege leaves residence `Sangeeth Sagar', Nodu Lane, Bejai, Mangalore for St Francis Xavier's Church, Bejai on Wednesday, April 7 at 3:30 pm followed by mass at 4:00 pm

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About Joachim Pereira

Joachim Pereira, the renowned “gumot” artiste of Mangalore, was a strong link between the fast disappearing “gumot” music and the Konkanni Community of Mangalore.  He had taken it as his mission in life to preserve and promote this old Konkanni heritage of ‘gumot music’ in the Konkani society.

Joachim Pereira was born on 16th August 1934 at Kulshekar, Mangalore.  His parents were (late) Alex Louis Pereira and (late) Mary Pereira.  Though agriculturists by profession, musical talent, especially the gumot art and music was family trait among this Pereira family.  Alex Pereira was well known in the town for his “gumot beats”.  His son Joachim Pereira too inherited this hereditary trait from the father. Alex Pereira's gumtam song `Goim Sandun Ailee Mainm' is selected for the B A graduation text.

Joachim had his formal elementary education in Padua School and his high school studies in St Aloysius High School, Mangalore.  During his studies at both the institutions, Joachim used to be very active in various extra-curricular activities, particularly in singing and drama.  After his high school studies, he followed the footsteps of his father.  Like his father, he chose the agriculturist profession and devoted his spare time to gumot music.  Joachim used to accompany his father to various functions where his father used to sing and play gumot.  Gradually, his father taught him the art in which he excelled naturally.  Joachim revered his father Alex Pereira and the choir master of Bejai (late) Cyprian Urban Pinto as his music gurus.

Joachim Pereira later married Pauline Pereira and settled in Bejai. His eldest son Joel has become a famous musician without whose musical accompaniments hardly any new konkani cassette is produced in Mangalore. 

Achievements:

1. In 1965 Joachim Pereira along with his father, played an important role in the famous musical concert `Amchem Daiz'
2. Musical accompaniment to the popular albums `Gumtamchim Podam' produced by Konkani Cultural Association and to `Voveo ani Verse' produced by Canara Communication Centre, Mangalore.
3. Participant with the beats of Gumtam in the `David ani Goliath' yakshagana style musical concert, on the occasion of silver jubilee celebration of Neerude church.
4. Gumtam music exhibition during centenary celebration of St Aloysius College, Mangalore
5. Gumtam performance for the weekly programme of Doordarshan, `Surabhi'
6. Exhibited gumtam music during the `Porob' programme of Mandd Sobhann.
7. Taken part in the Sirigandha programme of Doordarshan, Bangalore, DD9 Channel.
8. Participated in Konkani Kala Utsav held in Delhi, 1998.
9. Participated in `Gadinada Utsava' in Madikeri.
10. Participated in Gumtam Dance programme at Sagar in 2000.
11. Compiled the songs and played Gumtam at `the last 12 hours of Jesus' on March 18, 2007 at the St Agnes Special School Ground, Bendore and at St Philomena College ground, Puttur on April 1, 2007.

Awards and Honours

1. Award from Mangalore Musical and cultural Association, 1993.
2. Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Akademi award for the year 1998-99
3. `Gumtamcho Rai' award by ICYM diaference held at Kundapur in 1999.
4. Honour by Karnataka Janapada and Yakshagana Akademi in 2003.
5. Honoured by Mandd Sobhann during Manddo Fest.