Alfred Rose

Alfred Rose

Alfred Rose was not only a singer but also a noted musician and playwright. He has many firsts to his credit. He brought out the first Konkani cassette. Son of then famous tiatrist A M B Rose and Dolarosa Fernandes, Alfred was born in Aldona on August 5 1932. His real name was Rosario Alfred Fernandes.He sang his first song at the age of seven at C J Hall Museum and regaled the hearts of the audience indicating that a star was born. After performing in several Konkani shows, he took the name Alfred Rose in 1950.novels and acted in Konkani films namely Amchem Noxib , Sukhachem Sopon , Bogllant , and also sang and wrote the lyrics for Bogllant .He produced and directed his first tiatr Yench Tem Karan in 1956. Some of his hit tiatrs were Rogtak Tannelelo , Lakhpoti Nouro , Dotor Advogad , Bhangaracho Voti , Angounnechi Okol , Munis vo Deuchar, Director Saib , Pessaumcar .

In 1962 he came out with the first non-stop show Director Saib Alfred Rose had his own band called Rosebuds Swing Band along with his brothers Marshall and Albert.He has performed not only in various parts of India but also in London, Paris, Frankfurt - Germany, African and Gulf nations,Goa s Melody King Alfred Rose may have faded away on Tuesday, but his songs will continue to inspire the tens of thousands of listeners it enchanted when played on the radio or across cultural performances of local Konkani-loving audiences. Remember, the singer with a Panama hat on his head and a magic wand in his hand delivering the opening song for tiatrs in English-Konkani in the 60s?, reminisced Isidore Dantas, in a recent profile published in the local monthly Goa Today some time back.

Besides being called Goa s Melody King, Alfred Rose was also called The Man with the Golden Voice by the HMV recording company, and gifted other sobriquets like Konkani s Ambassador, International Superstar, and the Living Legend of Konkani Music. ose had been ailing for some time now, and was tended by his musician-wife Rita and their family. He has six decades of musical popularity to his credit, and was christened Junior Rose by versatile Konkani tiatrist C Alvares, being the youngest among the actors during his tiatr debut way back in 1943.

Alfred Rose is also credited with recording all eight songs in a single day.Rose spoke highly of the patronage of Goans abroad, saying he has toured globally and performed his Konkani musical show in almost every Goan destination.

Alfred Rose who started out in fifties with ever popular hits such as Sui Sut Ani Cator (The Needle, The Thread, and The Sissors)) and Dev Nidonk Nam (God s Not Asleep) is credited with having charmed the air waves of Portuguese-run pre-1961 era Emissora de Goa and All India Radio.