Slipdisc.in and View Playlist organises a daylong entertainment extravaganza to raise funds for a Covid Care centre for children
Hope Goa is a day-long entertainment extravaganza that will be streamed online on YouTube on 20th June 2021. It is being organised by Slipdisc.in and View Playlist and is sponsored by Obrigad mineral water, an exclusive product of Goa. It is supported by Michael Lobo, Minister of Waste Management, Science & Technology, Port & Rural Development of Goa and by Dr Peter Castelino, a well known psychiatrist and founding member of the Cooj Mental Health Foundation. The event aims to raise funds for a Covid Care centre for Children – as part of the Don Bosco Shelter Home, Parra. This centre will be fully equipped with all facilities to house and treat asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic kids.
In the course of a free food initiative organised by Keith’s Parra Coffee Club, he and his team met many people in Mapusa, Parra, Arpora and Calangute and saw that there was an urgent need to do something to lift the spirits of the people.
Slipdisc is the event agency behind Goa’s most successful Rock show, ‘Battle of The Bands’. There were several requests from performers to revive this event in 2021 so people could have something to look forward to.
However, given the current protocols of social distancing and crowd assembly, it was highly unadvisable to organise an event of that scale. That was when some of the young performers themselves suggested an online event. So in order to take this idea forward, Slipdisc.in tied up with Ryan Mathias’ View Playlist for the organising of the event online, and Bina Nayak for the creative designs.
The response has been phenomenal! 50+ performers have signed up and sent in clips of their performances. They have rock bands, hula hoopers, individual musicians, jugglers, stand-up comedians, confectioners, cocktail mixologists and many more.
These are just the top 20 of the well known performers: Hema Sardesai, Ryan Mark, Naisa Lotlekar, A26, Jazz Goa – Colin Dcruz, Keith Antao, Lenon Pires – Sonic Zone, The Rituals, Carlos FC Goa Drummer, Fraizer Fernandes, Groove Dakshina, Snaden Shawn, Silver Linings, Akash Mangueshkar, Sheena D’cunha, Karan K Lamani, Nelly Castello E Pereira, Xanisha & Croyden, The Runks and the host, Jefferey Manuel.
The entire event will be streamed live on YouTube on the ViewPlaylist Channel. People wishing to be a part of the event will be able to actually be on the screen along with the performers. ViewPlaylist has worked out a format where interested people will be given a QR code to log in and be a part of the action – by sharing screen space with their favourite performers – what a great way to show them love.
According to Keith Fernandes, CEO of Slipdisc.in, the global Goan diaspora has shown great enthusiasm towards the Obrigad Hope Goa event. They have not just donated money – they are sponsoring ICU beds and equipment, oxygen concentrators, BiPAP machines, ventilators, medicines etc. According to some sponsors, they are very happy to be a part of this initiative that is genuine and transparent.
Audience from all over the world is expected to tune in. They are grouped under India & Asia, UK & Europe, Middle East & Africa, America & Australia.
There will be different QR codes or links for these different groupings.
This is a first of its kind live online entertainment initiative by Slipdisc.in and View Playlist
