Goan Musicians Who Rocked Bollywood

Since the early 1900s, Goans have been the main exponents of jazz and Western music in India. Goans played a major role in Bollywood music until the 1980s, working for music directors like O.P. Nayyar, C. Ramchandra, Shankar Jaikishan, Laxmikant Pyarelal, and S. D. Burman. They were credited under the designation 'music director' in large type in the credits, while the Goans' names rolled by in small letters as 'arrangers'. At the time, only Goans, having trained in Western music, knew how to compose music for orchestras, with a multitude of instruments playing in harmony.

Here is our tribute to a handful of the legends who left an indelible mark on the Bollywood industry,

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