Adeus Macauby Nuno Loureiro d’Eça This memoir was originally published in the UMA News Bulletin Nov-Dec 1998 The late Nuno Loureiro d’Eça lived in New Zealand after the war. The end of Macau as a Portuguese-administered territory is fast approaching and before that chapter closes I would like to express my sentiments and to relate […]
Ray Cordeiro Article by Daniel Gomes first published in the UMA Bulletin Fall 2012 and republished in Casa Newsletter Volume 35 Issue 1 March 2023 Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro MBE SBS was born on 12 December 1924 and died on 13 January 2023 aged 98. Known professionally as”Uncle Ray”, Ray was a Hong Kong broadcaster, disc jockey and
‘Godfather’ of Hong Kong radio still pushing on with his passion for musicDJ with numerous records under his belt says his radio programme on RTHK is his life and that he has no plans to retire Oliver Chou, SCMP “Uncle Ray” has been around for so long that even calling him the “Godfather of
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by Daniel R Gomes Originally published in the UMA News Bulletin Spring 2009 Praia Grande During the 17th Century, Macau was the “Venice” of European trade with China, Japan and South East Asia. Here is a picture of Praia Grande, with the stately homes of the traders of that era.After the Opium
Music There are only a few pieces of music entirely attributable to Macau, notably Macau Lullaby, an old, traditional nursery rhyme, and its score here by Harry Ore and John Braga. Existem apenas algumas peças musicais inteiramente atribuíveis a Macau, nomeadamente Macao Lullaby, uma antiga canção de embalar tradicional e sua partitura aqui por Harry
Macanese Nursery Rhyme This is an old Macanese nursery rhyme commonly known as “Senhor Capitam”. Rima de Embalar Macaense Esta é uma rima de embalar Macaense antiga, conhecida por “Senhor Capitam”. Patuá English Tum-ta-tum-ta-tum, Sinhô Capitám, Co espada na cinta, co rota na mam. Tum-ta-tum-ta-tum. Here’s the Captain, With a sword in his sash
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FATHER JOSÉ “ZINHO” GOSANO First published in the UMA Bulletin Apr-Jun 2011 Vol 34 No 2 [Editor’s Note: A number of years ago the late Fr Zinho Gosano’s friend in New Zealand, a Father John Griffin, sent the UMA News Bulletin editor a floppy diskette containing an autobiographical narrative