Welcome to Grandpa VinEL, a channel dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich musical heritage of our Indian communities through vintage recordings.
From Konkani classics to timeless recordings in English, Hindi, Marathi, and other languages, each record and cassette carries memories, stories, and a piece of our shared heritage. My goal is to rescue, preserve, and share these treasures so they can be enjoyed by future generations.
If you have any vinyl records, shellacs, or vintage cassettes that you would be willing to part with, please feel free to contact me at grandpavinyl@gmail.com.
To all Goans, Mangaloreans, East Indians, Bombaywallahs, and lovers of vintage music everywhere, this channel is for you.
Preserving the sounds of old Goa, Bombay, Mangalore, and beyond, one recording at a time.
Because every record has a story, every cassette holds a memory, and every song deserves to be heard again.
Keeping forgotten melodies alive for future generations.
Grandpa VinEL
Does anyone from Holy Family Church, Chakala, India, who attended the 7:30 AM Konkani Mass between 2013 and 2018 remember Fr. Charles Vas? Today, I stumbled upon something truly special that brought back a flood of memories. While out record hunting, I discovered an Indian vinyl that caught my eye—the cover featured someone who looked very familiar. To my surprise and joy, it was none other than Fr. Charles Vas, SVD—the very priest I had the honour of serving as an altar boy during my younger days. I had no idea he had recorded music of his own!
Fr. Charles Vas was a kind-hearted and incredibly gifted man. If only I had known about this while he was still with us, I would’ve made it a mission to find more of his work. I feel so blessed to have found this treasure. His songs will soon be shared here on my YouTube channel. I’m truly overjoyed—words can’t quite capture how much this means to me.
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