Thursday 3 January 2013


New Year's Eve Grand Gala Ball
held at
PARK INN HOTEL HEATHROW
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Hi Maz & Co (Pam, Keith, Mark & Agnelo)

Derrick Pereira  - HAPC  Chairman, 
Relatives & Friends

Thank you for inviting me to perform with your fabulous band MAZ & Co at New Year's Eve Gala Ball.

I certainly enjoyed playing alongside all great musicians of your band, and to be on-stage with young Mark Read from the famous 'A1' group was very special.

Congratulations to you all for putting together great lively entertainment programme all night from 7.00 pm to 2.00 am., which was greatly enjoyed by everyone who attended the great event well organised to the highest standards with nothing spared. Bringing in the New Year was just dynamite.

As a token of remembrance of this great event bringing in the New Year 2013, I have put together a little blog spot titled "diamondmazco" with some photographs and video clips.  (As you are a also a member of the famous London based function band 'Diamond', I felt the blog address diamondmazco would be appropriate). 

I must not fail to convey my Congratulations to Derrick, his family and committee members for all their great work in putting together this fabulous  function at a plush venue. President Flavio Gracias said it all in his speech.

P.S. Unfortunately I am having difficulties loading all the video clips (9 in total) but managed just two at the moment. Hopefully I will succeed to complete my little gift to you and your team. If you have any photographs taken by any members of your band, do forward which I would like to add to this blog spot titled  MAZ&Co

Only regret is that I could not place my little video camera more in the front to capture the dance floor as there was no space and equally with the camera at the back, I lost the proper sound especially the bass so the video clips are just for fun. Towards the end bringing in New Year, I focused the camera onto the dance floor so you will see the real action, again it was impossible to focus on all the 800 folks having a great time.

I also wish to convey my wife's special Congratulations to you all for your fabulous entertainment and equally to Derrick HAPC Chairman  for organising this great event. She had a great time and it was wonderful being able to stay overnight at the hotel which was very comfortable making it a lovely New Year's Eve night bringing in New Year after going to bed at 4.00 am.

Keep up your great performance as an all-round musician entertaining with your guitar & great voice. Your friendly happy personality is loved by all. 

My thanks goes to the rest of the team with special reference to Mark who excelled in all departments, his great keyboard playing and his golden voice was out of this world. What a Star to have in the team.

NEW UPDATE 13th January 2013

Best regards
Benny de Souza

P.S. Photos and Video clips are taken with Benny's little camera. Anyone who have taken photographs please feel free to forward to me and I will add to the blogspot as a token of remembrance of the grand celebration.


Derrick Pereira - HAPC Chairman




DERRICK WELCOMES THE PRESIDENT
MR. FLAVIO GRACIAS


ORGANISER DERRICK PEREIRA 
& PRESIDENT FLAVIO GRACIAS WELCOME GUESTS.


PRESIDENTS SPEECH
VIDEO CLIP BELOW
(Please click on the small [  ] square box on 
the right hand bottom corner of the 
video clip to view full size).
























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Hi Folks, 
Great photographs added below. 
Courtesy of Sean Almeida of Eternal Films.





















8 AMATEUR VIDEO CLIPS TAKEN by BENNY.
 EXCUSE LOSS OF SOUND QUALITY 
AS MY CAMERA WAS PLACED 
BEHIND THE SPEAKERS.





During the Band Break - Benny plays some light hearted music.
Few snippets attached.







ABOVE DERRICK'S COUNTDOWN 
Bringing in the New Year 2013.


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PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
(Repeated from Above)

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