Popular outfit ‘Mirage’ will come alive to celebrate their silver jubilee in the local music scene on 22 December at the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel. Mirage led by Donald Pieris, was formed in 1988. Mirage became a household name and became an instant hit during the late 80 s and in early 90 s [...]

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Mirage : 25 years rocking the scene

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Popular outfit ‘Mirage’ will come alive to celebrate their silver jubilee in the local music scene on 22 December at the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel. Mirage led by Donald Pieris, was formed in 1988. Mirage became a household name and became an instant hit during the late 80 s and in early 90 s before they took wings to Middle East.

‘Mirage’ lineup will be almost a reunion of the original lineup of 1988. The currnt outfit comprises Donald Pieris on drums and vocals, Benji Ranabahu on bass and vocals, Melantha Perera on keyboards, Shaafi on guitar, Manod Ratnayake on sax and keyboards and Samantha Fonseka on vocals. The band’s original line-up back in ’88 comprised of Donald, Benjy, Melantha, together with Kamal Perera on lead guitar, Hilmy Burah on sax and vocals and late Cumar Peiris on keyboards .

Former members of the band Derek Wikremanayike, Gavin Senn and Chamal Perera will also be their to grace the occasion.
After forming, Mirage in 1987, Donald took his band wagon to Europe and was performing in the club circuits of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria and in Scandinavia till they moved out of Europe in 1994.

Mirage became an overnight success in Dubai. They were performing in all leading club circuits in red hot Dubai till early 2008.  ‘We thought the time has come for all of us to move back home. So we decided to come to Sri Lanka in 2008. But as we expected, the music scene was not very vibrant in Colombo. So we called it a day for Mirage in 2008’ Donald explained.
Mirage came alive again after two years of absent from the scene with a new lineup at the ‘Margarita Blue’ of the Galadari Hotel in April 2010. and they still continue as the residence band at the ‘Blue’.

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