‘Sri Lanka Kollo Wasai’: World Cup song from Gypsies
View(s):Only five months away from the most anticipated cricketing event, ‘2015 World Cup’, M Entertainments, a subsidiary of Maharaja Organisation recently launched the ‘Dialog Cricket Song Challenge’ with the Gypsies at a star-studded event at Qbaa with the participation of members of the Sri Lanka cricket team.
The event also included the official launch of the songs ‘Sri Lanka Kollo Wasai’ and ‘Tribute to Mahela’ both sung by Sunil Perera of the Gypsies along with the official release of one of the most discussed tracks by the Gypsies ‘Kottamalli’.
Keeping the 2015 World Cup in mind M Entertainment is inviting amateur and professional artistes to join the ‘Dialog Cricket Song Challenge’ and submit their musical creations – lyrics, melodies or completed songs and concepts for music videos celebrating Sri Lankan cricket and wishing our cricket team success at the World Cup.
The competition will conclude on October 15 and from the entries the best will be featured in the World Cup song album scheduled to be released in November-December. This album will be presented at a grand celebration to the Sri Lanka cricket team before they embark on their World Cup campaign to Australia and New Zealand in February.
Dialog Axiata, the main sponsors of Sri Lanka cricket will join M Entertainments in carrying this project further by organizing World Cup screenings and musical shows around the country when the World Cup commences from February 14 till the final on March 29.
The most celebrated sport of the country; cricket is closely affiliated with music due to the contagious enthusiasm of the fans celebrating the spirit of the game uniting as one nation. Thus music and cricket has become a unifying factor to Sri Lankans.
Songs were written and sung over and over again celebrating the win and since then for every major tournament Sri Lankan team faced, songs were created and music played a massive role in the lives of the fans and players alike. While cheers were carried out in the form of ‘papare’ at the pavilion encouraging the players, the audiences at home were entertained with songs paying tribute to the team.
