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Kaveesha Fernando and Suvini Hettiarachchi check out the ‘kudu or lantern business’ that comes up at this time of the year Did you make your Vesak lanterns at home last week? Chances are the delicate ‘kudus’ suspended above your porch were not your handiwork. Gone are the days when making lanterns was essentially a family [...]
Kenny Wizz brings the King of Pop to Colombo
Who can forget the King of Pop? Kenny Wizz from California, USA has been performing Michael Jackson songs for the past 12 years and since the death of the legendary singer in 2009, he has continued with the History tour PT2 which can be described as a musical biography of Michael’s life. Now Kenny Wizz [...]
Mirror
Soulful sounds of Jesse
Jesse Gamage, is a self-taughtsinger-songwriter born in South London to Sri Lankan parents who emigrated in the late 70’s. He managed to find his feet playing at “open mic nights” at live music venues around London for all most 12 years, which helped him develop his smooth and soulful vocals with a warm melodic sound. [...]
Breaking the Karmic Cycle
On June 4, Nilan Maligaspe and his troupe of dancers from the Arpeggio Creative Dance Academy will return to a familiar stage, but on a different footing. The academy will present “Breaking the Karmic Cycle”, a retelling of the early life of the Buddha told in contemporary and ballet dance form. For Maligaspe, who embarks [...]
Dressing up for your next music festival
Music concerts and festivals in Sri Lanka are more common now a days with many international artists visiting our beautiful island. People of all ages have started to enjoy these musical events and are always looking forward to the next fiesta! Coachella 2016, the international music festival where many celebrities attend concluded recently. So this [...]
Annasi and Kadalagotu Literary festival returns
The Annasi and Kadalagotu Literary festival returned over the weekend. This year saw the event being extended to two days. Firm favourite writers and authors’ attended as well as some new exciting faces. Book launches were held with a range of workshops for travel writing, journalism, poetry, blogging, scriptwriting and even a class on the [...]
Azealia Banks apologises for twitter rants
Meghan Trainor fell on her back as she was concluded performing her new song ‘Me Too’ on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show last week. Trainor was wearing six- inch heals shoes at the time as she attempted a spin falling backwards to the floor. The 22 year old did not suffer any injuries but apologised to [...]
TV Times
‘Sing-a-long with Annesley’
‘Sing-a-long with Annesley and the Super Chimes’ organised by the Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters will come alive at ‘Mahawalawwa’ in Apey Gama premises at Battaramulla on May 28th starting at 7.00pm. The Sing-a-long will feature Annesley Malawana with his band Super Chimes, Christopher Paul as guest artiste and Faizal Bongso as MC of [...]
Hong Kong singing duo ‘Robynn and Kendy’ at OZO
Hong Kong based musical duo ‘Robynn Yip and Kendy Suen’, popularly known as ‘Robynn and Kendy’ was in Sri Lanka recently to film their next episode for the Hong Kong’s famous celebrity travelogue programme called ‘Travel with My Guitar’. ‘Robynn and Kendy’ visited Sri Lanka under the ‘visiting Media personalities’ programme of Sri Lanka Tourism [...]
Cats go Calypso
Catamarans Sports Club (CSS), the reputed social hub of Moratuwa, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, is planning to host a galaxy of musical fellowship events during the current festive season. The first function, ‘Calypso Nite’ will come alive on May 27th at the Clubhouse . It is expected to attract nearly 150 members along with their guests. [...]
Ahalya Dance Performance
Banyan [Educational Skills development ] in collaboration with Aru Sri Art Theatre will present Nirthyanuputhi and one man ballet Ahalya at 6.00 pm on May 29 at Russian Cultural Centre, Colombo 7. Arupa Lahiri is the chief disciple of the great guru Shrimathi Chithra Visweswaran. Arupa holding a Doctorate in English Literature, has performed and conducted workshop [...]
Janakaraliya shows ‘Watoluwo and Uloluwo’
‘Watoluwo and Uloluwa’, a production of Janakaraliya Cultural Foundation will be staged at 6.30 pm on Tuesday, May 24 at the Western Province Cultural Centre at Dr. Stanley Wijesundara Mawatha, Colombo 07. Full time members of Janakaraliya, Rasiya Lohanathan and Sumudu Mallawaarachchi have directed this drama. Adapted from German playwright Bertolt Bretcht’s ‘Round Heads and Pointed Heads’, Hasini [...]
‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’: The love story begins to unfold
A ward winning filmmaker Priyantha Colambage’s newest film ‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’ (A melody of Love), a romantic musical drama is to be screened in Sri Lanka soon. ‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’ featuring Hemal Ranasinghe, Udari Warnakulasooriya, Bimal Jayakodi, Aruni Rajapaksha in the lead roles, the film is co-produced by Chaminda Gamage and Priyantha Colambage for C2 Creations. The [...]
Academy awarded movie at SLF
Sri Lanka Foundation’s Digital Film Academy screens Oscar awarded ‘Lost in Translation’ as its monthly film screening at 4.00 pm on May 26 at No. 100 Sri Lanka Foundation Mawatha, Independence Square, Colombo 7. Directed by Sofia Coppola, the film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Bill Murray, and Best Director for [...]
Handagama back with a controversy
‘Age Asa Aga’- ‘Let Her Cry’, Asoka Handagama’s latest film direction, a dilemma of a University professor, his wife and young girl, who comes in between their lives is now being screened at Regal Colombo and other CEL circuit cinemas around the country. The 8th film by Handagama brings back veteran actress Swarna Mallawarchchi, who [...]
Derana Film Awards 2016: ‘Ho Gaana Pokuna’ clinches both Best and Popular Film Awards
In somewhat rare achievement Indika Ferdinando’s debut film ‘Ho Gaana Pokuna’ won both Best film and Most Popular film awards at last week’s Derana Film Awards 2016. In addition to this, the film also won the ‘Best Music direction’ award for the musical score written by popular Dinesh Subasinghe of Ravana Haththa fame. Renowned director Prasanna Vithanage won the Best [...]
Undiscovered Wellawaya with Jetwing Kaduruketha
Wellawaya is simply a major cross road and the starting point of the southern dry plains. It is the last point of the A2 highway, popularly known as Colombo- Galle- Hambantota Road. The road to north from Wellawaya via spectacular Ella Gap goes to Bandarawela and the hill country, west to Koslanda and turn east [...]