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Bridging the gaps in genre, and language through music
Text and pictures by Dilantha Dassanayake Kacha Kacha is a music event that sees the bringing together of different social classes and music genres. It is the brainchild of Imaad Majeed a musician and poet. He first started off organising gigs at a café called Charcoal in Mount Lavania to build a platform for his [...]
Footsteps of compassion
By Duvindi Illankoon On August 18, Nivendra Uduman and Hansini Gunasekara will start walking from Sri Lanka’s southernmost tip Dondra Head in the wee hours of the morning. Their 45 day journey to Point Pedro will be long and arduous but the two psychologists are in good spirits. This walk-Footsteps to Freedom-is to raise awareness [...]
‘Better Than Ever Before’ With Mind Adventures
Mind Adventures recently presented ‘Better Than Ever Before’ co written and directed by Associate Artistic Director, Mind Adventures – Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke and Northern Irish theatre artist Alice Malseed. The British Council Sri Lanka alongside the Arts Council of Northern Ireland have worked together to bring these two artists, both graduates of Goldsmiths College, together to [...]
Music for a cause
Pianist and conductor Joshua Asokan will bring 30 singers to St Paul’s Church on Kynsey Road; the young musician, stepping into the shoes of conductor, will guide these singers through a carefully chosen programme of classical music for a great cause. “Sing Gloria!” will raise funds for child survivors of sexual abuse, to be directed [...]