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Remember the Beatles? How could we forget? The boys from Liverpool created music that literally shook the world. From England to the USA and all around the globe, the Beatles redefined rock embracing a limitless variety of harmonies, structures and sounds. Here’s your chance to relive the magic of the Fab Four - when John [...]
Performing and conducting 20th Century masters
‘Musical Excursions’ – a programme put together by gifted young pianist, Louis Perera featuring the works of 20th Century classical music composers will go on the boards at the Lionel Wendt theatre, on September 4 at 7 pm. The young Sri Lankan pianist who is studying at the Royal Northern College of Music in [...]
En Route to give us those popular hits
Jazz band ‘En Route’ are getting ready for their next concert , the ‘Great American Song Book” to be held on September 3 at the British School auditorium in Colombo. En Route perform a weekly gig at the Cinnamon Grand lobby and if you chance to be there on a Friday night, you will no [...]
Mirror
Dreaming big with “Podi”
Every day, for one hundred days, Isuri Dayaratne managed to find something to post on the PodiTumblr. She drew scary things and funny things; details of things you would never notice but that would still register in the murky depths of your subconscious – layouts rearranged, lamps and leaves drawn and redrawn, till she was [...]
LISN Audiobooks bring books to life
In the hubbub of life today reading – even for the most avid readers among us – has taken a back seat. I’ve lost count of the number of times a friend has said “I don’t have time to read anymore,” especially with travel and work commitments. The developers of LISN Audiobooks, Sri Lanka’s first [...]
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa forced to halt concert
Rap stars Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa have been forced off their concert, following an accident involving 42 people. Reports from the US indicate scenes of chaos as part of the crowd attending the duo’s High Road tour surged forward pushing barriers separating them from the stage. The concert was halted. The incident took place [...]
George RR Martin confirms release date for ‘very special’ ‘Game of Thrones’ tome
“Game of Thrones” author George RR Martin has revealed he will release a “very special” edition of “A Game of Thrones”, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first book in the “Song Of Ice And Fire” series. Martin confirmed via his blog that the new edition will include an introduction by the World Famous Nebula Toastmaster John [...]
Johnny Depp Vacations in Ibiza
Johnny Depp is taking a Spanish siesta ahead of his next court date in his ongoing divorce from Amber Heard, Yahoo New reported. The actor was spotted arriving in Ibiza, Spain, via private jet over the weekend, and sources say he is currently renting a villa on the island. On Saturday, he was photographed smiling [...]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Angrily Slams Male ‘Fast 8’ Co-Stars
Who in their right mind would upset The Rock? On Monday, Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to call out several unnamed male Fast 8 co-stars in a shocking post, Yahoo news reported. After praising his “always amazing” female co-stars, who include original franchise stars Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster and newcomers Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, and Eva Mendes, The [...]
TV Times
Solidarity Guitar Concert for Rohan Silva
Rohan Silva, one of the few pedal steel guitarists from Sri Lanka, had met with a motor accident recently and is lying at the hospital bed. The Guitar Association of Sri Lanka is organising a concert ‘Solidarity Guitar Concert’ on the 20th August at Russian Centre, Colombo 7, from 6.00pm onwards to raise funds for [...]
Yashan to hit the sky with ‘Jeevithe Obamai’
Popular singer Yashan de Silva is all set to release his latest music video title ‘Jeevithe Obamai’ on Sunday, 21st of August. It’s an upbeat track consists a mixture of hip-hop and dance-pop styles. Music for the song was composed and directed by veteran producer, Udara Fernando and the lyrics were penned by Yashan himself. [...]
Real cinema needs real people: Suranga
Young Sri Lankan filmmaker Suranga Deshapriya Katugampala whose maiden film, ‘For a Son’ (Puthekuta) was screened at the 52nd Pesaro International Film Festival 2016 last month says that to him cinema is making film with real people and real life events. Having been brought up and studied in Italy and now based in Verona, Suranga [...]
Cinema love in Theatre
Udayasiri Wickramaratne’s play “Pem Yuwalaka Ona Kara Thibe” (Wanted a Real Couple), the romance of the 1970s film in transformed into a unique 21st Century theatrical experience and will be staged on August 28 at 4.30 p.m at S. de. S. Jayasinghe Theatre Dehiwal. The theme of this play is how the world of love [...]
Donald given an honorary title
Well-known assistant director and director of ‘Pravegaya’ was honoured for his long standing service to cinema and art recently. The honorory title ‘Kalashoori Deshamamaka Lankaputhra’ was bestowed on Donald for his three decades long service to Sri Lankan cinema. The picture shows Donald receiving the title from Deshamanya Sudarshana Gamage, chairman and director general of [...]
Award winning “Kuweni” at Punchi Theatre
The new production of late playwright Henry Jayasena’s renowned play “Kuweni” which was released as an experimental play during the 60’s will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm today, August 14 at the Borella Namel Malini Punchi Theatre Borella. When first staged the play won six awards including the Best Drama at the [...]
20 thematic conversation sat Cinnamon Colombo scope 2016
The fourth edition of Cinnamon Colomboscope, presented by EUNIC Sri Lanka together with Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, will host a series of thematic conversations between artists and experts in the art and technology fields. The festival this year is titled Testing Grounds: Art and Digital Cultures in South Asia and Europe and will be held [...]
Lankan cuisine elevated to the next level with Anchor Food Professionals
Working alongside chefs across hotels, restaurants, bakeries and cafes, Anchor Food Professionals launched its foodservice brand last week at the Waters Edge Hotel. Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka launched its foodservice brand, Anchor Food Professionals, helping to cement the dairy co-operative’s position as a leader across the foodservice industry. Anchor Food Professionals will use its strong [...]
