‘Mickey’ storms the stage with La Paloma
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‘La Paloma’ is a popular Calypso music band in the Lanka’s music scene. Enthralling local audiences with their fascinating style of music for over two decades, La Paloma has recently opened out into a new avenue in performiances.The band added singing and dancing sensation, ‘Mickey Mouse’ to their lineup specially to cater to the children.
‘Singing children’s songs are not a great deal, but this is something new. The singer dresses like ‘Mickey Mouse’ and sings in her false kids voice at all the time. She is a qualified dancing and music graduate and also a child psychologist’ said Thushara Fernando, the leader of the band.
‘Mickey Mouse’ is a very popular Disney Cartoon Character and kids love it. While announcing she sings all kids songs in both Sinhala and English languages. This is not an easy task. For hours inside that dress, keeping the momentum going is truly a talent’ Thushara explained.
The main reason for introducing the children’s act they say, to keep the kids with their parents, when a function is going on.
‘In most of the cases, music providers, a band, singers or DJs play only adult music. Not a single children’s song for young ‘ones. So they sing all adult love songs and this has caused major stir in the school circuits. Parents and teachers were embarrassed in so many instant. This is the main reason; we have started singing children’s songs. We have to address the kid’s leisure sector properly. I have selected ‘Mickey Mouse’ for this, mainly because that helps me to grab the attention of the children’ explained ‘Mickey Mouse’.
Apart from the children’s section, La Paloma is a professional band with a bunch of professional and experienced musicians. They have a separate lineup for other events such as corporate functions, private parties etc.
La Paloma comprises Thushara Fernando on guitar, Keyboards and vocals, ‘Mickey Mouse’ – vocals and compere, Lakpriya on rhythm guitar, Chaminda Joseph on bass, Himal Indika- Percussion and Conga, Alanka Lakmal on Accordion and vocals and Aurin Martinez -shakers and vocals.
For more details call Thushara on 075 9522588
- Sanath W.