Finding her true voice
Melissa Pereira has a voice that keeps audiences enraptured as she does it her way. Coming from a musical background with her mother being a vocal training coach, 29-year-old Melissa’s first musical notes were on the piano which she started playing quite young. It was always classical music though, even on the few occasions that [...]
Something to take note of
Each of the online businesses we feature today have Instagram and Facebook pages filled with pictures of cute and colourful notebooks, journals, planners, stationery and gift items – some customised and others readymade. The wide array of vibrant stationery is ideal for students and stationery junkies. While some import their raw materials or their [...]
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Good Groove Society: Bringing a musical tribe together
Understanding the passion and ambition of an artist in order to build that unique sound to suit the musician is what every talented music producer strives for. This is just what Good Groove Society gets right when it comes to their productions. Good Groove Society (GGS) is rapidly making a name for itself in the [...]
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Master violinist dreaming to share the love for music
When his ‘LokuThaththa’ (maternal grandfather), welknown scholar and writer, brought him a gift ‘box’ when he was just five year-old and ask him not to open it until he bring a teacher, Sulara would not have ever thought that the ‘gift’ in the magic box would have given him wings to fly across the world [...]
Paul and Nihar bid goodbye
Sri Lankan music scene lost two of its popular stars during the past few weeks. Singer Paul Fernando, veteran Baila maestro, passed away last Monday after a brief illness. Meanwhile the news from Europe announced the sudden demise of drummer Nihar Hamid of the band ‘Friends’ due to Covid-19 complications. Nihar is the very first [...]
Bobby Brown’s son Bobby Jr. dies at 28
More tragedy involving Bobby Brown’s family: His 28-year-old son is dead, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE. Bobby Brown Jr. was found in his L.A.-area home, according to TMZ, which was first to report the news. Born in 1992, Bobby Jr. was the son of singer Brown and Kim Ward. No cause of [...]
Mariah Carey taps Ariana Grande, Tiffany Haddish, Snoop Dogg for Christmas Special
Mariah Carey has enlisted Ariana Grande, Tiffany Haddish, Snoop Dogg, and more for her new holiday extravaganza, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, premiering December 4th on Apple TV Plus. The show will feature a mix of musical performances and animation, while additional guests include Jennifer Hudson, Jermaine Dupri, Billy Eichner, Misty Copeland, and Mykal-Michelle Harris, [...]
‘Bulletproof Children’ competes in China
Award winning playwright and filmmaker Indika Ferdinando’s newest film ‘Vedi Novadina Lamai’ or ‘Bulletproof Children’ will be competing at the 33rd Golden Rooster Film Awards – 2020 in Chinathis week. Following his box-office hit ‘Ho Gaana Pokuna’- ‘The Singing Pond’, the second directorial venture by Indika will compete for four awards under Foreign Language Film [...]
Rehan’s ‘Didi’ goes to Ontario
Adding to the round of international film festivals, Rehan Mudannayake’s short film ‘DIDI’ has been selected for the 2020 Canadian Screen Award-qualifying Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF) in Ontario. The film will have its international premiere at the festival starting from December 4 and it will feature fiction, documentaries and shorts from around [...]
‘Bro’ comes every weekday on ITN
‘Bro’ directed by Dilan Wijeyawickrema and produced by Gayan Dinesh Perera is the newest teledrama added to ITN teledrama collection. It is telecast at 8.30 pm on every weekday starting from November 26 on ITN channel. The teledrama stars Udeni Alwis, Gayani Gisanthika and a large number of fresh faces to the small screen. Screenplay [...]