‘Nostalgia – a Concert by Dr. Manelle Joseph’
View(s):After a lapse of two whole years mainly due to the Covid pandemic, Dr Manella Joseph of Winslow Six fame will be on stage again on 23 October at 6.30pm to entertain her fans.
With a reputation for doing her own original creations both in English and Sinhala for this show she has selected a set of songs both covers as well as originals, very popular in the 60s and 70s yet not played by most bands active today.
‘Nostalgia – a Concert by Dr. Manelle Joseph’ will come alive at the state of the art auditorium attached to the College of Surgeons at No. 6 Independence Avenue Colombo 7.
‘I have selected heartfelt songs of yesteryear to be sung in unplugged style back by a team of professional musicians. Songs are extremely heartfelt, nostalgic and gives a strong message to take home with you’ said Dr. Manella Joseph.
The evening line up will include her original songs as well as some popular songs. There will be guest performers as well including her daughter Dillai Joseph.
Dr. Joseph, a consultant pathologist, believes in a life of service and significance and not in a mere circumstantial existence or a preoccupation with the usual mundane concerns of the professional classes. This is reflected in her attitude to her work and to her music. Nurtured in western popular music at home and light classical music in school she went on to sing Sinhala songs composed by Clarence Wijeywardene as the leader of the Winslow Six along with her five siblings. She now focuses on a solo career.
Dr. Joseph is a prolific songwriter and lyricist in both English and Sinhala, having 30 original songs to her credit some of which have been composed in her teens. These range from songs about aspects of love – romantic love, disappointment, unrequited love and about burning social issues and philosophical and spiritual matters, as well as filial love and gratitude to one’s parents.
‘Some of these songs have been inspired by her own experiences, some by those around her. English is the lingua franca and music itself is a universal language. One can reach out to many through English songs. It can also bond and bind many ethnicities in a country like ours’ she added.
All proceeds as always are solely for charity.
Tickets are priced at
Rs 1500/- and Rs 1000/-
For more details and tickets, call or Whatsapp 0777188028.
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