2nd June 2000
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Dance with Marc Anthony a 'flame that walks'
By Sanath Weerasuriya
'Marc Anthony' is the name of the star and the album of this week's 'Listen to the Original Music Competetion'.
The album 'Marc Anthony' comprises of fourteen songs and one bonus track.
'Marc Anthony' is the first record in English by a singer who has twice sold out Madison Square Garden, starred in a Broadway musical (Paul Simon's "The Capeman"), appeared in significant roles in several movies, including Martin Scorsese's soon-to-be-released "Bringing Out the Dead," and sold more records throughout the world than any other salsa singer. In places where Spanish is spoken, and especially in Puerto Rico, Anthony is held in a regard that approaches reverence. A man in Spanish Harlem, quoted in a profile of Anthony in The New Yorker, said of him, "He is like a flame that walks."
"When I Dream at Night," the first song on Marc Anthony, was written by Dan Shea and Robin Thicke.
Its chorus begins "Cause I only feel alive/When I dream at night/Even though she's not real it's all right."
Anthony thirty-one born in New York's Spanish Harlem, was given the name Marco Antonio Muniz by his father, Felipe, a musician, for a famous Mexican singer and became Marc Anthony to avoid becoming confused with the older man. As recently as six years ago, Anthony was singing in English in dance clubs in New York City. A respectable audience was a hundred people.
He specialized in a tersely minimal form of dance music called house music, in which a singer repeats a phrase over and, with slight variations, to the accompaniment of a rhythm track recorded on a DAT.
In 1992, the Latin percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente asked Vega and Anthony to open his revue at Madison Square Garden. After singing before such an enormous crowd, Anthony lost his appetite for appearing in clubs. His manager suggested that he sing in Spanish but he wasn't interested. When he was a small boy, his father would invite musicians to the family's apartment on Saturday nights and they would set up in the kitchen and play half the night. Anthony's father would put him on the table to sing. "I had two sets," Anthony says. "Six and eight."
His repertoire consisted of a single song, "El Zolsar," about a kind of bird that lives in Puerto Rico. "He had only that one song," his father says, "but he could belt it."
Growing up, Anthony listened mostly to rhythm & blues and to rock. Several months into his hiatus, he was driving in a car in Manhattan and he heard a song on the radio by a singer named Juan Gabriel. "It was called 'Hasta Que Te Conoci,"' Anthony says, "which means, 'Until I Met You,' and it ripped me apart. I don't know why and I don't why and I don't want to know why. I called my manager and asked if I could record this in salsa.
Here are the winners of the Contest No. 15 of Batwatch quiz...
The Original CD goes to Nafeesa Ali of Colombo. The winners of the Original Sony audio cassettes are Master Sean Mendis and Raji Ponweera.
Winners of the Baywatch Posters are Murray Vangramberg of Kadugannawa, Subhangi Ramanayake of Kohuwala, C N Herath of Digana Village, Via Kandy, Sugandhika Sewwandi of Batapola, Shandima Rajaguru of Katugastota, Ishan Raban of Kottawa and Asanka Perera of Dehiwela
'Listen to the Original Music' competition is organised by Sunday TV Times in association with Sony Music and Maharaja Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd.
This is the seventeenth week of the competition and the contest has brought-out many Lankan Music lovers with lots of Sony Original CDs and Audio Cassettes as well as colour posters of their heart throbs.
We will continue the contest into few more weeks enhancing the chances to win original Sony CDs, audios and posters of pop idols around the world.
The address is "Listen to Original Music Contest- No. 15, C/o Maharaja Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd., 330, T.B.Jayah Mawatha, Colombo. 10.
Tel: + 941672425-8, Fax + 941699070. E Mail: me @ lgo.lk
All the entries must be originals from the TV Times and no photocopies or faxes will be entertained.
All correct entries will be drawn by a panel of judges.
The entries should reach the above address by July 12, the latest.
Employees of Sunday Times and Maharaja Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd. and their family members will not be entitled to take part in the contest.
The decision of the judges will be final and the names of the winners will be announced in The Sunday TV Times accordingly.
Gold FM gets 5 live shows
Gold FM, Sri Lanka's classic oldies station, which comes under the umbrella of ABC Radio Networks, has come up with new programming schedule. Gold FM is now going live with five new programmes which was introduced in the middle of June. A change from the original format of back to back music only.
'This new change has been well received by listeners who now have the opportunity to interact with the channel', said Ray Gomes of Gold FM.
The new programme line up is spread from Monday to Friday. 'The Gold Lunch Request Show' from Monday-Friday between 12.00 noon till 2.00 p.m., hosted by Jimmy Deen which is mainly requests and dedications during the 2 hrs. Listeners should call the Gold FM hotline 346750 or fax 346880/346881 and request their favourite songs and dedications.
'Ladies Night every Monday' from 08.00 p.m.-12.00 mn. Consisting the best hit music of all the famous female artistes from the 60's to the late 80's hosted by "The Sheriff". Listeners should call the Gold FM hotline 346750 for their requests and dedications during the show.
'Gentleman Only' every Tuesday from 8.00 p.m. - 12.00 m.n. Consisting of the best hit music of all the famous male artistes from the 60's to the late 80's hosted by "The Sheriff". Listeners should call the Gold FM hotline 346750 for their requests and dedications.
'Cool Ballads' every Wednesday from 8.00 p.m. - 12.00 m.n. A mix of the best hit music from the 60's to the late 80's by female, male+group artistes. Generally a more easy going+relaxed programme hosted by "The Sheriff". Listeners should call the Gold FM hotline 346750 for their requests and dedications during the show.
'Country Comfort' every Thursday from 8.00 p.m. - 12.00 m.n. An experience for country music lovers - the best mix of great country artistes from the 60's to the late 80's hosted by "The Sheriff".
Our hotline will be open from 8.00 p.m. onwards for requests and dedications.
Musical Potpourri at Russian Centre
The Russian Centre in Colombo will present an entertaining evening of light classical song, Music and Latin American Dance concluding with a session of "Sing-a-long" of Golden Oldies at its Auditorium at Independence Avenue, Colombo 7, on Saturday, July 15, 2000, at 6.30 p.m.
The programme will be a presentation by the "Interlude Singers" and students of Mrs. Iranganie Wickramasinghe with guest instrumental performers, students of Lakshman Joseph de Saram, Menaka de Fonseka-Sahabandu, Vilma Varnakulasinghe, Ananda Dabare, Sita Joseph-de Saram and Ananda Premasiri.
The finale will be a short session of "Golden Oldies" led by Nimal Lekamge with Indrani Wijesundera at the piano, where the audience can "let themselves go" by joining in the singing and be participants as well as listeners.
Entrance will be by programme - for details please contact the Music Co-ordinator or Secretary on Nos. 685429/685440/686684.
Get-together of Group of '94 of Royal College
The Annual General Meeting and the get-to-gether of the group of 1994 of Royal College will be held on July, 2000 at the Rohans North Indian Cuisine, Colombo 7 (Jayabhaduri Banquet Hall).
All past Royalists of the Group of 1994 are requested to be present at the AGM, since there would be a discussion on the future plans of the Group and a special prjoect to help War Heroes.
The AGM would start at 6.30 p.m.
'Taal' :a three-cornered love story
By Susitha R. Fernando
"Taal", Hindi musical film portrays a love story with full stereo sound is now being screened at the Ruby cinema, Maligawatte.
The dramatic story is around a beautiful dancer and singer 'Mansi', son of a billionaire businessman, 'Manav' and music composer 'Vikrant' find themselves trapped an intriguing situation. Manav, comes to Chamba, a picturesque place in Himachal Pradesh while his family is busy negotiating in buying a land for a power project they are planning, Manav finds himself totally bewitched by the beauty of Himalayas and by the lovely Mansi, a gifted folk singer and dancer from Chamba.
Manav and Mansi fall in love and commit themselves to each other, but when Mansi and her highly respected folk singer father 'Tarababu' visit Manav's family in Mumbai, they are insulted and humiliated. Disappointed they decide to return to Chamba. But disillusioned Mansi makes a vow that she will make something of herself in Manav's world of ruthless materialism. With this in mind, Mansi joins Vikrant, who is a music composer heading a mega entertainment company.
Vikrant is a hard-headed businessman who nurtures Mansi's natural talent till she is recognised as a singing sensation, but in the process of grooming her, Vikrant finds himself falling in love with her.
And so Manav, Mansi and Vikrant find themselves trapped in a complicated world of love. Mansi just wants to make it big and hates the very mention of the word 'love'. Manav is totally, with his body, heart and soul committed to the word 'love'. Vikrant hates to lose anything and this includes his love for Mansi.
'Taal', presentation of Subhash Ghai is another beautiful musical direction of A.R. Rahman and Anand Bakshi.
Tisaravi touches on gay life
By Sanath Weerasuriya
'Tisaravi', the latest film directed by Dharmasiri Wickremasinghe, will be released on the fourth circuit from mid July.
Roger Seneviratne and Shehara Jayaweera play the main roles in 'Tisaravi',
which is about a married 
gay
person. New-comer Arjuna Kamalanath plays the role of the gay and Shehara
plays the wife of the gay.
The story is woven around the wife of the gay who meets an outsider who shows kindness she had not experienced earlier. Roger plays the third man gets involved with Mekhala(Shehara).
This will be Shehara's third movie. 'Mohothin Mohatha' directed by Sunil Soma Peiris and 'Seetha Re' by Dharamasiri Wickremasinghe were the other two movies released in 1999. Her latest movie 'Bala Kamaya" directed by Louis Vanderstraaten is waiting its release soon. Shehara also stepped in to the tele drama field with Sudath Senarathne's 'Ran Masu Del', which now runs on Rupavahini - 1 on Fridays at 8.30pm.
'American Beauty' comes to Colombo
Academy Award winner 'American Beauty' will be released at the Liberty Cinema from July 7 .
The winner of five Acadamy Awards including best film, best actor and best director is about family life, their secret desires and fantasies depicted with humour and wit.
Also action packed film 'Operation Delta Force', a rescue mission by the elite Air Force, will be released at the Central Theatre in Maradana on July 7.
The horror, suspense thriller 'The haunting' will hit the screen at New Olympia from July 11.
Read TV Times next week for more details about these movies and many more.
'9.05' on Swarnavahini with Nalin
'Nalin Samaga' (With Nalin) a feature programme hosted by popular television
personality Hema 
Nalin
Karunaratne will be telecast over Swarnavahini commencing July 2 at 9.05
p.m.
With this magazine programme, Nalin recommences his six year long relationship with his viewers. As always, he promises the unusual.
The first programme has been done on location in Devundara and the following programmes will leave a trail across the scenic spots of the country.
The series has been directed by Kalum Palitha Mahiratne and produced by the TVT production house with Ravindra Guruge as Executive Producer.
Immortal Jothipala
The crowd that gathered at Kanatte on the day H.R. Jothipala was cremated
proved the popularity he held among the music lovers in this country. His
popular song, 'Siriya Me Sara' which he sang in Cyril P. Abeyratna's film
"Surathali" in 1956 brought him closer to the ordinary who enjoyed
his style 
of
singing.
He sang as a playback singer in Sinhala films for celebrated personalities such as Gamini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Ravindra Randeniya, Sanath Gunatilaka and Jeevan Kumaratunga. His songs were written by Karunaratna Abeysekera who had a sense of music when lyrics were written.
His songs appealed to the young and old in a style peculiar to him. His unique way of singing to the melodies composed by maestros like Chandrasena, P.L.A. Somapala appealed to the Sinhala listener in a haunting way.
He was born in Ketawalamulla, Colombo to parents H.R. Jamis and M.K. Podihamine on February 12, 1936. From his young days he participated in musical parties. He sang with G.S.B. Rani Perera, "El Hene Pal Rakiddi", "Sonduru Gammane", "Mangalam Me Siri Mangalam" and paid for his record "Mage Ran Rajini Sukumala Latha".
He produced "Sumithuro" and acted in the film. Among his songs, "Muladi Benda Adarayaka Mihira Dan", "Unmadaniye Wenvi Yana Mata Pitupala" are still popular among the listeners.
At the time of his death he was 51 years old. His death on July 7, 1987 he was on par with popular singers like Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Latha Mangeskar whose voices mesmerised thousands of music lovers. H.R. Jothipala popularised Sinhala songs at a time when Hindi songs were becoming more popular with the Hindi films when they were screened in our cinema halls.
American Hotdog
Celebrate the Fourth of July, with America's most favourite trademark the "HOTDOG" at Pitstop of JAIC Hilton.
Sink your teeth into our extra long Chicken, Beef and Pork sausages garnished with a piquant sauce and fried onions. Plus a complimentary chilled bottle of natural Ginger Beer!
The Hotdog promotion will be on July 3-12 from 7 am.-7 pm.
'business. com': TNL's new Business Show
Commencing Tuesday, July 4, TNL introduces its newest programe "business.com", the TNL Business Show.
This weekly programme is compiled and presented by veteran television personality Kumar de Silva.
"Business.com" will feature one-to-one interviews pertaining to a wide array of subjects with a business orientation.
It will target anything and everything that makes news in the Sri Lankan business world.
Furthermore what makes this programme refreshing is that it will take the form of an easy-going, very informal, friendly chat between the host and his guest.
They will discuss the subject in question, commercially oriented no doubt, but in a "non-commercial" manner, thus highlighting hidden advertising.
Given the nature of this programme, it would certainly turn out to be a hit on Sri Lankan television.
The maiden programme in this series takes a look at the concept of interactive holidays with Basheer Uvais, Sales Manager of the Confifi Group of Hotels.
This is followed by a chat with Janet Balasuriya on the success of the 'Janet Nature Collection' on foreign markets. And to close the programme features Roshan Wijeyaratne who talks about a relatively new business - the management and production of events.
So don't forget to lock into "business.com" on Tuesday, 04'th July, 2000 after the English news on TNL.
Paris based Roshini in concert
Roshini Herat's forthcoming piano concert is another presentation in July by Alliance Francaise de Colombo at their auditorium. Paris based Roshini is scheduled to play on July 15 and 22 in Colombo and on August 19 in Kandy and August 25 in Matara.
In the first part of her programme she will be playing: L.V. Beethoven, Sonale No. 27 Opus 90, L.V. Beethoven Sonale No. 30 Opus 109. In the second part F. Schubert, six moments musicaux D. 780 C. Debussy, Bouquet de preludes.
Roshini was born in Sri Lanka in 1966 and took to piano when she was six years old. When she was ten she played her first recital. At this recital she played Schubert's "Impromptus" Beethoven's "The Tempest".
She has chosen the cello as her second instrument and joined the Junior Colombo Symphony Orchestra. However she has excelled as a pianist and gave several performances including radio and TV.
In 1985 she was awarded a scholarship by the French government and proceeded to France to study in Paris. She studied under the concert pianist Marie Francoise Bucquet.
She then became a pupil of Theodor Paraskivesco, an accomplished concert pianist and professor of piano at the National Conservatoire in Paris.
Since 1987 she has performed as a soloist with the symphony orchestra of Colombo playing concertos by Mozart and Beethovan. She has also given performances of many solo works for the piano by a variety of composers such as Chopin, Schumann, Ravel, Debussy, Albeniz, Listz.
As a gifted musician, Roshini has a combination of spirituality and tempestuousness in her music. This may be her success. More- over she is gifted with originality in her playing.
In her rendering one can notice spontaneity and temperament. These traits have ensured a progress free from the constraint and alienation which mark education in a western country.
In her playing there is vigour of expression and her enormous powers of concentration and endearing personal charm can be noticed.
L' express has said of Roshini, ".... plays with no affection rather seeking to convince her audience with her subtle and modulated playing, with her subtle touch, her absolute concentration and overwhelming nobility of expression."
Her mentor Theodor Paraskivesco has given her glowing certificate when he said, "I recommend sincerely the young pianist Roshini Herat whose talent and stage personality I appreciate. These qualities have given her success in many countries to a select audience." The Colombo audience will no doubt endorse such sentiments when she plays at the Colombo Alliance Francaise.
'Sanda Pahan Rayeka': new audio from Jayanath
Saman Jayanath a young talented singer releaseed his second cassette "Sanda Pahan Rayeka" recently.
An engineer by profession, Saman has come out with 16 songs including famous songs like "Uma" in which he sang about beauty of a Tamil girl.
Among the lyric writers who penned songs for the cassette included Rathnasri Wijesinghe, Yamuna Malani, Bandula Nanayakkarawasam, Yasanath Dhammika Bandara, Shantha Kumara Withana.
To the deep and sensational voice of Saman, Rohana Weerasinghe, Gunadasa Kapuge, Kalo Wijesiri, Ananda Perera, Mahinda Bandara ,Karunaratne Wijeratne and Suresh Maliadda have coloured "Sanda Pahan Rayeka" with different music compositions.
Orthopaedic Art Competition
The prestigious American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the 24,500 member strong Association in the USA, has informed ESCO Rehab Sri Lanka, reputed Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled to submit Art work from Orthopaedic patients between 8 -1 years of age who presently have, or have had, an orthopaedic condition.
Artists must illustrate some aspects of their feeling towards the orthopaedic condition such as self image, anger, rehabilitation mobilit frustration, strength, pain, weekness, movement, hope, wellness, freedom or independence. Those interested are kindly requested to contact ESCO Secretary Ceneral, International Director, Very Special Arts, T. Arlis Peiris National Centre for ESCO very Special Arts & Culture, No. 26, Egodauyana, Moratuwa.
Bonsoir handles Olympics
Two months away from the Olympics 2000 in Sydney, Australia pressure is certainly building up. If you are interested in finding out how Australia is preparing to host the year 2000 Olympics all you've got to do is make a date with Bonsoir on July 3 Bonsoir takes you to the sites, stadiums and the Olympic village which are still under construction.
That's pre-Olympic fever downunder and back in Sri Lanka we feature our very own athletes training busily for the forthcoming Olympics.
"Bonsoir" - 3 July - 8.00 p.m. ITN
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