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goes places By Sanath Weerasuriya Two new songs 'Womanizer. and Juliet' recorded in Vienna by the popular group Jayasri is now on MTV- Europe, Viva and on several other European Channels. The location shooting for these songs were done entirely in Sri Lanka, while the boys were in Sri Lanka during April holidays. 
Jayasri was in Lanka from mid March to end April performing at many concerts around the country. 'Launching our second album Sundaree' with 14 new racks was a big event in our life, Rohitha said. The song 'Womanizer ' is about three ugly guys trying to attract nice girls with their tricks but fail at every attempt. 'A wise man sitting on a rock by the sea sees these youth and gives a tip to find a very rare magic plant, which could make them handsome. The guys search for the plant in the deep jungle after lot of hard work and finally through it's magical powers become handsome and are able to attract enough gals at the Beach party'. Locations were Induruwa, Balapitiya, Marawila, Mahawewa areas. Also in the 'Juliet' video, Jayasri included the European beauty Juliet, who found three lovers during her holiday in Paradise Island. We hope to release some new clips on Sri Lankan TV Channels too. The Banditos Bonitos single ' Womanizer' will be released worldwide through BMG Ariola and Planet Entertainment, scheduled for October, will be followed up with the album 'Most Wanted' beginning year 2003, said Rohitha in a special letter to the TV Times. 'August was a very lucky month for us. We entered into a contract with MTV, NBC and VIVA with the song ' Get High'. I think we are the first Sir Lankans to sing with the biggest televisions in Europe, Rohitha explained. The project is " Ravers on Dope' a cross -over experience, reggae vocals, techno rhythms with Europe's popular DJ duo Taylor and Flow, Jayasri said. The Chartbreaker ' Hard-core Vibes' s follow up single' 'Get High' is now on Charts in Europe, including Germany, Austria.. also was No. 1 in the Austrian DJ Charts. With 'Ravers on Dope' they were live in the biggest club in the world 'Privilege (Guinness book of records) in Ibiza. Jayasri was at one of the biggest summer festivals in Europe The sound of the Island Ibiza Summer 2002" show with 21 international bands, some top acts such as Soft Cell (Mark Almond), Natural , No Eagels, Moby, Loona, Westbam. The show was on air on TRL channel throughout the whole of Europe. It was a great experience', they said.
TV Times in collaboratin with Home Entertainment and Communications Ltd., (HECL), launched a monthly quiz recently. The lucky winner will receive one original VCD disc or one original VHS cassette of their choice from Home Entertainment & Communications Ltd. (HECL). The answer to the September Quiz is 'Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. The lucky winner is Johnny Heyn of 198, Quarry Road, Dehiwala. Congrats Johnny! You could call over with your ID card and collect the prize from the below mentioned address at HECL in Kollupitiya between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm on any weekday and collect the prize. To win an Original VCD disc or Original VHS cassette of your choice from Home Entertainment & Communications Ltd. (HECL), all you need to do is to answer the question in the coupon on TV Times and send it pasted on to a post card on or before October 30 to Home Entertainment & Communications Ltd., Liberty Cinemas Building, 35, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 03. The answer to the October quiz will be published on the first Sunday of November and the winner could call over and collect his prize. Jerome-Chico
combination is back Jerome and Chico
will perform in various places in the City till early November.
The duo has already performed at Clancy's last Friday. They will be featured at 'The & Pub' on October 11 and at the Colombo Hilton on October 19. Colombo Swimming Club will have the jazz night with Jerome and Chico on October 25. Jerome and Chico, according to a spokesperson of WMVM, the local event promoters, have been playing music together in various outfits for over 15 years. As a Jazz duo, they performed in Bars and as a Latin and Dance band they have done many corporate functions together and even some well-attended concerts in Far North Queensland. Jerome and Chico (Greg) were in Sri Lanka a few years back the band 'Man Friday.' Chico was the bass player then and looks forward to playing guitar this time around. Their reportoire includes a large selection of songs from the American songbook, contemporary pieces from the more established songwriters of recent years and a lively selection of Brazilian and Cuban songs for dancing. Popular tunes from the legendary Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon are bound to keep the local fans entartained. The visiting performers will have the backing of an indigenous band consisting of Dilukshi Sirimanne (keyboards), Revel Crake (guitar), Rifai Towfeek (drums) and Ray Gomes (guitar). The duo is sponsored by Carlsberg and Cathay Pacific Airways. 'Concert
for peace' 'A Song for Peace' is in aid of 'Children of Peace' a project to improve childhood living by 'Peace Project' Bands 'Sound Journey', 'Stigmata', 'Misty' and 'Alien Accent' along with Bathiya and Santhush will be in action at this massive musical show. The tickets are priced at Rs. 300/= per head and the organisers expect a gathering of about 3500 to 4000 fans at this venue. This will be the first time the Navam Mawatha car park is used as the venue for a musical show.' During the breaks, music video footage of world famous rock groups like, Gun & Roses, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Queen Iron Maiden, Kiss, Pink Floyd and Led Zepplin will be shown on a giant screen. The organisers Molley's Irish Pub hopes to introduce some of the best stage lighting and sound system for this special show. |
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