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Evolving Revolutions
Revolution of Sounds, a rock show with a difference, promises to kick start the coming weekend for you. Ishani Ranasinghe meets one of its organisers.
Revolution of Sounds III is a must-attend event. Meeting up with one of the organisers for a chat we got the opportunity to find out a little more about this concert.

For most of us ‘Revolution of Sounds’ rings a bell. “We had this twice before, the first being in 2000,” says project co-chairperson Dasith Fernando. On the previous occasions the concert had been exclusively for the ‘head bangers’ of Colombo but this time around things are going to change. As ‘Revolution of Sounds III’ hits Colombo this time the organisers promise that it will be much more than a rock concert.

Organising this year’s ‘Revolution of Sound’ the Interact Club of S. Thomas’ College have decided to add a bit of variety. This way they feel they will be catering to a larger audience, “and not leave anyone out.”

“The response we have got for the past two concerts have been really good,” says Dasith adding that he feels that over the years the interest has only increased. As for what’s in store for the audience who make it to ‘Revolution of Sounds’, Dasith promises that there will be some amazing performances that will definitely be a crowd thriller. “We’ve got bands that are in the limelight at present,” he added.

They say variety is the spice of life and the organisers have tried their best to have this in their line up with a fusion of music, dance and drama. The music for the evening will be provided by two much talked-about bands Soul Skinner and Paranoid Earthling. There will also be an acoustic performance by the students of Wycherley International School. Also on the cards for the evening will be solo performances by Devashree, a past winner of the Showboat Karaoke Championship, and J-Nil.

There will be dances by the students of Colombo International School and Asian International School and also a solo performance by Jude. Your evening of entertainment does not end there – there’s even going to be a drama performed by the students of St. Bridget’s Convent. “I wanted something that would make people laugh,” says Dasith explaining why he insisted on them performing a comedy. Feeling that the drama will bring about that added touch of variety to the evening, Dasith said that this was what made ‘Revolution of Sound’ unique this time around. “I can guarantee that people will not be bored,” he adds laughing.

So what has it been like to organise a project of this nature?
“It has been a bit tiring but it has also been so much fun that at the end of the day the effort has been worth it,” says an enthusiastic Dasith. He adds that a percentage of the proceeds will go to the School Facility Development Fund while the rest of it will be used for the Health Camp they plan on organising later this year.

Revolution of Sounds III will come alive on April 30, at the Bishop’s College Auditorium. Tickets for this concert will be priced at Rs.200. The co-sponsors for this event are Sampath Bank and Mobitel. The media sponsors for this event are Sun FM and Art TV.

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