Music to felicitate war heroes
Consider our valiant soldiers, the guardians of the nations who
served the motherland proud. Some of whom are displaced and do not have
a roof over their heads.
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The ‘Sri Junior Star’ team |
A musical extravaganza titled 'Sri Junior Star' will be organized in
aid for a housing project to the valiant soldiers at John de Silva
Memorial Hall on August 9 at 4 p.m.
Rohan Fonseka and his wife Dulani, now domiciled in France, are the
Sponsors for this musical extravaganza. This children's musical
orchestra consists of 18 French nationals who are of Sri Lankan
parentage. They will sing and orchestrate music to the rhythms of
original Sinhala songs.
Apart from these gifted children many renowned artistes from Sri
Lanka will perform at this show too. Artistes like Pandith Amaradewa,
Sunil Edirisinghe, Edward Jayakody, Jagath Wickramasinghe, Ranil
Mallawarachchi, Lakshman Wijesekera, Surendra Perera, C. L. Fonseka,
Mariazelle Gunatilake, Lilanthi Karunanayake, Chandani Hettiarachchi,
Amila Nadeeshani, Sri Kanthi Perera, Rodney Warnakula, Nelu Adikari,
Kapila Pugalaarachchi, Samitha Mudunkotuwa, Rohan Fernando, Child
celebrity Himasha Dassanayake and Sudesh Somal Ediriweera will also
perform. Incidentally Rohan Fonseka was a former member of SLBC and SLRC
orchestra.
This musical extravaganza is Rohan's brainchild and is unique since
foreign born child artistes will sing eastern songs for the first time
in Sri Lankan soil. The choreography is by Kamala Bellantota with the
music of Dimitri Fonseka, Ranga Livera, Nuwan Gamaarachchi, Denis
Kalamulla, Anushka Fonseka, Suranga, Nissanka, Salitha Samarasuriya,
Dilani Perera, Chathuni Kumarage, Watsala Galhenage while music of
Nilushi Nissanka, Andria Silva, Shelula Fernando, Maurine Fernando,
Shehona Fernando, Melissa Wickramarachchi, Osada Kiridiarachchige will
add quality to this musical extravaganza.
A rehearsal programme is scheduled at Panagoda Army Camp in aid of
our valiant soldiers on July 31.
The proceeds of the show at the John de Silva Memorial Hall will be
exclusively utilized for donations to the deserving soldiers and IDPs,
said Rohan Fonseka. |
