MUSIC

Behold the Lamb

A talented blend of Youth Choirs of St. Thomas’ Church, Kotte, will come on stage at the Navarangahala on Saturday March 20th at 6.30 pm to lift their voices in harmony in celebration of the ‘Lamb’ whose sacrificial death on the cross on Good Friday and triumphant Resurrection on Easter Sunday ushered in the dawn of Salvation to mankind.

Behold the Lamb would be an evening of inspirations hymns and songs of praise in aid of the Mission House Building Fund.

The choirs performing at this Lenten and Easter presentation of song and meditation will include St. Thomas’ Kotte Youth Choir, the Little Flower Choir, the Daham Pasala choir and the Young Adult Movement Choir all from St. Thomas’ Church, Kotte.

Guest performances will be presented by The Saints a popular choral outfit led by Suren Abeysekera, Anno Domini, currently the most popular country and western band in town led by Shehan Perera, as well as solo performances by inimitable Milroy and Bosco.

The repertoire will include some of the most popular classical Christian hymns as well as modern songs of praise and worship while the meditation will provide spiritually uplifting reflections to make Lent and Easter more meaningful to Christians.

Behold the lamb is presented by the Building Committee of St. Thomas’ Church, Kotte with a view to making our Lenten devotions and Easter celebrations more meaningful as would the Christmas carols during the Christmas season while also raising funds for the Mission House Building Project.

Easter is the most important and central event in the history of salvation.

It is envisaged that such performances during Lent and Easter would enhance our efforts to restore this great feast to its rightful position in the Christian calendar far above Christmas. Tickets are available at St. Thomas’ Church Kotte as well as at the gate at Navarangahala on the day of the performance.

Kotte Youth Choir

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DJ Ahmet Sendil live in Colombo

Valentinos Events and Entertainment are ready to rock Colombo hard and make it the biggest party event of the year as Turkey makes its footprint to the shores of Sri Lanka with the live performance of DJ Ahmet Sendil tonight starting from 9.00 at the Mount Lavinia Beach House.

Ahmet Sendil, began his dj career in 1989 at Studio 54 which is known to be the first club in Turkey and there on played in the countrr’s other nightclubs.

Ahmet has held residencies at Club 14, Club 20, and Switch in Istanbul and played in Germany, England, Mexico, Switzerland, Sweden, Bulgaria, India, Brazil, France, Italy and more. He also is a Friday Resident DJ of FG which is the best alternative radio station in Turkey. Over the years, Sendil hasn’t simply been playing great music, he’s been making it too.

In 2008, all of the Ahmet’s original tracks and remixes have been placed on Beatport Top 100 Chart. Above all, Nico Diorio – Shop (Ahmet Sendil Remix) stayed on Beatport Minimal Chart Top 100 as number one for many weeks. Lately his Alex Kenji – Adelante Remix and Federico Milani made No 1 at Beatport Minimal.

Also his Don’t Get Lost Remix had been reached at second place at Beatport Minimal top 100. After those success Ahmet Sendil had been nominated for Best Minimal Artist of 2008 at Beatport and awarded the 3rd Best Minimal Artist.

Already, his tracks are being used by famous DJ’s set in the world. In 2007, Ahmet formed his record labels M-Vitamine and Bosphorus Underground Recordings. Through this vehicle, Ahmet continues to release his music as well as focusing on nurturing other promising Artists.

The other DJs who will be playing for the night is DJ Yazz, Ranga, Dishan and Rachith with their now trademark deep house sounds. Tickets are on sale now so you better get them now at Basking robbins, Salon Kess, Snobb fashion, the Kingfishers Rest, the Beach House and it also be available at the gate tickets and ladies free till 12.00 midnight.

You can call 0773016281, 0770887442 or 0777888996 for more details.

Jazz at dusk

Allow Trans Jazz Quartet and Revel Crake & Co. to transport you through the smooth and delightful world of jazz. Welcome to Jazz at Dusk, the monthly jazz evening at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo.

Jazz at Dusk will take place on Friday, 19 March, from 7.30 pm onwards by the poolside at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo.

The evening features two popular local jazz bands – Trans Jazz Quartet and Revel Crake & Co. Trans Jazz Quartet comprises Gavin Sen on saxophone, Alston Joachim on bass and electric guitar, Shiraz Noor Amit on drums and Dilrukshi Sirimanne on keyboards and vocals.

Meanwhile, Revel Crake & Co. features Rodney Van Heer on saxophone, Revel Crake on guitar, Ray Gomes on bass and Christopher Prins on drums. Both groups are renowned for their true musicianship, so you can be sure of a real treat!

The music will encompass an eclectic repertoire of jazz from great legends, such as Diana Krall, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, George Gershwin, Billy Strayhorn, Chic Corea, Sadao Watanabe, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton, to name a few, covering a cross-section of the early years of traditional jazz to the exciting and innovative modern era.

The vast array of tunes will cover styles as diverse as swing, traditional jazz, blues, Latin, jazz funk and strict tempo.

Entrance is free. Rich music, delicious food, a view of the pool and the Beira Lake and the star-studded canopy of the sky all make for the most refreshing end to a long week!

For more information call 2491998.