Two iconic traditions merge into one
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Raw bar shooters and buffet spread |
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Family time at brunch |
Gospel and Jazz by Voice Print, Soul Sounds and Norma n Jazz to
surface multi cultural traditions
Languorous, relaxing New Orleans Jazz Sunday brunch is a tradition in
Mount Lavinia Hotel. The hotel is celebrated and features a Jazz Sunday
Brunch often with a jazz combo with Norma n Jazz and Sri Lanka’s best
jazz musicians with the spectacular spread of delicacies synonymous to
New Orleans.
But also on Sunday morning particularly December 26, as it very
popular in New Orleans, African-American churches burst into song with
the joyous sounds of gospel, yet another musical genre deeply rooted in
the city of New Orleans and now at MLH. Gospel brunches, a relatively
new phenomenon, allow a non-religious audience to enjoy a sumptuous meal
while appreciating this uplifting, soulful music on the day it was meant
to be heard.
Gospel took shape in the early twentieth century from the old
spirituals that gave hope and strength to many. In New Orleans gospel,
any instrumentation aside from human voices was at first frowned upon as
sinful in spite of the fact that the music adopted the upbeat rhythms
honed by jazz artists. Choirs were originally quite small, but over the
years they grew and the more talented vocalists began to step forward to
lead emotional call-and-response numbers.
The Gospel Jazz Sunday Brunch is the perfect way for music fans and
curious visitors to enjoy gospel without having to track down
neighborhood churches. Indeed MLH could be guised as the house of blues
and jazz on December 26 from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm and will be the only
and indeed popular location that offers delicious Sunday brunch buffet
matched with the soaring harmonies of gospel and uplifting live jazz.
Ranked with some of the most renowned choirs in the world, SOUL
SOUNDS a much loved all girls who have enthralled many an audience both
in Sri Lanka and abroad will team up with VOICE PRINT, a choral musical
ensemble or very much known to be an all male acapella choir. Both
choirs bringing Sri Lanka fame by winning the World Choir Games in China
in two respective years, will liven the Terrace on December 26. |
