Cricket for peace
Keeping the Cricket spirit alive. Pictures by Samantha Weerasiri |
'Select bands' compositions from Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh will
feature in 'Cricket for Peace' Music Album. The album will be launched
in Mumbai, India, on the eve of the ICC World Cup 2011 Finals.
The best amateur music bands in Colombo presented their compositions
for the ongoing Cricket for Peace program being conducted in three World
Cup hosting nations. Overall, more than 100 bands from Sri Lanka, India
and Bangladesh are participating in the multi-country, multi-language
citizen program organized by MoneyGram International, a leading global
money transfer company.
Cricket for Peace program calls for music bands to compose original
music and song that depict how cricket can bring about the spirit of
peace among masses. Bands from nine cities across Sri Lanka, India and
Bangladesh are vying for a place in the MoneyGram Cricket for Peace
Music Album that will be launched in Mumbai on the eve of the ICC World
Cup finals.
The auditions in Colombo saw bands perform their songs on the theme
of Cricket for Peace. Bands included groups such as Highway, Soul,
Stopwatch Theory, Elixir and Rebels.
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The program opened three weeks ago and has been widely promoted
through social media and direct contact programs. The central jury will
evaluate the winner band from Colombo that will go into the MoneyGram
Cricket for Peace Music Album. Winners from similar auditions in
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Dhaka and
Chandigarh will also make it to the Album.
The MoneyGram Cricket for Peace Music Album will be launched by
eminent personalities from music and cricketing field in a finale event
in Mumbai, India. The highlight of the finale will be the performance of
a Tri-Nation Band constituted by nine lead singers from Sri Lanka, India
and Bangladesh.
The singers will come together in Mumbai to create the Cricket for
Peace anthem that will be multi-lingual and multi-ethnic in nature, and
will use Hindi, Bangla, Sinhala, Tamil and English languages. The finale
will be held in Mumbai on April 1.
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