Tribute to the legends

Damayantha Kuruppu

Jetliners with Mignonne Loretta and Conrad

Following the success of last year’s concert, DK Promotions have organized the tribute musical show Damayantha and Friends in concert on November 4 at 6.45 pm at The Bishops’ College auditorium. The show will also be the launch of the Original Jetliners farewell concert which will be held on March 3, 2013.

The concept of the concert is to pay tribute to legends such as Jim Reeves, Elvis Presley, Andy Williams, Louis Armstrong, Olivia –Newton john, Whitney Houston, Lobo, Lionel Richie, The Beatles, Shirley Bassey and more. The artists who would perform are Dalreen, Sohan, Noeline Honter, Ronnie and Yasmin. A special tribute to late Sunil Shantha will be performed by Ivor Dennis whilst Damayantha besides paying tribute to Elvis, Daniel O’Donnell, Lobo and Jim Reeves will also pay a special tribute to Clarence Wijewardena,. Music for the concert will be provided by Sohan and X- Periments.

The show is a follow up to ‘Yesterday Once More’ which was a great success. According to Damayantha the show will be collective presentation by all artists involved. The concert will start with ‘That’s what friends are for’ emphasizing on the theme of the concert followed by many musical tributes and ending with a medley of sing along classics. The show will be a real treat for all who appreciate good Retro music.

As a special gesture, tickets purchased for the concert will be entitled for a discount on tickets for the Original Jetliners farewell concert which will take place on March 3, 2013.