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Sri Guitar Jam: Strumming a chord of hope and creativity

Sri Guitar Jam: Strumming a chord of hope and creativity

A good guitarist can always make their instrument ‘sing’, paint a picture in the listener’s mind or even relate a story that is emotionally stimulating, and thought provoking. The Sri Guitar Jam was conceptualized with the intention of  bringing this sense of originality and hope back to musicians, hit hard by the raging pandemic. It [...]

Avocado app bears fruit all round!

In this age of visual impact marketing, a data and technology company comes up with a digital strategy for customer input to help businesses grow In this day and age, many collect memories easily through the pictures taken on their phones. Documenting a happy family occasion, a spontaneous fun outing with friends or even just a [...]

Chagall now at new location

Chagall now at new location

Chagall has moved. Now in its plush new location at Parkland on Park Street, Colombo 2, veteran hairstylist Gerald Solomons cut the ribbon on Tuesday, greeting invitees with his own personal touch – a warm ‘ayubowan’, a nod to these COVID-constrained times. The salon continues the stark black, white and red theme that Gerald has [...]

Mirror

A bit of paradise in every piece of jewellery

A bit of paradise in every piece of jewellery

Creativity is what’s behind the beauty of life, and more often than not, someone’s creativity never fails to impress and inspire. And the work by Isuru Jayashan the talent behind the Elysian Eunoia brand is exactly that. Elysian Eunoia was started by Isuru in 2017, when he was in university, simply as a hobby. However, [...]

TV Times

Alston Koch opens the way to South America

Alston Koch opens the way to South America

Sri Lankan born popular singer Alston Koch, who is a leading campaigner on Climate Change, has been invited by Rosalia Arteaga of Ecuador, the only woman to have held the positions of both President and Vice President of any country, as a special invitee to speak on the problems of Climate Change and the effects [...]

Enrique Iglesias accepts ‘Top Latin Artist of All Time’ Awards

Enrique Iglesias accepts ‘Top Latin Artist of All Time’ Awards

Enrique Iglesias was honoured with the Top Latin Artist of All Time at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards last week. While he didn’t prepare a speech, he spoke from the heart. While many shows have gone completely virtual or mixed in pre-recordings, the Billboard Latin Music Awards did things very differently. For the first [...]

School boy Magicians win Trophies

School boy Magicians win Trophies

‘The Sri Lanka Magic Circle’, one of the oldest Cultural and Entertainment Associations in Sri Lanka, is gearing itself to celebrate its ‘Century of Magic’ on February 18, 2022. The Sri Lanka Magic Circle is a state-recognised institute of magicians that has been around since the year 1922. Back in the ‘50s, they formed troupes [...]

The ‘Flaming Lips’ rock out safely in ‘space bubbles’

The ‘Flaming Lips’ rock out safely in ‘space bubbles’

The Flaming Lips found a way to continue performing during the coronavirus pandemic — and it’s explosive! The Oklahoma City rock group performed in front of a large crowd of fans in their hometown on Monday that saw concertgoers placed inside individual human-size plastic bubbles. With band frontman Wayne Coyne holding court in the middle [...]

‘VIKAARI’ wins Best Short film at Screamfest Film Fest in LA

‘Vikaari’, Sri Lankan movie co-directed by Sandun Seneviratne and British filmmaker Charlie Bray won the best Short film Award at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival concluded last week. Held in Los Angeles, Screamfest is one of the world’s biggest film festivals dedicated for the genre of ‘horror’ movies. Considered as ‘The Sundance of Horror’, legendary directors [...]

Playback songs of ‘Jeewa’ recorded

Playback songs of ‘Jeewa’  recorded

Recording of the playback songs of   ‘Jeewa’, the first directorial venture of the veteran actor Jeewan Kumaratunga, was completed at Mithsuka Studio in Madiwela recently. The film is also the second film music direction of musician  Sunil Dharmasena and vocal renditions are done by Chintha Priyangani, Chamara Upekshitha, Risahini Thamidya and U. G. Eranga. The [...]

A Tele solution for human- elephant conflict

A Tele solution for human- elephant conflict

The pre-production of ‘Kunchanadha’, a new teleplay revolving around the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka is completed and it is to be shot soon.  Areas in and around Rambukkana and Galgamuwa, where human-elephant issues are taking place have been selected as main locations for the drama. Scripted by Aruna Premaratne and directed by award winning [...]

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