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By Daffy DuckDo you ever feel as if life is too much of a burden. Then something has to be done to ease the weight. There is a place of your own, a place where you can come in even with Business suit, then dance and hang out with your peers in a place set apart for those who work, work, and work. That's the newest night club in town "Colombo 2000" at Galadari Hotel. So who better than DJ Crazy J from London to carry you to that special place. Jonathan Jayatillaka who goes as Crazy J, is 25 years of age, born and bred in UK. Parents are of course Sri Lankan. Crazy J's father is part-time lead singer in a band in UK. "It is his influence and support that made me become a DJ. He got me the contacts at dances, clubs, and I even play with the band as its DJ. When they take a break (no! no! not with Kit Kat), I take over. It was 13 years ago. These were my student days. I have one older bro-ther, who is a qualified IT specialist and a younger bother stu-dying Ele-ctronic Engineering." Cra-zy J said. "I am a fully qua-lified Financial Consultant (part time) and a DJ (full-time). Back home heavy DJing is done throughout the season. Only during January and February. I give consultations. Rest of the year is year is devoted to music," said Crazy J who is on his 3rd visit to Sri Lanka The first two visits were with courtesy of Blue Elephant Night Club at Hilton Hotel. That was in 1992 and 1994, the in-house were the late DJ Ray and DJ Kapila. Crazy J said it's a great experience to work for the newest night club in town with a new concept. "I have brought with me the latest albums, therefore the audience can enjoy a wide choice of pieces. Also the DJing in Sri Lanka is quiet different from DJing in London. Here you can play all types of music at one club, but in London each night club plays only one type of music. My personal choice is Soul & RMB. I noted that many of the DJ's don't speak to the crowd. It makes the audience bored. I feel that there should be a mix between both. I am differently planning to use the microphone at the Colombo 2000" Crazy J. added. My passion is sports cars, good food, and sleeping ( excuse: catching up with all the lost time) and going to other night clubs and listening to other DJ's in swing. He's now in action at Colombo 2000, and will remain there till December 17. Crazy J will also be doing a couple of shows with SUN FM. 'Colombo -2000', the popular entertainment centre at Galadari, opened its doors again last Tuesday. 'Alien Dancers', a dance troupe from Russia together with Crazy J will be in action at 'Colombo 2000' till December 12.
Ajantha will leave on December 8 to represent Sri Lanka at the international pageant which is scheduled to be held in Tokyo Japan at the Shinjuku Lumine Hall on December13. She is a former student of Thakshila Central College Horana, joined the Sri Lanka Airforce as an officer cadet in 1994 and successfully completed her combat training at Diyathalawa including pistol firing and rifle shooting. She was selected to the faculty of medicine while she was following her cadet training. Ajantha's dress by courtesy Infinity
Ruhuna 2001 Multivision (Pvt) Ltd., (Multivision) announced last week the launch of its Comet Cable TV service. Its blockbuster line-up of programming services will ensure that Sri Lankan viewers will now be able to receive the best that televsion has to offer.
"After an extensive period of market research and network testing, we are pleased and proud to offer our Comet Cable packages to the consumers of Sri Lanka", said Ted Boyle, President and CEO of Multivision. "Demand for Comet Cable has already been overwhelming and we look forward to providing more families, with more services across all of Sri Lanka, he added. Comets' initial ten-channel package is priced at Rs. 900 per month. Consumers who wish to receive a basic service of nine-channels without HBO will pay Rs. 600. The state of the art home consumer equipment required to receive the Comet Cable service is priced at Rs. 10,000 while a standard installation costs Rs. 3,500. Ruhuna 2001 Multivision, which operates Comet Cable, is 90% owned by Rystar Communications Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. Canada and 10% by the Sri Lankan Government. Multivision has been licensed to operate cable, wireless cables and pay television in Sri Lanka and it has received broadcast spectrum from the Goverment which allows it to provide service to the whole of the country.
The year's biggest outdoor rock concert will blast off on December 11 from 7.00 p.m. onwards at the Vihara Maha Devi Open Air Theatre, Colombo 7. The pioneers in the local rock scene "Rattle Snake" led by bass guitarist Tilak Dias, will be in action, along with bands "Vishva" and "Fatal Knights".
The performance by 'Rattle Snake' includes some unique blend of rock-raggae with experimental fusion rock. They will also play evergreen rock classics of legendary Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple and also music from Aerosmith and Nirvana, together with 3 originals composed by Tilak Dias. Their line-up comprises: Thilak Dias (Bass/Band Leader), Malik Seneviratne (Lead Guitar), Rohan Karunaratne (Vocals), Kolitha Halgamuwa (Vocals), Lal Witiwala (Drums), Dilup Seneviratne (Keyboards), S. Rangan (Gadam/Moshin/Nagara/Thavil/Thimbali). Vishva means universe. Since music is considered as the universal language, they too have a wide reportoire. Musician Bandula Dias leads this Five-Man outfit and handles the vocal spot too. They play both electronic as well as acoustic and Rock/Folk/Country and Western/Reggae music will come alive on this day with Vishva. Members of Vishva are Primal Liyanage (Lead Guitar/Vocals), Rukman Ariyasinghe (Bass), Ajith Wijemanne (Drums), Jayantha Jinadasa (Keyboards). 'Fatal Knights,' a new young rock outfit consists of six talented performers. Currently they are quite popular in the south as they play at "Why Not" night club in Hikkaduwa every Saturday. This is their first ever public live performance in Colombo.
By Daffy DuckAnother year is coming to an end. Out comes long lists of gifts for mums, dads and the Santa Claus. Where can one buy all these things from? Well! Sooriya Senekeliya, Gold n' Sun Fair at SDS Jayasinghe Grounds, Dehiwela from 9th - 12th December offers an opportunity for satisfactory shopping. This is the a trade fair of unusual proportion and could resemble a carnival. Number of trade stalls are 200. Will the prices be affordable? A mechanism has been worked out among stall owners all items will be sold at special discounts. It is a condition imposed on them. Sooriya Senekeliya is unique in the sense that it is backed by five Radio Stations in three languages. That's Sun, Hiru, Sooriyan, Taru, Gold by ABC Radio Networks. The carnival is being organised with the entire family in mind so everyone who steps in is sure to have a roaring time. At a recent press conference Taru Programmes Manager Ananda Wijesena said the convenience of everyone was taken into account in selecting the venue at Dehiwela. The carnival and the trade fair starts every day at 2.00 p.m. and goes on till midnight. Other than the trade stalls, Children will have a merry-go-round, giant wheel, pony ride and game stalls to keep them occupied. Nightly entertainment will consist of horror house, Discotheque and at 9.00 p.m. musical shows featuring a galaxy of stars will be staged. For the grand finale there will be a musical extravaganza featuring "Blue Shadows" & Flash Back" and over 20 artistes will perform in Sinhala, Tamil & English. The whole show would be broadcast live. As attendance is expected to be high the organisers have arranged late night transport in consultation with the transport authorities and the other essential need looked after will be the supply of clean drinking water. There will also be various food stalls. So what's needed to get into the Sooriya Sanekeliya Gold n' Sun Fair is Rs.10/- for the entrance ticket, a sack full of money and definitely a wheelbarrow to carry anything and everything that you may buy except ducks, of course. |
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