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'Lucky Day ' for Shaggy
By Sanath Weerasuriya
Popular singer Shaggy comes as the star of this week's 'Original Music Competition', which is organised by M- Entertainment in collaboration with TV Times.

This is the fourth contest for the year 2003 and the 'Original Music Competition', which is the longest running competition on TV Times, as usual give away Sony CDs, audios, gift vouchers and posters to the readers of TV Times.

Shaggy rocked the world as he never had before with Hotshot, his MCA debut. It proved a true phenomenon, fuelled by the success of no.1 singles like "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel", which hit no.1 in country after country ("Angel" became the biggest-selling U.K. single for 2001 and it was a number one in Sri Lanka too). Shaggy toured the world extensively, reaching all parts of the globe including Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia/New Zealand and Africa. He was in Sri Lanka too. His Lankan tour was one of the most successful visits by a foreign artiste in recent times.

He won two Billboard Music Awards, taking home honours for "Male Artist of the Year", and "Male Album Artiste of the Year".

His international success began with the 1993 release of Pure Pleasure, his debut album. The single "Oh Carolina" became one of the biggest hits in U.K. pop history, and went on to top the charts in nine other countries. With his 1995 album Boombastic, Shaggy found U.S. success at last. The platinum-certified album won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, while the title track topped Billboard's Reggae, R&B and Rap charts (it hit no.3 on the Pop charts as well).

"Boombastic" also hit no.1 across Europe. Along with the hit title track, the album featured a lively update of "In the Summertime" and a sensational version of "The Train Is Coming", featured in the film "Money Train". In September 1996, soon after finishing his 1995/1996 world tour, Shaggy returned to the studio to record his third album, Midnite Lover (1997).

In addition, he received a 2002 Brit Award for "Best International Male" and was named "Best Selling Male Artist", "Best Selling R&B Male Artiste," "Best Selling Pop Male Artiste" and "Best Selling American Artiste" Awards at the 2002 World Music Awards. Shaggy also received an award for the "Best Selling Album" at the 2002 June Awards in Canada. Altogether, he not only emerged as a major international superstar, he opened the door to reggae as a mainstream form of pop music, with top bands like No Doubt drawing on the Dancehall flavours of Jamaican reggae in their own music.

With his new Big Yard/MCA label readying a slate of releases and Lucky Day ready to drop, Shaggy has a minimum of slack time these days. But it's all good as far as he's concerned. "I love making music," he says.

The album 'Lucky Day' by Shaggy is now available at all M Entertainment authorized dealers.

All the winners of previous contests can collect their prizes from Maharaja Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd., at 330, T.B. Jayah Mw., Colombo 10.

To enter this contest, all you have to do is to answer the question on the coupon No.88 and send it to the address given below.

The address is "Listen to Original Music Contest, No. 88, C/o Maharaja Entertainments (Pvt.) Ltd., 330, T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10.

Tell: + 941672425-8, Fax + 941699070. E Mail: me@lgo.lk

All the entries must be originals from the TV Times and no photocopies or faxes will be entertained. All correct entries will be drawn by a panel of judges.

The entries should reach the above address by March 4, the latest. The decision of the judges will be final and the names of the winners will be announced in The Sunday TV Times accordingly.

The winners will be announced in next week's issue.

Here are the winners of contest no. 86 . The winners of two Sony original CDs are Adrian Cramer of Kotte and M.S. Hannan of Gampola.

Two audio cassette winners are Natalia Tillekeratne of Kandana and M. Leanage of Colombo 8.

10% off gift Vouchers go to Rozana Shahabdeen of Dehiwela, S.A.R. Dissanayake of Gampola, Petula Wijesinghe of Moratuwa, Nilusha of Balangoda, Shafaaz Zabith of Dehiwela and C. Gunanayagam of Kandana.

Posters winners are Janaka Abeyesundere of Colombo 6, Andrea Cramer of Colombo 9, Nilupul Janapriya of Mt. Lavinia, Shehan Candappa of Colombo 15 and M. Azwin of Kandy.

'Wasantha Udanaya' from Victor
By Ranga Sirilal
Victor Rathnayake's "SA" entitled "Wasantha Udanaya", an evening of Oriental music will be held at the Elphinstone Theatre on March 1 at 3.30 and 6.30 p.m.
This musical evening is being organised by the Millennium Youth Society of Kadawatha.

This show will feature an Orchestra of more than fifteen musicians conducted by veteran Victor Rathnayake.

Undoubtedly, he is the musician of his generation. Quite unassuming but talented, Victor Rathnayake, who needs no introduction for his contribution towards the local music scene, now celebrates 30 years in the field.

Victor is one of the giants in this field who had made an immense contribution to improve the quality of Sinhala music in recent years. Songs he has sung cover a wide range from classical ragas to more popular songs such as Aasha Niraasha Mawu, Adaraye Ulpatha Vu Amma, Api Athata Athata, Api Okkoma Rajaawaru, Banninepa Podi Donita, Daiwayogaya, Dewram Wehere, Hithamithuru Sulanga etc.

He bagged the best music Director award in 1983 for Ariyarathna Withanage's Film Athuru Mithuru. He also won the best Music Director award in 1987 for Sunil Ariyarathna's Siribo Aiya Film.

Seylan Bank, Sri Lanka Telecom and Sathosa will be sponsoring the show

Clifford Richards' Oldies Night in MRH Kandy
Clifford Richards will bash it out again with another exhilarating performance of Oldies Night music not to be missed on March 1 at 6.30pm at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel together with Dalreen and Sohan.

If you've been to his first show 'Oldies Night - 1' at the GOH, in October last year, which was a real sell out concert, you would've remembered the mesmerizing performance on display that night with the best loved hits of yesteryear.

Clifford the singer, comperer, TV/radio presenter will be going up to the hills this time to give all lovers of hits from way back in time in Kandy a selection of evergreens of Elvis, Engelbert, Tom Jones, Jim Reeves and many more.

That's not all this is a concert with a sing-a-long segment with audience participation which you're bound to enjoy!

Tickets priced at Rs.500 and Rs.300 are available at Orchid Splendour, Chanakaí's Kandy, United Breweries Lanka Ltd., and at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel, Kandy.

Clifford Richards Night is organised by United Breweries

'Hora Police' at Lumbini Theatre
"Hora Police" a hilarious farce directed by Susil Gunarathne based on a script written by the veteran Playwright Premaranjith Tilakaratne will be staged on February 28 at Lumbini Theatre at 3.30 and 6.30 p.m.

A scene from 'Hora Police'

The story of the play begins with the intrusion of a mentally deranged woman into a posh flat occupied by a playboy belonging to the artistocratic class, disrupting his proposed marriage to an arrogant fiancee with a business background.

The intervention by a Police sergeant and the aggressive onslaught by the fugitive woman's father - a notorious gangster, makes the young man almost a hostage sandwiched between both the Law and the Underworld. The ensuing comic episodes expose the vanity of current social values and the present-day political antics. The policeman who arrests the gangster finally runs away with the mad woman making a mockery of the law itself.

The cast includes such versatile actors as Gamini Hettiarachchi, Nimanthi Porage, Ravindra Yasas, Wijeratne Warakagoda, Badra Nandanie and Susil Gunaratne along with Dulini Ranasinghe and Saman Chandana. The sets and costumes have been designed by Heenatigala Premadasa while Jananath Warakagoda, a talented newcomer provides the musical score. Jayantha Abeyratne is in charge of make-up while the play is being presented by Chandana Wellala.

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