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Drumming his own kind of beat
This is the question: How can he reconcile his love for jazz with a deep appreciation of Sri Lankan ritual music? For Dr. Sumudi Suraweera the answer was to literally fuse the two by building his own ‘hybrid’ drum kit. Paired with the sweet, clear notes of the piano and the heavy thrum of the [...]
A cast of over 50 gearing up for Evita
There isn’t a Broadway fan alive who couldn’t hum the tune of ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ on demand. It’s one of the reasons ‘Evita’ has long been considered one of the best musicals to come from the legendary duo Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Their collaboration has produced classics like ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ [...]
The Face of KESS: Starting with the hair, of course
A woman’s crowning glory will always be her hair, both literally and in common speak. It’s no surprise then that when Vasantha De Silva of Salon KESS fame sought to find Sri Lanka’s next big modelling talent, he chose to start off with that particular aspect itself. ‘The Face of KESS’ was launched through Facebook [...]