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Stefan D’Silva, newly appointed Rugby Director for S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia address the Old Boys of Sydney & Canberra at the AGM – “we will play to win but not at all costs”

Nov 10, 2017 Posted by In Biz News, English Videos, Home Tagged , , , , Comments 0

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I have been asked to write an article about my cricketing journey from Colombo to Melbourne.. I have some reservations about how relevant my article will be. However, I trust that it will serve essentially as an insight to the exhilarating schoolboy cricketing era of the 1950s. I debuted for Royal in ’54 and captained in ’57. A couple of weeks after the Royal-Thomian I migrated to Australia, and was the first Sri Lankan to play District (Grade) cricket in Melbourne. In the ‘50s, Sri Lanka was far from attaining test status. Sri Lanka possessed great players such Mahadevan Sathasivam, F C de Saram, C I Gunasekera, Vernon Prins, and Mike Tissera, et al. The only exposure to international cricket that Sri Lanka had was a one-day friendly played when the English or Australian teams passed through Colombo on their way to Australia or England every two years. In Australia ...

Nov 3, 2017 Posted by In Articles, Home Tagged , Comments 0
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SCATS NSW felicitated Bonny Fernando

SCATS NSW felicitated Bonny Fernando (Photos thanks to Roy Grafix) Click here or click on the photos below to view all the photos from the event on eLanka facebook page SCATS NSW felicitated Bonny Fernando On Saturday the 7th October 2017 SCATS NSW presented “Rhythms in Concert” at the Blue Elephant Auditorium in Pennant Hills to felicitate the well known vocalist in Sydney, Bonny Fernando for his voluntary contributions in entertainment within the community of Sri Lankan origin. The function was house full with an elegant audience to enjoy “Golden Oldies” in a mix of Western & Eastern music of the sixties & seventies. A session of “Sing Song” together with Bonny and Sri Lankan hip-hop Baila were well received to have packed the floor with young & old couples swaying nonstop with enthusiasm. A sumptuous buffet with entrees, wine and soft drinks awaited to treat the needs. The well ...

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Oct 30, 2017 Posted by In Home, Photos Tagged , , Comments 0

A Tribute to Prince Purple Revolution

A Tribute to Prince Purple Revolution It doesn’t get more legendary than the music of Prince. When the iconic performer passed away in 2016, the world mourned the loss of the multi- instrumentalist who was ahead of his time musically. For Australian musician Andrew De Silva, this loss was keenly felt. Undeniably something that was meant to be, Purple Revolution had their first show only a couple of weeks before Prince passed away. The Purple Revolution pays homage in a party fashion – after all, Prince penned some of the best songs in music history. With tracks such as Little Red Corvette, 1999, Cream, Diamonds & Pearls, I Wanna Be Your Lover and the iconic Purple Rain, audiences are guaranteed to be on their feet from start to finish. Prince’s hits smashed the Billboard Charts and created memories for generations – now Purple Revolution: A Tribute to Prince will endeavor ...

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Oct 29, 2017 Posted by In Home Tagged Comments 0

“Goodbye to a rock n roll legend” FATS DOMINO by Desmond Kelly And so we say “goodbye” to another rock n roll legend, Fats Domino, born Feb.26,1928 & died on Oct.25th 2017, aged 89 years. A pianist, singer, song-writer, of New Orleans-style music, he will be remembered for many songs, one of the best being Blueberry Hill. His full name was Antoine Domino Jnr., affectionately nicknamed “Fats” because of his chubby look, he would sit down at a piano, play & sing in his own inimitable style, either “backing” dozens of other vocalists or doing his “solo” rock numbers with a flair, all of his own. He reminded me very much of another piano-legend of Lanka by the name of Gerry Crake. Legends such as these, make for “original rock & roll music”, who could play any other type of music as well, making the old “piano” talk.Fats had a ...

Oct 26, 2017 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY, Home Tagged , Comments 0
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