ALSTON KOCH in one of his rare performances in Sri Lanka at a fireside chat at The HILTON HOTEL – ICC performance ALSTON KOCH in one of his rare performances in Sri Lanka at a fireside chat at The HILTON HOTEL organized by the advisor to both The President & Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Weerakkody & this time for a very exclusive gathering of dignitaries from all over the world and an audience of over 1200 enthralled VIP’s including The Prime Minister, Her Worship The Mayor of Colombo Rosy Senanayake, Cabinet Ministers of the Govt. Of Sri Lanka, The special envoys of countries overseas and The Diplomatic Corps, Heads of the various religious institutions,and the cream of prominent high profile business men like Harry Jayawardene,Dhammika Perera, etc. Courtesy and thanks to the late Peter Allen and Australia. ...

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ALSTON KOCH & JACQUI FERNANDEZ’s  performance draw thousands to the cinema! The film critics and the public acclaim the long awaited ‘ACCORDING TO MATTHEW’ that opened in Sri Lanka this week as a ‘Star Studded’ romantic thriller and an ‘Eye opening cinematic experience’ directed by Chandran Rutnam. Recently completed in Hollywood with a new edit and the latest in post production & recently accepted by theACADEMY AWARDS 2018 has placed this engrossing film in a very enviable position. Jacqui Fernandez in a sensual performance and a brilliant acting debut by the Richard Burton of the Asian Cinema Alston Koch has attracted the cream of the Colombo social elite to cinemas across this island paradise.    Reviews across the board call it a ‘revolutionary cinematic experience ‘ for the Sri Lankan  cinema while others call it a transcendent theatrical experience. A majestic performance by Alston Koch who in the past 2 weeks carried away the ‘SRILANKAN OF THE YEAR’award in ...

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Alston Koch – Always in the limelight – In Colombo! Singer Alston Koch, who is known for his mega hit, “Disco Lady,’ is very much in the news these days – not as a performer, though, but as a speaker, at various events, connected with the environment. Early this month, he was the keynote speaker at ITB (Ecuador), Central America, on the effects of pollution of the environment in the world. Alston also came out with a song, titled ‘Symphony for Change.’ Performed by Alston himself, it was written by the singer and A-Z Sheriff and produced by the same team, with Frederick James as director of the video. The concept and the song were developed in collaboration with Symphony Environmental Ltd., to raise awareness of the problems caused by plastic pollution in the environment. Perhaps a memorable moment in Alston’s illustrious career is when he met the legendary cricketer, ...

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“LEGENDS OF LANKA” – By Des Kelly While we can “boast” many “Legends of Lanka” both past and present, Legends in almost every field of Endeavour, there would also have to be the journalistic “Legends” to write about all the  singular achievements of these people, and today, I would like to introduce a Lankan Journalist who has really “been there & done that”. To “face-book” fans, he needs no introduction at all. He makes his “comments” regularly on F.B., pulls no punches, with articulate abandon, and, best of all, (for me), is a personal friend.       I speak to Joe Vanlangenberg often and never fail to be amazed by the fact that there is hardly a single Vocalist, Male or Female, Group, Band, or Music Conglomeration that Joe isn’t familiar with. This particular article goes back to the days of Donavan Andree, Entrepreneur Extraordinaire, in old Ceylon, as we knew ...

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Sandra Jackson plucked away in her prime – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Plucked away in the prime of her life through a cruel twist of fate, the power packed voice of Sandra Jackson will resonate no more. Lead singer of Melbourne’s top band Replay 6 and leader of the band for many decades, Sandra Jackson left this world suddenly after a short battle with lung issues later compounded by the discovery of blockages to her arteries which left the medical staff at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne with no recourse to save her life. Her sudden passing has sent shockwaves through the music industry in Australia, Sri Lanka and throughout the world of musicians who knew of her fantastic talent and endeared her for it and her ever availability to nurture and promote aspiring artistes. The overwhelming response of shock and grief expressed at her passing on social media ...

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Alston Koch launches new video & song on World Environmental Day in Mexico Translation from a Spanish Press Release: World Environmental Day was celebrated in Mexico City within the precincts of the President Miguel Alamen Valdez library & a special song & video written for the occasion by Sri  Lankan born Australian American was premiered & launched & streamed to the world today 5th June.   ...

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