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  Birthday boy Desmond does it in style source :-The Island I’m not a big fan of the baila. It’s not that I dislike this fun-type of music but there are artistes who tend to overdo it, in a mundane way, at their concerts, and that, invariably, leads to boredom. Obviously, taking all this into consideration, I was a bit apprehensive to check out “A Celebration with Desmond de Silva.” On the morning of the show, I was in two minds, but the home crowd insisted that I join them. Let me tell you that the legendary Desmond de Silva proved my thinking wrong…with a superlative performance that made me wish the three-hour concert could have gone on and on!. Of course, Desmond is a maestro and when it comes to showmanship and presentation, he is streets ahead of the rest. He galvanized the large crowd into immediate action with ...

Sep 11, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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Desmond, Mariazelle and Indrani take Melburnians on a musical journey back in time – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE

Desmond, Mariazelle and Indrani take Melburnians on a musical journey back in time BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Mariazelle, Desmond De Silva and Indrani Perera in action The organizers Sinhala Pop is unparalleled in the Sri Lankan music scene and although centered mostly among its natives whose clamor for the true- to- life meaning the lyrics bring, it endears through generations of music lovers thanks to the creators of this genre aimed at a particular audience. With it comes to mind the composers and singers who make popular those memorable melodies and if there was a pecking order about who were on top of that tree, names such as Desmond De Silva, Mariazelle Goonetilleke and Indrani Perera, (the latter of Three sisters fame), are never far from the cream of Sinhala pop. The list of superstars in this category are too numerous to mention. In that context, it was a ...

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Apr 10, 2017 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0