Doing it in Qatar …with success Source:Island It’s heartening to note, despite the pandemic, local artistes, based abroad, are still making an effort to be in the spotlight. We have Sal Salgado, in Germany, Sujeeva Nivunhella (London), and now news has come our way of Rubeena Shabnam. In fact, Rubeena was a part of our scene, not too long ago, and she is back, in the spotlight, again…with her latest single, ‘Surali,’ a song that talks about the freedom of a young girl. This is also the first time where she raps, on her own track, made in collaboration with music producer, Dinesh Hemantha. The lyrics were penned by Jananga Vishwajith, and recorded by Dileepa Liyanage. ...

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Ramadan in Sinhala Source:Island A group of musicians, including Sri Lankans, living in Qatar, have come up with a unique concept – ‘Ya Ramadan’ – an original song, in Sinhala. This project, I’m told, was initiated by some talented musicians, based in Qatar, in collaboration with a local production house, also based in Qatar – Record on Studio. ...

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