Sri Lanka Day 2022 Archives

Sri Lanka Day 2022 held on 11 September 2022 in Brisbane – Rocks Riverside Park 0:00:00 – Intro 0:00:23 – Arrival of invited guests 0:02:44 – Magul Bera (Sri Lanka Dance Foundation) 0:03:39 – Welcome speech (Dr Jay Weerawardena) 0:06:16 – Address (Hon. David Crissafulli) 0:08:08 – Addresses (Cr Sarah Hutton, Cr Angela Owen, Cr Charles Strunk) 0:13:08 – Address (Kate Connors) 0:14:41 – Vote of thanks (Anton Swan OAM) 0:21:05 – FSOQ information (Dr Kanchana Ranasighe) 0:23:36 – Interview (Samanmal Gunarathne – 4EB) 0:26:57 – Song: Pera Diga Muthu Attayai Me 0:30:53 – Song: Prarthana (Eeshani Fernanda) 0:33:42 – Bharatnatyam Fusion Dancer – Talam Melam 0:37:29 – Vindina (Feelings) 0:40:45 – Sri Lankan Fusion Dance 0:45:34 – Bollywood Dance 0:49:50 – Song: Rise Up Sri Lanka 0:53:01 – Khmer Cultural Dance 1:02:19 – Indian Folk Dance (Nagada) 1:05:46 – Kandyan Dance -Erandathiya Enawa 1:11:57 – Kandyan Dance -Nalangama Wannama ...

Sri Lanka Day 2022 – By Jay Weerawardena Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter October 2022 The Sri Lanka Day 2022 mega food and multi-cultural festival organised by the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations in Queensland (FSOQ) with its member organisations was successfully held for the second consecutive year on Sunday, 11 September 2022 at Rocks Riverside Park. Like last year, the event was aimed at highlighting and celebrating the cultural heritage and the culinary tastes of Sri Lanka with the wider multi-cultural community in Brisbane. There were ten food stalls that were dedicated to Sri Lankan food and the cultural programme featured dances, songs, and a cultural fashion show from ethnic groups in Sri Lanka. Invited artists from Indian (traditional and Bollywood), Kampuchean, Portuguese added colour and variety to the multicultural stage. The overall event theme was to support Sri Lanka in challenging times highlighting ‘urgent medical supplies for Sri ...