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Wildfire and Replay 6 promise a fabulous musical experience at the Grand on Princes. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. There’s just four of them, but the music they produce is mind blowing. Wildfire from Sri Lanka is no run -of -the -mill set up, they are a Band that genuine music lovers will be enthralled to take in for their amazing talent. They are a set-up that jelled musically a few decades ago getting rave reviews, but although they have gone their separate ways, getting together for tours on past reputation, they just melt into the mould like they were never apart. Master promoter Bertie Ekanaike has his finger on the pulse when it comes to music and musicians, and he knows how good these guys are and what they bring to the table musically. An example of the magnetic impact Wildfire has on their fans and followers is ...

Feb 18, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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Sri Lankan band Mirage’s final appearance, as they signed off in style after a third sellout performance. – By Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka – Melbourne) Temperatures soared in Melbourne to nearly 40 degrees Celsius but it did little to discourage a capacity crowd attending Sri Lankan band Mirage’s final appearance, as they signed off in style after a third sellout performance.  Event organisers Chris and Annie Cannon were apologetic at the hurried change of plan due to the extreme weather conditions that forced everyone inside the venue and making the hall a bit overcrowded.  But the clamour for tickets could have made it worse if a cap was not put on it leaving about a hundred interested patrons disappointed.  However, there was no doubt it was an outstanding success, music and delicious food wise. Thai Street Food can take a bow in that respect.  From a Mirage perspective, the tour was ...

Mar 11, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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MARVELLOUS MARIANS by Des Kelly Not too long ago, most Sinhalese Musicians & Bands would “do their thing” sitting and standing around as though the World was coming to an end, in the next few minutes of their “gig”. I would watch them in disbelief. Not a smile on the faces of these Sri Lankans, who are generally known to have a perpetual smile, nod their heads a lot, and act in a totally relaxed manner, common to Asian Islanders. It was not that these musicians had no talent. They simply did not know how to project this talent onto a television screen.   Another fault was the fact that most of their “vocalists” did not know the lyrics of the songs they were about to perform. They either had a piece of paper in their hands, did not even try to conceal the fact that they had to keep ...

Oct 5, 2018 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , , ,
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