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| Sunday, 8 May 2005 |
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A new CD from 6th Lane by Mahes Perera "Our music has no limitations", says Hiran Thenuwara, leader of the groovy 6th Lane. "In fact we sing R & B, Hip-Hop, rock, pop and fusion" continues the young and enthusiastic Hiran who is responsible for writing all the songs that they perform.
This new album of theirs will have eight tracks and will be produced by Hiran. The themes are love and reality but different from Nirvanaya', with the rhythms in hip-hop, r & B rock and fusion, and laced with a large serving of rap. The groups debut album Nirvanaya containing fourteen originals was released on the M. Entertainment label. The director of the album, Hiran is happy that he titled the CD Nirvanaya because according to him "the music was a new approach intended to give a sense of heaven to a true lover of original and imaginative music." The CD found success because it came out at a time when the focus was on youth music talent and creativity and was well received by the young who were waiting for something different to hit their way and Nirvanaya fitted the bill. Most of the songs were written by Hiran and Ramya Thenuwara, with his band member Chamath Janaka chipping in along with Karunadasa Suriarachchi. Dedicated and committed in their music 6th Lane is determined to hit the high spots. When they started off they took on the name of 'Uth Max' quite appropriately and were successful in having their song Vassanaya telecast on Swarnavahini's prime time programme Heart Beat. Another of their songs Mal Peththak was telecast on Sirasa TV. Their song Blue Soul turned out to be a hit track and was aired on Sun FM Hot 40. Other songs that became popular for them were Conflagration and Sacrifice on a lie which stayed on TNL radio's Sri Lankan Top 10 for many weeks. 'Blue Soul' will soon be made into a video, so watch out for 6th Lane's appearance on the popular TV stations. Image matters The Image Academy of Personality Development has organised a series of seminars and workshops on image building and personality development for corporate executives both men and women, middle and junior management levels. These sessions will be conducted by world-renowned corporate image and style consultant Shobha Andrews. The first part of the training course 'Lady par Excellence' is designed exclusively for women and will be held on May 9 and 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Galadari Hotel. Targeting both the working and non-working women, this seminar will provide participants with invaluable knowledge and understanding on how to develop confidence and achieve personal success through image and personal style, along with etiquette and protocol instruction. The second segment of the seminar 'Corporate Image Dynamics' will be devoted to Image Building for corporate men and women and will be conducted on May 13, at Hotel Galadari from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In this one-day highly interactive program, Shobha Andrews will focus on: How to develop a positive and lasting first impression; The final session will be the conducting of a residential seminar out-of-Colombo on May 14 and 15, 2005 under the theme 'Professional Image for Business Executives', targeted specifically for middle and junior executives, who aim to take a step up the corporate ladder. Music for Asia A sum of more than one million euros was collected during a solidarity concert by an Italian organisation to collect funds for the tsunami victims of Sri Lanka.
The concert 'Music for Asia', which was organised by 'Media Friends' was held at the Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy on March 21. 'Media Friends' is part of Mediaset, the media group owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Foremost musicians of Italy and several internationally acclaimed musicians performed in this solidarity concert, which was shown live on the national Italia 1 television channel. This is the first time that leading Italian musicians got together to raise funds for a humanitarian crisis. This sum was collected through selling tickets for the concert, sending mobile phone and land phone SMS by the viewers and donations made by viewers through credit cards. All the funds collected by the concert will be donated to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) operative in Sri Lanka. The UNHCR will utilise these funds for its projects on construction of houses, supplying of medical and legal assistance to various ethnic groups in Jaffna, Trincomalee and Ampara districts. The Ambassador for Sri Lanka in Italy E.Rodney M. Perera specially invited for this event came on stage during the concert and thanked the artistes and the Italian public in Sinhala and Italian for their solidarity. He was given a very warm welcome by the audience. Especially for mom Today is International Mother's Day Make your Mother feel extra special by taking her off from the kitchen and treating her to a sumptuous buffet at the Taprobane restaurant at the Colombo Plaza. With an all-you-can-eat spread, a great lunch offer will go a long way to show mom how much they are loved and appreciated for everything they do throughout the year.
There are also many other ways to make her feel special with cakes, posies and dainty book marks to give away as keepsakes. Or you could treat her to dinner vouchers from the Coffee Shop, so she can dine in style any day she likes! I hold the memories in my heart, you are my Mom and my best friend... I love you Mom! Cafe Emerald's offers a special lunch buffet from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at a very special rate. A sumptuous lunch buffet with a variety of delicious salads, mouth-watering meat dishes, exciting flavours of rice and a tempting dessert buffet for all Moms. That's not all! There will be an array of delicious cakes like Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate Chip, Black Forest specially made for Mothers day and sweet Chocolates from the Pastry shop - La Patisserie de Paris.
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At the moment there is a lull in their performance dates, since Hiran is
at the University at Peradeniya in the throes of attending lectures and
working tutorials towards becoming a dental surgeon. However, they did
perform at Reach Out 2 in Colombo and Reach Out 3 in Kandy. Last week 6th
Lane were featured in a live performance on Sirasa. In their own way this
four piece band is putting together music tracks for their new album, in the
weekends, and which they will launch with a concert soon. 
What's more a complimentary glass of wine for every mom will be part of
the dining experience and a photographer will be present on site to capture
the memories. Colombo Plaza also offers Mother's Day hampers, filled with an
assortment of chocolates, freshly baked cookies and a beautiful bouquet
available at the Coffee Shop. 
