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Happenings / People Peter Andre to perform here by Mahes Perera
In just three weeks the sensational ladies heart throb, the international super star Peter Andre will be in Sri Lanka for just one concert performance on Saturday January 28. Cancel all your other engagements and keep the date free. The muscle flexing sensation will be performing at the Henry Pedris Grounds, Havelock Road. Peter Andre's catchy single Mysterious Girl that hit the top rung of the charts and stayed there for some weeks will be sung by your idol just for your pleasure. The video too became a hot favourite. Now he's famous all over the world as a singing, dancing, muscle flexing reggae, pop and r&b hero who has collected many fans of different ages. The secret of his success. You might ask? Well if you see him live in performance, your question will be answered! Peter Andre's album Natural moved in as a No. 1 album in Europe i.e. UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden and Italy. It became a favourite in America and Australia. Andre's follow up self titled album Peter Andre as the blurbs go was highly successful and earned full marks in popularity. So were his other albums Time, Best of Peter Andre and his latest come back album titled The Long Road Back. His musical career has been hectic and loaded with many gold and platinum disc awards and millions of singles sold globally. Not to be left out he has collaborated with many fellow international stars such as Madonna, Bobby Brown, Warren G, Boyzone, Coolio, Montell Jordan and Brian McKnight to name a few. This Smash Hits awards winner has won acclaimed awards such as 5 AMA awards, 2 WMA and has appeared regularly in internationally famed magazines, radio and TV shows like X-Factor, I'm a Celebrity and in Death Ride a horror/thriller film which is due to be released this year. What's more, he has sung the song Kiss the Girl for the million dollar block buster Walt Disney movie The Little Mermaid. Peter Andre will be on stage with the international super model cum actress and singer Katie Price who was selected as one of the most desirable women in 2005. Make your tracks. Friends fly off New Year's Eve night belonged to the musicians... Almost all bands in the industry were on the band stands in Colombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya the Southern circuit and the Negombo circuit. Even small restaurants ensured that their revellers went home happy after dancing and singing lustily to the traditional Auld Lange Syne.
The day after New Year we met Nihar Hamid leader of Friends to find out how it was with his band who was featured at the Ballroom of Taj Samudra. "It was a successful 31st night. The Ballroom was packed with guests, most of the Sri Lankans from Australia and England who were extremely happy to be back in Sri Lanka and to be with members of their families they left behind, friends and relatives. It was a memorable re-union for them, happiness untold. As for us, our music was well received - the guests were a mixed lot-young and old. We played a different scene and kept them on their feet until the stroke of midnight and even after. Enthusiasm and energy ran high and watching them from my drum stool it was evident that coming back to their homeland was a special kind of happiness", Nihar describes the evening. The band Friends who were featured at The Mix on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays will be leaving Sri Lanka on Wednesday January 11 and looking forward to a return this year for the festive season. With his band of men the bassist Ushan Gunasekera, the keyboardist Dileepa Mangala the guitarist Marlon Amarasekera and the female glitz Gaby who is fluent in five different European languages, English and now sings baila in Sinhala, Nihar and Friends will be in Zurich till end of March, then to Germany and back to Switzerland, to cover gigs. M.P. Amazing Grace re-union concert Get geared to welcome Amazing Grace at their significant re-union concert at the BMICH on Sunday, January 22 presented by DR Entertainment.
The group that hit the show biz scene in Sri Lanka in the 70's will relive memories of their music and not disappoint their fans - you can be sure of that 'coz together they can still produce music of the highest quality. Keyboardist Tony de Silva who spearheaded 'Amazing Grace' on the insistence of Auggie Ranaweera has got together the original members Reza Deane - guitar/vocals, Donald Pieris - drums/vocals and Benjy Ranabahu - bass/vocals and a later member the acclaimed keyboardist Harsha Makalande for a fabulous concert of the Amazing Grace favourites. The band will be also supported by guitarists/vocalists the brothers Rukshan and Melantha Perera. Amazing Grace who had their fans screaming with their renditions of the hits the Bee Gees, Beatles, Three Dog Night, Peter Frampton and Doobie Brothers will include selections from the books of the Eagles, Commodores, George Benson and Queen. The boys are determined to take you back to their halcyon days when they rocked the Little Hut at the Mount Lavinia Hotel. So, like they say, be prepared it's going to be an Amazing Grace blast. MP |
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