Bonny Fernando, an ardent fan of H.R. Jothipala and his music, was in Sri Lanka recently on an invitation of T.M. Sangadasa, Chairman of the Kala Lanka Foundation to perform at the 22nd anniversary tribute to H.R. Jothipala held at the Elphinstone Theatre recently.

Bonny Fernando was a part time singer in Sri Lanka and is now in Sydney, Australia where he continues his musical career with his band Bonny & The Clan. Their repertoire comprises Sri Lankan and Western music.

“Last July we had a tribute show for H.R. Jothipala and this was organised along with SCATS - a Sydney organisation. “We used Sri Lankan talent in Sydney and this year I was happy to be in Sri Lanka for the tribute concert. I am planning to do a show next year and also sing new songs, I hope it will work out well”, says Bonny who has released two CDs in Sri Lanka on which he has sung duets with Nelu Adikhari and Uresha Ravihari.

Pic.Malan Karunaratne

The young students of the International College of Business Technology, Mount Lavinia will stage a Sing-a-Long on July 31 at the Palm Beach Hotel, Mt. Lavinia commencing 7.30 p.m.

The event is being organised by the Quantity Surveyors Batch 10 and they have chosen Annesley Malawana to be the featured singer with his band Super Chimes. The students enjoy the music of the Moonstones, Super Golden Chimes and other hit songs of the 60s and 70s. In Hawker Street style the evening is being planned as a family get-together at the poolside of the Beach Hotel the venue for Annesley and his band Super Chimes.

A programme of traditional Nepalese music performed by a Nepalese quartet at the Cinnamon Grand was a mind blowing experience in a minor key. The quartet comprised a flautist, a drummer, a violinist and a male singer. The programme was interesting in that traditional music of Nepal that is normally played for festive occasions was performed.

The flautist’s artistry was highly commendable. Young and just twenty-one years the flautist played a collection of more than ten bamboo flutes in different keys. The mountain music expressed on the flute was haunting and appealing. The quartet’s appearance was by courtesy of the High Commission of Nepal in collaboration with the Cinnamon Grand.