Guitar Fest 2013 in Kandy

The third Colombo Guitar Fest 2013 will feature top guitarists of Sri Lanka sharing the same stage along with a Japanese classical guitarist Ken Sugamata today in Kandy. The hill country show will be held at the E.O.E Perera Memorial Hall, Peradeniya University, Kandy. The concert will continue for two and half hours, commencing at 6 pm.

The Guitar Association of Sri Lanka stages the concert free with the sole aim to popularise diverse genres of guitar music along with their correct performing techniques.

Yamaha Music Centre sponsoring for the sound equipment and music controlling of the shows and more interestingly the country's best guitarists have volunteered to perform in the concerts, sinking ideologies. The Colombo Guitar Fest 2013 showcases the world's popular guitar styles including classical, flamenco, Jazz, blues, rock heavy metal, Hawaiian, trovador and fusion performances by well-known talented local artistes considered to be maestros in the genres.

The annual guitar fest unites multifarious performers with a vibrant audience where they share a harmony in diversity respecting each other.

Among the artistes taking part in the guitar fest are classical and flamenco legend Amaranath Ranathunga, rock star Derek Wickramanayake, Anthony Surendra, Stigmata's Andrew Obeysekara along with young undergraduates of the Visual and Performing Arts University of Sri Lanka.