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MUSIC
The Galle Music Festival 2016 :
Colombo Concert today
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Raghu Dixit |
This year the Galle Music Festival 2016, the seventh and latest
iteration of the Music Festival, will provide a place for artists to
meet each other, enjoy the traditions and performances of their
counterparts and celebrate the similarities and differences in their
musical traditions. It will also provide a rich and enjoyable experience
for audiences who will come together from all walks of life from the
North, South, East, West, and Central parts of Sri Lanka.
"These festivals provide Sri Lanka's diverse community artists with
the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their unique art forms on a
national stage. What's more, the festivals are interactive spaces and it
is always wonderful to see our artists and audiences connecting and
learning from each other. This year in Galle, we are particularly
excited by our series of artist collaborations that will offer our
audiences some innovative music fusions," says Festival Director
Kaushalya Navaratne. The Colombo Concert of the Galle Music Festival
will be held from 6.30 p.m. at the Western Province Aesthetic Resort,
Colombo 7 today (15). The artistes, Raghu Dixit Project from India will
perform a 90-minute set at the concert, and tickets are to be sold for
the event.
The proceeds from the Galle Music Festival will go towards the Small
Grants component of the Music Cooperation activities in 2016. The Small
Grants are offered on a competitive basis to musicians who would conduct
musical programs at the grassroots level in schools, with youth, women
or other key target groups, with these activities feeding into
subsequent Music Festival programs. |
