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Excellent entertainment

All of a sudden a host of singers are staging their solo concerts in our entertainment scene which is refreshing and much needed too in Sri Lanka's rather dull music industry. The most recent one was the exciting Rajiv and Corrine in Concert held at the BMICH, which showcased the high degree of versatility in performance by Corrine de Almeida and Rajiv Sebastian who are leading lights today. Rajiv who is much at ease in his laid back delivery of English and Sinhala songs opened the concert with a Bee Gee's favourite 'Don't Forget To Remember Me' backed by his band Rajiv and the Clan and Corrine picked up the tempo with her opener which she informed the audience was her debut song into the professional music scene.

The song a favourite of yesteryear was 'Stupid Cupid' an excellent rendition, strong and precise in delivery. She is undoubtedly streets-ahead as a singer, considering her repertoire which is wide as wide can be. Her switch to Shobi Perera's Sinhala composition Ma Rawatanna Epa was done with a lot of panache, and her vocal skit with the hilarious Ronnie Leitch proved her amazing musical and histrionic skills. She is now well acclaimed for these creative music acts with Ronnie.

With Maxi Rosairo another leading light and guest at the show she turned around the ballad 'Unchained Melody' giving it a magnetic attraction. From the contemporary pop scene, Shakira's 'Whenever Wherever' got the right treatment in her capable hands. But we guess the high point for her, as she mentioned, was singing a duet with her son Brandon, who now hosts Fan Club on ITN calling himself Damian. Both mother and son gave a catchy performance of the pop version of 'Killing Me Softly' backed by Ultimate and later with her brother Kevin (who needs no introduction) she rocked 'It Takes Two'. Certainly memories for her to treasure.

Rajiv had his share of the limelight singing the songs he wanted to perform. With Corrine he revived the Rukmani Devi perennial Olu Male Sudo Sudo and the audience lapped up the other selections like Suwadak Denevi, Loke Jeewath, Kelani Vihara. With Sunil Perera Galkisse Muhuduwerale came alive on stage. Anton Jones and Chandral Fonseka were the other guests who shared the stage with Rajiv and the medley at the end with Corrine was an ideal wrapper for the audience to take home.

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