Happenings / People

Jerome says farewell

The Dutch Burgher Union will stage a farewell concert for singer / guitarist Jerome Speldewinde on Friday August 19 from 8.30 p.m. onwards. Jerome will be off to Melbourne before the end of this month to fulfil his contracts beginning September.

On Saturday August 20 you can catch him at the Rhythm 'n Blues nite spot as that will be his final performance. But, before all this, Jerome Speldewinde will be featured at the monthly Jazz soiree today at the CR + FC, so don't be late for an extraordinary performance by an extremely versatile singer.

Evergreen off to Hyderabad

The Calypso Evergreen Band led by Ernest Fernando, singer, guitarist and banjo player, left for India last week to perform at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad. According to the leader Ernest, they return to perform on popular request and are happy to play for the guests. The band has performed in many countries - Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Malaysia. In India Ernest tells us that they also played gigs in Bombay, Calcutta and New Delhi.

The Calypso band has been in existence for the past two decades and has functioned in leading hotels in Colombo apart from playing at weddings and private functions. Besides the leader, who hails from a musical family, the other members of the band are his son Malik who is a guitarist and vocalist, daughter Randima the female vocalist.

The congo drums is played by Tyronne Ramanathan while Aelian Thilakaratna plays rhythm guitar and is the vocalist in most of the Evergreen tours.

M.P.

Dynamic sounds

by Mahes Perera

It is no fairytale but Cinderella Rockafeller the band that won the 'Budweiser Battle of the Bands' is now in Sri Lanka and will be performing tonight at Clancy's. This seven piece band hailing from Vancouver in Canada, has enjoyed success since its inception.

The band which flew in from Jakarta after performing a gig at Shangi-La Hotel will be in Sri Lanka till August 27 performing not only at Clancy's, but also at R+B and H2O.

Watch out for more details. Cinderella Rockafeller who have made entertaining their business have built a reputation of being one of the most enthusiastic, energetic and entertaining bands playing Asia.

The group features the female/ vocalist Dagmara, whose comic sense and talent makes her a joy to watch and listen to. Keyboardist Ken Miller is a vocalist as well, and is responsible for programming the wide variety of material the band performs. Jade Farrell on lead vocals, guitar and percussion is a recent addition and complements the outfit. Percussionist Carlos Rubia hails from Columbia and is explosive!

Mark Paul Adams is reviewed as a stunning vocalist while Vladimir Maisink is a versatile guitarist/vocalist. Laying down a convincing groove is the drummer John Szarko. You have to hear them!

Discover the real face of Vietnam

Authentic Vietnamese cuisine has a character and flavour of it's own. Various fresh ingredients are used for Vietnamese cooking such as lots of chilli, garlic, ginger vinegar and lime. Hilton Colombo together with Hilton Hanoi Opera will show you " the real face of Vietnam" at their Spices restaurant from August 17 at Spices.

" There will be two visiting chefs from the Hilton Hanoi Opera and a hostess" said the hotel's Marketing Communications Manager, Gigi De Silva. "Whether it is a hot soup, a salad or a dessert the guests will truly enjoy what is on this massive Vietnamese buffet. The food is packed with contrasting flavours, varied textures using exotic ingredients" she says.

Vietnamese food has long been appreciated in France, and now other countries are only beginning to discover its many fine features. Vietnamese chefs like to refer to their cooking as " the novel cuisine of Asia."