Concert to rekindle togetherness

by Uditha KUMARASINGHE

'Share the Love', a concert to promote peace, rebuilding and solidarity organised by the Sadaham Sevana Trust will be held at Waters Edge, Colombo on July 04 at 7.30 p.m. under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

The concert has been organised with the aim of rekindling the spirit of togetherness. The proceeds of the concert will be used to assist the displaced children in the North and the East to enable them to pursue their educational activities, JHU Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana thera told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

He said 10 prominent Korean musicians and artistes and a few outstanding Sri Lankan artistes such as Victor Ratnayake, Amarasiri Peiris, Deepika Priyadharshani Peiris and Dinesh Subasinghe will perform at the show, Veteran musician Pandith W. D. Amaradewa will grace the occasion.

The organisers of the concert hope to further strengthen relations between Sinhala and Tamil people. It would also help develop cultural ties internationally and create a close rapport between Sri Lankan artistes and their counterparts in various other countries. The Sadaham Sevana Trust has also decided to hold the concert in several foreign countries such as Italy, Germany, Japan and Korea to raise funds to assist displaced children, the ven. thera said.

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will participate as a special guest. All foreign ambassadors in Sri Lanka and the Heads of the cultural sections of embassies have also been invited. Nearly 1500 patrons are expected to attend the show. Tickets are available at Sarasavi Book Shop, Nugegoda and M Entertainment, Colombo.