The evening performances showcased Sri Lankan folk, classical and contemporary musical groups.and international groups from Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Norway and Palestine.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Day 1
Friday March 01, 2013
05.00 pm – 05.25 pm : Traditions Meet
05.25 pm – 05.50 pm : Pakkeer Baith – (Ampara)
05.50 pm – 06.20 pm : Sabreen Association (Palestine)
06.20 pm – 06.45 pm : Phoolan Devi Opera
06.45 pm – 07.10 pm : Parai Mela Koothu - (Mulliyawalai)
07.10 pm – 07.30 pm : Casa Murilo (Norway)
07.30 pm – 07.50 pm : Dance Collaboration
- Nirtya Nandan (Bangladesh) Hat Trick & Fiddle (Norway), Aru Sri Art
Theatre (Sri Lanka)
07.50 pm – 08.10 pm : Chirkutt (Bangladesh)
08.10 pm – 08.35 pm : Colombo Brass Ensemble
08.35 pm – 09.05 pm : Ila Arun Troupe (India)
09.05 pm – 09.30 pm : Sapthami
09.30 pm – 10.00 pm : Harmonia Do Brasil (Brazil)
10.00 pm – 10.25 pm : Naadro
Day 2
Saturday March 02, 2013
05.00 pm – 05.25 pm : Oriental Music Orchestra
05.25 pm – 05.50 pm : Marai Kaatha Maaveerar -
(Pasiyoor)
05.50 pm – 06.20 pm : Sabreen Association (Palestine)
06.20 pm – 06.45 pm : The Musicmatters Collective
06.45 pm – 07.05 pm : Casa Murilo (Norway)
07.05 pm – 07.25 pm : Chirkutt (Bangladesh)
07.25 pm – 07.45 pm : Bangladesh Norway Music Collaboration
07.45 pm – 08.10 pm : Ranwala Brigade
08.10 pm – 08.40 pm : Harmonia Do Brasil (Brazil)
08.40 pm – 09.05 pm : Dance Collaboration - Nirtya
Nandan (Bangladesh) Hat Trick & Fiddle (Norway), Aru Sri Art Theatre (Sri
Lanka)
09.05 pm – 09.30 pm : Sanni Yakuma – Benthara
09.30 pm – 10.00 pm : Ila Arun Troupe (India)
10.00 pm – 10.25 pm : Ravibandu Vidyapathi Drum
Ensemble
Sapthami
Sapthami
Sapthami is a well-established band in Jaffna.
The group experiments with a wide genre of music such as, melody music,
Karnatic music and Hindu and Christian devotional songs. Their songs are all
recorded in their own studio and they have produced CDs and DVDs for various
companies, schools and religious institutions in Jaffna.
The group’s major focus is on Sri Lankan Tamil
dramas and it has also contributed towards the making of short
films in relation to lending its expertise in music, audio and video editing
technology.
This group also works closely with students and
looks to encouraging the younger generations to take up music.
The Musicmatters Collective
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The Musicmatters Collective
The Musicmatters Collective is an ensemble dedicated to the
exploration of creative music-making. The musicians of The Musicmatters
Collective are all affiliated with Musicmatters in Colombo, where they conduct music
lessons, experiment with various approaches to music-making, and organize
performances.
This particular project sees the collective presenting music inspired
by the improvisational tradition of jazz, based on melodies from Sri Lankan
folk music.
Sumudi Suraweera, backed by his long-term research on Sri Lankan Low
Country drumming, brings an original approach and sound to the drums. Isaac
Smith from New Zealand has been residing in Sri Lanka for the past two years,
teaching, initiating various musical projects and introducing the double-bass
to young Sri Lankan musicians.
One such musician who has taken up the study of the double-bass is the
exceptionally talented Uvindu Perera. The guitarist and violinist of the
collective are respected and established musicians in their own right: Sarani
Perera in the progressive music scene, and Eshantha Peiris as one of the most
acclaimed classical pianists in Sri Lanka. Their strongest influence for this
project is perhaps their common study of Indian classical music. Short-term
Musicmatters resident – Bastian Dunker from Berlin, adds yet another dimension
to the collective with his influences and experience with European
improvisational music. The musicians of The Musicmatters Collective have
performed around the world with various other projects; in Europe, Australia,
United States, India, China and New Zealand.
The Musicmatters Collective promises a highly skilled music
performance, with a unique and exciting approach to Sri Lankan folk melodies.
This is a must see at the Jaffna Music
Festival 2013.
Ravibandu Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble
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Ravibandu
Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble
The
Ravibandu Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble is lead by acclaimed Sri Lankan drummer,
dancer and choreographer Ravibandu Vidyapathi. Ravibandu was trained from
childhood in traditional Sri Lankan dance forms by the gurus Chitrasena &
Vajira. He later travelled to India to the Kerala Kala Mandalam, where he
received a rigorous formal training in the Kathakali dance form. Upon his
return, he established his own dance school, the Ravibandu-Samanthi Dance
Academy, with his wife Samanthi, who is also a dancer and dance teacher. He created the form of the Short Ballet, and
has choreographed and danced in several critically acclaimed dance pieces which
combine both the traditional and the contemporary – such as “For the Young
Killed in War and Judas”.
As
a drummer, he has explored and experimented with various aspects of drumming
and drum composition, and has created new dimensions for traditional drums and
drum rhythms. The Ravibandu Vidyapathi
Drum Ensemble has toured throughout the world, appearing at festivals such as
WOMAD, and performed at the Kennedy Centre in 2008, to great acclaim.
Ravibandu
himself has shared the stage with world-famous drummers such as Billy Cobham
and Zakir Hussein. Today, the Ravibandu Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble is widely
regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s finest drum ensembles.
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