Jaffna Music Festival 2013 Main stage performance line up

The Jaffna Music Festival 2013

The Jaffna Music Festival 2013 will be held in the Jaffna Municipal Grounds on Friday 1st & Saturday the 2nd March 2013 offering an amazing opportunity to experience a gathering of both Sri Lankan and International folk, classical and contemporary music groups. Entrance is free to all events.

There will be simultaneous performances on four individual stages dedicated to Folk, Classical, Contemporary and Children’s items from 9.00 am –12.00 noon on Friday and Saturday.  The morning programme will allow festivalgoers to have a personally engaging experience with performance. On both days this will be followed by a main stage performance from 5.00pm daily with the following line up

Day 1 - Friday March 01, 2013

05.00 pm – 05.25 pm             :               Traditions Meet

05.25 pm – 05.50 pm             :               PakkeerBaith – (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             :               ParaiMelaKoothu - (Mulliyawalai)

07.10 pm – 07.30 pm             :               Casa Murilo (Norway)

07.30 pm – 07.50 pm             :               Dance Collaboration - NirtyaNandan (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             :               IlaArun 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

Saturday March 02, 2013

05.00 pm – 05.25 pm             :               Oriental Music Orchestra

05.25 pm – 05.50 pm             :               MaraiKaathaMaaveerar - (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

For further information please contact

Jane Conrad (Media coordinator)

Mobile: +94 773 451 837

E-mail: jane.conrad@yahoo.co.uk

Web: http://www.jaffnamusicfestival.org/

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