Morning Programmes: 00:09am-12:00pm

Day 1 (Friday - March 01, 2013)

Folk Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Pappiravahan  Koothu (Chulipuram)

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Pakkeer Baith (Ampara)

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Ritual Songs of Batticaloa

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Parai Mela Koothu (Mulliyawalai)

Contemporary Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Naadro

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Harmonia Do Brasil (Brazil)

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Sapthami

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Collaborative Music Performance;

                                                      Chirkutt (Bangladesh) & Casa Murilo (Norway)

Classical Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Traditions Meet

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Natharanjanee

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Phoolan Devi Opera

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Colombo Brass Ensemble

Children Stage

09.00 am – 09.30 am       :               Ad libitum

09.30 am – 10.00 am       :               Shivananda Vidyalayam (Batticaloa)

10.00 am – 10.30 am       :               Chundikuli Girls' College and St John's College (Jaffna)

10.30 am – 11.00 am       :               Ananda College (Colombo)

11.00 am – 11.30 am       :               Hat Trick & Fiddle (Norway)

11.30 am – 12.00 pm       :               Shalini and Kids

Day 2 (Saturday - March 02, 2013)

Folk Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Marai Kaatha Maaveerar (Pasiyoor)

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Ila Arun Troupe (India)

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Vezhalam Padutha Veerankani (Mulliyawalai)

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Sanni Yakuma (Benthara)

Contemporary Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Ranwala Brigade

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               The Musicmatters Collective

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Ravibandu Vidyapathi Drum Ensemble

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Sabreen Association (Palestine)

Classical Stage

09.00 am – 09.45 am       :               Mangala Isai (Thavil, Nadaswaram)

09.45 am – 10.30 am       :               Oriental Music Orchestra

10.30 am – 11.15 am       :               Nirtya Nandan (Bangladesh)

11.15 am – 12.00 pm       :               Hat Trick & Fiddle (Norway)

Children Stage

09.00 am – 09.30 am       :               Jaffna Hindu Ladies College

09.30 am – 10.00 am       :               Muslim Maha Vidyalaya (Vavuniya)

10.00 am – 10.30 am       :               Nattakooththu (Mannar)

10.30 am – 11.00 am       :               The Musicmatters Kids (Colombo)

11.00 am – 11.30 am       :               Shakthika on Keyboard

11.30 am – 12.00 pm       :               Ila Arun Troupe (India)

INDIA Ila Arun’s Musical Sandstorm

INDIA

Ila Arun’s Musical Sandstorm

ILA ARUN a leading folk and Bollywood singer has been working with Rajasthani folk artists for last 30 years and has brought folk music and folk dance of Rajsthan in the mainstream of Indian Music Scene and made it popular all around the world.

The group consist of folk singers folk dancers and musicians playing rare folk instruments, like Sindhi Sarangi, Kamaycha, Khadtaal, Sarangi, double flute, Morchang, Been, Satara and many more. Dancers like Kalbelias (snake charmers) Bhat’s (Puppeteers), Bhopa and Bhopi (Pad singers) who narrates the story in musical form of Rajasthan., Bhavai and Sansi Kanjars, Tera taali, Ghoomars etc., …

Folk music reflects the traditions and life style of a particular community at a particular time as its roots lie deep in day to day life. Ila Arun supported by these group of musicians, singers and dancers from different walks of life, have been innovating and experimenting with these various forms of folk music, folk singing and dance which gives us the feel of moods and seasons, fairs and festivals, the sensuousness of the monsoon, the romance of the desert, the beauty and the elegance of the palace life, the rusticity of the gypsy, and the gay abandon of youth. These experiments make folk music relevant to the young and modern audiences of today. The outstanding result of this innovation is ‘Rain and the Rowdy Rajas’ a Fusion of Folk and Jazz music.

Jaffna Music Festival

Jaffna Music Festival

BRAZILHarmonia Do Brazil

BRAZIL

Harmonia Do Brazil

A musical group composed by four Brazilians who have been performing together for the last 14 years throughout the main cities in Brazil. They, together with a dynamic vocalist will play mNanda Garcia will perform together with the Brazilian group Harmonia Do Brasill. Nanda is a young singer who has had a musical career of over 10 years. She started as a member of the vocal group Nikit Kids, after which she joined the crew of The Walt Disney Company musical. Recently she was a finalist in the Brazilian TV show ‘Idols’. Besides that, Nanda has participated in several Brazilian concerts and music DVDs.iscellaneous Brazilian music such as Samba, Bossanova and Choro to name a few. 

BANGLADESH Chirkutt Band

BANGLADESH

Chirkutt Band

With powerful lyrics, energetic and unique compositions, varied use of eastern and western instruments and musical scales, elements of fusion and folk music together with a very distinct local sound, Chirkutt has managed to fascinate audiences from all over Bangladesh. They will now combine their vibrant sounds with indie- rock band Casa Murilo. 
They will also be joined by a dance duo who are versatile dancers in Manipuri, Bharatha Natyam and Oddissi. This duo are also popular Bengali folk dancers.

JMF 2013 artists and mainstage programme

The Jaffna Music Festival 2013 will be held in the Jaffna Municipal Grounds on Friday the 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 musical routines from 09.00am –12.00pm on Friday and Saturday. The morning programme will allow festival goers to have a personally engaging experience through interactive performances. On both days this will be followed by a main stage performance from 5.00pm daily with the following line up:

NORWAY - Casa Murilo

Norway

CASA MURILO

Many years ago, two Englishmen met two Norwegian girls in Brazil. They lived together with a man called Murilo and had many adventures. Sometime later they left Murilo behind and moved to Norway, where the Englishmen started a band and named it after him as a dedication. The powerhouse called

CASA MURILO quickly built something of a reputation on the Oslo underground for their wild, energetic live show. They are playing all over the country and a lot of nice things are said about them, including being described as "Norway's Best Band" by the renown Plan B Magazine. Their second album “The Rise And Fall” was released in 2012 and got numerous good reviews.

The Casa Murilo crew originally consists of six members. In Jaffna, you will meet the two founders of the band, Chris Winfield and Dan Hesketh. Chris and Dan will give duo concerts during JMF, but also perform at the main stage with the Bangladeshi band Chirkutt, whom they met during the 2012 Casa Murilo Asia Tour. The two bands quickly became musical friends and gave a large joint outdoor concert in Dhaka. In Jaffna, to everyone’s delight, they will meet again. What do you get when you mix a indierock band from Norway and a folk fusion band from Bangladesh? A very good time!