Ekwemu Lanka - Sri Lankan Multicultural Show by Sri Lanka Janahanda Foundation-UK - 10th October 2009

Photographs by Bandula Manage & Dusmantha Wijekoon

Report by Janaka Alahapperuma

Young British Sri Lankan talents mesmerise London crowd at ‘Unite Lanka’ cultural & musical show

Sri Lanka Janahanda Foundation-UK on Saturday night (10th October) provided an excellent opportunity for the British parliamentarians, Sri Lanka High Commission representatives in London, Hounslow Borough Councilors and local Sri Lankan and British crowd to get relax from another busy week end enjoying a multi cultural and musical extravaganza in a serene atmosphere.

Sri Lanka High Commissioner in London Justice Nihal Jayasinghe, Rt Hon Des Browne MP (Kilmarnock & Loudoun) and the leader of the cross party delegation , Cllr Jadish Sharma, Leader of the Opposition, Mr P.M. Amza, Deputy High Commissioner, members of the Hounslow Borough Council and many other dignitaries participated the event as chief guests. The Feltham assembly Hall, Feltham, Hounslow, Middlesex, which holds about 500-600 was overflowing with an eclectic crowd and thundering house music provided by Sky High, popular Sri Lankan musical band. Asanga Priyamantha Peiris, popular young Sri Lankan singer and local singers entertained the crowd.

The young British Sri Lankan talents who performed at the multi cultural show entertained the audience thoroughly including the chief guests. Over seven different dance groups dressed in distinctly different traditional attire come together to perform their respective dances and songs in front of roaring audience. Our talented young artists were decorated with flowers, metal and embellished with stones, showed their charming performance which the audience termed as “fabulous”, “exquisite” and “astonishing”. “It was a spectacular show” said Hon Des Browne MP.

Sri Lanka High Commissioner Justice Nihal Jayasinghe, Hon Des Browne MP, Cllr Jagdish Sharma and Mr Mike Cook, MD Fast Cash, representing all the co- sponsors and on be half of the Janahanda Foundation President Sri Lal Dias, joint secretaries M. Marzook and my self addressed the gathering.
Asiri Bandara and Shiran Almeida (Vice President of Janahanda) compered the show and Chanaka Dissanayake supported them.     

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Janahanda Foundation President Mr Sri Lal Dias (Below)

Sri Lanka High Commissioner in London HE Justice Nihal Jayasinghe (Below)

Cllr Jadish Sharma (Below)

Janahanda Foundation joint secretary Mr M. Marzook  (Below)

Rt Hon Des Browne MP (Kilmarnock & Loudoun) and the leader of the cross party delegation

Janahanda Foundation joint secretary Mr Janaka Alahapperuma (Below)

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