Tuesday March 13th, 2012 3

Umara and Ronnie Star Track Album

Donald Pieries

t was two nights of excitement in Oman for the band Mirage, Iand guest artistes Ronnie Leitch and female vocalist, Benjy and Shafi Umara. Mirage was the main attrac- tion at the "Plumage Dance 2012" were on the floor, from 7.30 pm music. held at the Muscat Holiday hotel, onwards, enjoying the great stuff Bassist Benjy also on Thursday, March 1st, 2012. dished out by Mirage and the two exercised his vocal The crowd was there and most guest artistes. chords, to the delight of Umara impressed many with her the excited crowd. great vocals, and there were quite a While Umara and few superlatives used to describe Ronnie Leitch will be Melantha her performance. doing their thing at Ronnie was, as usual, very enter- home now, Mirage will taining on stage. be off again - on March She Doesn't Mind A musical extravaganza was 27th, 2012 - to Australia, held the following evening (Friday, for performances in March 2nd), at the same venue. But Melbourne, Sydney, Sean Paul it was an entirely different audi- Brisbane and Perth. ence that turned up. They were Down Ooh, ooh, ooh will time it, girl Obviously, Mirage had to make Under last year and Ooh, ooh, ooh See time a line me, a changes to their playlist, bringing folks who checked out line... in more of those famous Sinhala their dinner dances Chorus: It's a crime I'ma climb it, songs - bailas, etc. can't wait for the sec- Girl, I got you so high girl And they did it brilliantly, ond happening. And I know you like Set the temperature to according to reports coming our The Aussie-Sri way. Lankans, in So come on push it on me climb it, girl Leader Donald Pieries, who cele- Melbourne, especial- If it feels alright Check the rhyme, me a brated his birthday on Wednesday, ly, are waiting to Put it up, drop it low and rhyme it March 7th, 2012, and Melantha give the guys of break it off She combine it this all Perera, kept the crowd very well Mirage a great wel- No, she doesn't mind for a private world entertained with some great baila come. Alight, she doesn't mind, alight, she doesn't mind Hands up high, we Girl, I got you so burnin it up the sky We got the dance floor dward (Eddie) Joseph, more Sri Lankan musicians in Right now, they have only Seen 'N' Heard Push it back on it... bring crazy who now lives in the setup before thinking of two Sri Lankans - and that HEARD…they are attached to a it back on it We got the club on fire EGermany with his family, taking on the local scene," he includes Eddie. popular FM radio station, but their Gimme the thing I like the way you dance is in town. said. behavior at outside events is atro- Whine it, wiggle it, set You got me in a trance Eddie, of course, is a musi- cious. cian by profession, and was big Just recently, they were doing the chop on it My, baby, she don't mind in the scene here when he oper- Two more shot... now we at all their thing, down south, but when a ated his own band, The female club DJ made it a happening in and up on it Steelers. scene with the crowd, these guys True girl and I'm ready (Repeat Chorus Twice) He continues to be active in Keen to stooped to a low level: they not only the German scene, playing Keen to for jump on it with various beat aggregations. hassled her but also used crude lan- True to my word now I'm Ain't gonna be shy about guage. ready to jump on it it Just recently, he formed his own band in Germany, with a Some say they are the ruination of Ready for run on it, Ain't telling no lie, girl cosmopolitan line-up, but he our culture. ready for jump on it I'm an annimal, animal do it here says he is keen to have a band do it here Tag teamin'...for pump Animal, animal with a total Sri Lankan line-up. Pen Pals on it I'm breakin' it down for Eddie is Hands up high we the night and in town to !Name: J. A. Nishantha. check on burnin' up the sky I want you to come for Age: 20. his mother's ! We got the dance floor the ride and health and ! Gender: Female. crazy Let's win it up, win it up is quite !Address: 65/1, Good's Shed Road, We got the club on fire Win it up, win it up happy to see Ja-Ela. I like the way you dance (Let's gooooo) her doing ! Hobbies/Interests: Singing, You got me in a trance fine. music and films. My, baby, she don't mind Ooh, ooh, ooh, oooooooh He men- ! If you are keen to make friends the top She don't mind girl tioned to The Island's "Star with readers of this page, send us your Ooh, ooh, ooh Track" that name, age, gender, address, (Repeat Chorus Twice) he has in hobbies/interests, school/occupation, (Repeat Chorus Twice) mind of and e-mail address (if any). Whine it for whine it, bringing his ! Write to; Ivan Alvis, C/o "Star girl Sent by: Kylie (Pretty band here for Track," The Island, 223, Bloemendhal Seem that my time she Girl) of Colombo. a short while. Road, Colombo 13. Or mail the required "But I pre- fer to have details to: [email protected] World Singles Chart Tackling the German scene, with Eddie (extreme right) 1. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye, feat. Kimbra. 2. Set Fire To The Rain - . 3. We Found Love - Rihanna, feat. Calvin Harris. inger La Toya Jackson has confirmed Houston following her death in Los 4. Give Me Five! - Akb 48. her brother Jermaine briefly Angeles last month (February, 2012). 5. Wild Ones - Flo Rida, feat. Sia. Sromanced when she Jermaine The singer heard the tragic news as he 6. Turn Me On - Daivd Guetta, feat. Nicki Minaj. was starting out as a singer. was preparing to board a plane in Turkey 7. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO. Jermaine Jackson and Whitney grew close and phoned CNN to offer his thoughts to 8. Someone Like You - Adele. as they worked together in the studio in the newsman Piers Morgan. 9. Starships - Nicki Minaj. mid-1980s, and Jermaine revealed in his auto- Jackson and In the meanwhile, Bobbi Kristina has 10. - Adele. biography that he had to put his feelings for marked her first birthday since the death of the young star to one side for the sake of his her mother Whitney Houston. United World Album Chart marriage. Whitney had The only child of the late singer - whose But now sister La Toya, who I met in lifeless body was found submerged in a bath 1. 21 - Adele. Colombo quite a few years ago, reveals they tub at her Beverly Hills hotel suite on 2. The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston. were more than just feelings. February 11th, 2012 - turned 19 on Sunday, 3. Born To Die - Lana Del Rey. an affair! March 4th, 2012, and saw in the occasion 4. Chain - Kat-tun. with her close family. 5. Ultimate Collection - Whitney Houston. According to a source, Bobbi is now with 6. 19 - Adele. Appearing on U.S. TV show The the family and going through the grieving 7. Some Nights - Fun. Talk, early this month (March, process just with them.' 8. Old Ideas - Leonard Cohen. 2012), she explained, "In all due The teenager - whose father is Whitney's 9. Our Version Of Events - Emeli Sande. respect, I think Jermaine wrote ex-husband - had to be hospi- 10. - Soundtrack. that in his book to protect talised following her mother's death, and Whitney... He has admitted that went missing on the day of the funeral. TOTP PopShot Chart they had an affair." But an insider reveals that Bobbi has Asked if he was unfaithful to started to show signs of improvement since 1. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye and Kimbra. his wife at the time, La Toya bonding with her maternal grandmother, 2. Rockstar - Dappy and Brian May. responded, "I'm not sure if he was gospel singer Cissy Houston. 3. Next To Me - Emeli Sande. completely married (at the time)." The source went on to say that they have 4. Wild Ones - Flo Rida and Sia. Documents show Jackson was been getting along a bit better. 5. Starships - Nick Minaj. in fact married to his first wife "She really needs her own space right now 6. Hot Right Now - DJ Fresh and Rita Ora.. Hazel Gordy at the time. They to heal, and Cissy knows that. Cissy has a 7. Titanium - David Guetta and Sia. divorced in 1988. team of people helping her through this ... 8. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill) - Kelly Clarkson. Jermaine Jackson was among right now, the goal is to make her feel special 9. Drunk - Ed Sheeran. the first stars to pay tribute to and loved.'' 10.Domino - Jessie J. Whitney and Jermaine - mid-80s