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One Land, Me Ape Deshayayi, Ithu Engal Thesam Hi folks, Noisy regulations RAJ ON SIGNATURE vs singers Sooner or later those in a the government must the music industry, espe- ensure security of the pub- PEACE TRACK cially the artistes will have lic at all times , with some to face the music of regu- lunatics letting loose CHAMIKARA “One Land is all lations that will come into bombs to upset civil life to WEERASINGHE I’ve got, There’s “If I had done that , other effect under Community cause political unrest. radio stations would not get Noise Pollution. The musicians are sup- inger composer Raj no way that a chance to broadcast the And the artistes can posed to take it to their Seneviratna has we can make song,” he explained. only hope for the best until heart that they should not Sbrought out the it two...” The song is envisioned these regulations are intro- put the lives of their meaning of his song - Raj Seneviratna to serve a purpose. It is duced by the authorities. fans at risk at the cost of “One Land” with Sinaha- important that the song is The regular complaint their extended perfor- la and Tamil languages shared by everyone,” he raised by the artistes has mances. versions by dint of his sound lines. Raj has gone said. been agaiinst time restric- But the time is near that Raj labour of love with the Seneviratna Ashanti De Alwis to great lengths to produce Meanwhile, the In Tune tions imposed on musical the artistes too will get song.One Land has been the song to carry the reliably learns that a num- shows. their share of the cake , or made “Me Ape samemeaning in the origi- ber of entertainment com- The show must go on the ability to enjoy their Deshayayi” in Sinhala nal. panies and several Interna- but only until 10 pm. The freedom of expression, and “Ithu EngalThesam” He had got the participa- tional Non-Governmental artistes have asked the once the threat of terror- in Tamil. Mariazelle tion of thecountry’s leading Organisations and NGOs authorities to extend the ism has been removed . The song carries the singers to produce the have come up to offer time from 10 pm to mid- Yet they should not give same meaning and the tune desired effect. sponsorship for the song. night so that they can per- up their fight to establish of its original. Hemasiri The tracks One Land, Asked if he would give form a few more songs freedom of expression Halpita and K.Mahindaku- Me Ape Deshayayi, Ithu his songs over to one of and earn some more which they relay through mar have done lyrics for Engal Thesam were recod- those organisations, Raj- money. their songs before some- the Sinhala and Tamil ver- Maxi Razairo M.Mahindakumar ed and mixed at Taurus said that he was at a fix On the contrary the one might call it noise the sions. Audio Productions. about the matter. “Several artistes are led to think that way things are. The Tamil version was Artistes, Gypsies’ Sunil parties have come upto recorded in April, said Raj. Perera, Damien Wickre- sponsor the song. The song has all the good matillake, Maxi Razairo, I must say, but I have to ingredients to become a Damien Shanelle Fernando, Umara confess that right now I am signature peace song in the Wickrematillake Sinhawansa, Ashanti De considering to giving the Electronic Revolution at country with its powerful Alwis and Mariazelle- song to a party that will lyrical content and all-star Goonatilleke have undertake producing a Underground, Taj studded rendition ofthe Shanelle Fernando voclaized the tune’s video for the song.” song. English version with Raj. I expect to familiarize Electronic Revolution is the best of electronic music Raj has taken a novel Rukantha Gunatilleke, the song with full force. all keyed up to give night of in town with DJs Shiyam, approach by not resorting Rukantha M.Mahindakumara, Nithya The video would be the electronic music today at Yazz, Tim and Ranga. to the practice of mixing Gunatilleke Mahindakumar, M.Bawani, key,he added. Underground, Taj Samudra. The party begins from 9 all three languages in one Sunil Perera M. Sivakumar, Nilukshi The party will guarantee p.m. It is ladies free. song, which has been the Jayaweerasingham and Background usual pattern of creating Mariazelle have sung the the songs of the genre in Nilukshi Sinhala and Tamil versions Raj Seneviratna hit upon Song facts Sri Lanka. Instead Raj has Jayaweerasingham with Raj singing a few lines the tune of One Land produced three separate in Tamil in the Tamil ver- while he was going tracks to relay the message sion. through a set of his old of peace in his song in full An orchestra of over 20 spools to find another scale to the receiver. musicians were used in the song. “I was looking for an To drop a few lines from Umara recording. Several digital old spool which I had lapton wrote this unique in my experience of the chorus of the original Sinhawansa effects were used, said Raj. recorded a song titled about his 4-year- writing songs.” song: The production cost has- ‘Spain’ by Aljerreau, the old son Conor, who Clapton knew of Jennings M. Sivakumar C “All over the world, run into a considerable jazz singer. died when he fell out of a from his work with Steve there is stress,where one amount with the involve- I found One Land to be 53rd floor window in the Winwood. Says Jennings: people is more, one is less Nithya ment of top artistes. be on that spool. It was re- apartment where his “Eric and Steve go back, The problems we feel, Mahindakumar The song is yet to be recorded in January last mother was staying in they made that one record sometimes they are not M.Bawani released to radio stations. year. New York City. Clapton years ago (with real” arate it, We can never I’ve got, There’s no way all the necessary ingredi- On being asked about this, The song’s Tamil version had one other child at ), and Eric fol- The song starts with a divide our country.” The that we can make it two...” ents, both lyrical and musi- Raj said, he could have eas- was recordedin October the time: His daughter lowed all our writing from whisper: “Our country is song begins with Raj The tune is fixed on cal, to instill thoughts of ily given the song to a pri- last year, The Tamil ver- Ruth was born in 1987, ‘’, because our land, We can never sep- singing “One Land is all medium- fast tempo. It has peace and harmony along vate station. sion was done in February the year after Conor was he always kept up with born. (thanks, Lauren - Steve. Green, OH) Clapton wrote this with Composed By: D G D Em D/ G/ , who has writ- Performed By: Eric Clapton Time can bend your knees ten many famous songs Tears In Heaven C G Am from movies, including “Up A E F#m A Time can break your heart Where We Belong” from An Would you know my name D G D E Officer And A Gentleman D A E Have you begging please, begging and “” If I saw you in Heaven please from ‘Titanic.’ Jennings A E F#m A wrote the lyrics to many of Would it be the same A E F#m A D A E 2X ’s hits and D A E has also written with B.B. If I saw you in Heaven F#m C# King, , The Beyond the door Crusaders, Peter Wolf and F#m C# Em F# many others. He explains: I must be strong There’s peace I’m sure “Eric and I were engaged to Em F# Bm E7 write a song for a movie and carry on And I know there’ll be no more called ‘’. We wrote a Bm E7 A E F#m A D E7 A song called ‘Help Me Up’ Cause I know I don’t belong Tears in Heaven for the end of the movie... A E F#m A D E7 A then Eric saw another place Eric Clapton Here in Heaven A E F#m A in the movie for a song and Would you know my name he said to me, ‘I want to We wrote an album called A E F#m A D A E write a song about my boy.’ ‘Talking Back To The Would you hold my hand If I saw you in Heaven Eric had the first verse of the Night’ that Steve and I did, D A E A E F#m A song written, which, to me, and then the third album we If I saw you in Heaven Would it be the same is all the song, but he want- wrote was the ‘Back In The A E F#m A D A E ed me to write the rest of the High Life’ album. Would you help me stand If I saw you in Heaven verse lines and the release So Eric knew about that, D A E (‘Time can bring you down, and he knew about the Cru- If I saw you in Heaven F#m C# time can bend your saders things and the B.B. I must be strong knees...’), even though I told King things. He had said he F#m C# Em F# him that it was so personal always wanted to get togeth- I’ll find my way And carry on he should write everything er and write, so he called me Em F# Bm E7 himself. for the film. Through night and day Cause I know I don’t belong He told me that he had , who had Bm E7 A E F#m admired the work I did with produced the ‘Back In The Cause I know I just can’t stay Here in Heaven Steve Winwood and finally High Life’ album, was A E F#m A D E7 A Bm E7 there was nothing else but involved in the film, and Here in Heaven Cause I know I don’t belong do to as he requested, that was the other connec- A E F#m A D E7 A despite the sensitivity of the tion Jennings revised the C G Am Here in Heaven subject. This is a song so lyrics as Clapton and his Time can bring you down personal and so sad that it is band worked on it in the stu-

Rain of songs from Sunil Coolio charged with at Elphinstone felony cocaine possession riental classical and semi classical Osinger Sunil Ediris- inghe will present a rain over lax incident of songs as he present a musical concert titled oolio has been grabbed a screener’s arm to arrested and booked on sus- “Aluth Vessak” (A New charged with prevent the search, accord- picion of drug possession Rain) at the Elphinstone Cfelony cocaine ing to authorities. after being stopped at Theatre at Maradana, possession and misde- Coolio has also been the airport. He was Colombo on March 15 at meanor battery, a Los charged with one misde- being held on 4 p.m. Angeles County District meanor count of possession $10,000 Edirisinghe is planning to Attorney’s Office of a smoking device. bail.Coolio, perform a list of his old spokesperson confirmed He is scheduled for whose real name songs together with several to “Access Hollywood.” arraignment on April 3 in is Artis Leon new singles at the concert, The rapper, whose real LAX Superior Court. Ivey Jr., was the organisers said. name is Artis Leon Ivey, The maximum penalty if arrested last The concert has been was arrested last week at convicted is three years in June on an out- arranged with a focus to dis- Los Angeles International jail standing misde- cuss production of his tracks Airport and later released Rap artist Coolio, known meanor warrant and involvement of artistes on bail. best for his 1995 single for driving with in the process of producing over two decades. Pushkar- conduct the music with an Authorities arrested him “Gangsta’s Paradise,”was a suspended them. Lyrics is also to be aVanniarachchi, the manag- orchestra comprising the after an airport baggage arrested at Los Angeles license,says the discussed, they said. er of the concert, has report- country’s senior musicians. screener allegedly found International Airport on Fri- AP. This will be a novel expe- edly written the concert’s The event is held in aid of cocaine in his luggage. day.The Associated Press LOS ANGE- rience for those who have oratory. the Western Province Rev- Coolio reportedly reports that Coolio, 45, was LES, Calif embraced Sunil’s music for Susil Amarasinghe will enue Department. =