Sri Lanka-Bangladesh musical collaboration in the cards
A press conference to announce a Sri Lanka-Bangladesh musical collaboration was held at Thirty3 Restaurant on New Baily Road, Dhaka on July 18, 2011.
The joint venture has been initiated by Maharaja Entertainments (Private) Limited (MEPL), a noted Sri Lankan record label.
MEPL has produced and released albums, collaborating with Maldivian and Malaysian artistes previously. It has also produced the ICC World Cup song, which was selected for the opening ceremony in Dhaka. MEPL has collaborated with world's major music and movie companies: Sony Music, Universal Music Group, HMV-Sa Re Ga Ma, Virgin-EMI, Music Bank Records UK, T-series, Walt Disney Excel Home Videos and Music Today to name a few.
The objective of the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh project is to provide an opportunity to work together and create a sustainable cultural bond within the two countries and also to take the artistes to international levels. Popular Bangladeshi singers Bappa Majumdar and Dilshad Nahar Kona have been invited as vocal artistes along with lyricist Shahan Kabondho who wrote all the songs, while Sri Lankan musical genius Iraj Weerarathne worked as music composer and music video producer. Other Sri Lankan music composers Roshan Fernando, Sampath Fernando, Ranga Dasanayake, Prihan Madappuli and vocal artiste Asela Fernando also joined the project.
Along with Bappa Majumdar and Kona, Dr. Silverine De Silva (coordinator/consultant), Khundker Hafizur Rahim Shahed (Bangladeshi artistes' manager) and lyricist Shahan were present at the press meeting.
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