20 something Ranura Perera has been garnering quite a bit of attention for all the music he’s been putting out, namely that 24K mashup ft Shehan (paradox legion) & the ultimate Ranidu mashup. We caught up with him for a few Qs on him, about his music and more.
Singer / songwriter Asela Perera has been super hard at work this year, crafting his 2nd upcoming album – Gold. The first single ‘Design’ was out early October and the announcement for the second single is here! 18th of November is when the single drops and it features CC (salvage) & Natasha Senanayake. Source
Dissident is a fairly new band from Sri Lanka’s music scene, comprising of Malik Gunatilleke, Oshan “Fixit” Fernando and Nadeesh Jayasinghe. They recently released their second original ‘Vice’ and we think this is some solid stuff! Source
The first installment of the melomanic sessions was at the all new spot for gigs (Bernards Car Park) Cynosure is back and here’s their newest offering for 2017 ‘A Beautiful Mess’ which features Mayanthi De Silva. Salvage Rochelle De Silva Dilrukshan Harinie Weerasinghe Nelaka Cosmogyral finishing up was Team Melo as usual =)
One of Lanka’s favorite husband /wife duo’s is gonna be making the trip to island pretty soon and they’ve got a gig to say hello and thank you to their fans, coming up at the end of the month. Click here for more deets on the event
Its been an interesting year for Dennis Perera and the team behind the unique Sinhala theater experience and here’s that one final time , you get to catch them live before they wrap up the show for the year. Why should you go? #1. It’s traditional art forms combined with ritualistic elements from the island (traditional Sinhalese rite of exorcism) ...
And the final artist on the line up is none other than the singer/songwriter/one part of team melo – Asela Perera. He has quite a few yes home grown singles (Eyes Wide Open with Isuri D, A Foregone Conclusion,Fire/Desire etc) and his debut album “These Years’ is a favorite in the music community. Come one, come all this Saturday, entrance ...
The Royal Taprobanian since last year, has been home to an all new gig series titled ‘Friday Night’. The gig is nothing short of a great space for artists, poets and bands, & has seen some pretty packed out evenings too! Here’s Harsha with the deets & a little more. Source
Released not too long ago, here is producer Deyo’s brand new single and this time around with an amazing Choreography by Iswarya Jayakumar & Crew. Source
You might remember Sandun from his of acoustic cover of ‘My Cherie Amour‘ that was on the YES Home Grown Top 15 a few months ago. He’s back with his debut original called ‘Need A Break’ with lyrics by Christopher Wijekulasuriya (You’re My Madness – Eshani Diana); More on the credits below, but for how here’s his single. DecibelLK: Tell us ...
Released on the 2nd of Jan, this single is dedicated towards the physically challenged and orphans, and is by a few new names from the Sinhala scene. Source
Dissident has been garnering some buzz since their second single ‘Vice’ dropped on the YES Home Grown Top 15 and it sure has become a steady climber. Their next single (on youtube), is a fun & acoustic take of ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ just for funsies we’re guessing. Source
Taken off his hit album ‘Patta’ that’s made history by being the first Sinhala Rap album to hit the iTunes album chart at number 1, here’s his single ‘Raamuwen Pita’. Source
And a few weeks after his single ‘Aadare’ was on fire all over the internet, the rapper, producer and actor drops the video and we think its all kindsa cool.
Just when you thought the world had run out of creative ways to cover that classic, The Soul band from our island drops this take that’s full of the feels.
The Acoustic Collective had their debut gig (Artists Evening) on Saturday and it featured some pretty cool names from the collective and the scene. Here’s moments for you in case you weren’t there in person.
2 million streams for a Lankan artist/producer is no easy feat on a platform that hosts a plethora of artists from across the globe. Producer Hibshi has hit that many streams and in this exclusive he spills on the medium, what works and more. Source
The island’s very own Dj & Producer Subandrio is gonna be performing one off dates in both Sydney & Melbourne this weekend and here’s all the deets you need to know. Not in the region this weekend? Check out future city dates here... Source
