Retroactive: A new platform for budding musicians

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A new musical initiative hopes to bring fresh opportunities to artists in Sri Lanka, as the first ‘Retroactive’ event opens at The Warehouse project in Maradana on Saturday, 26 November.

The Warehouse Project, a local community outreach programme, has joined forces with M Entertainment to provide a platform for musicians to cover classic songs from the 70s and 80s on the last Saturday of every month.

To encourage younger audience members early on, the late-afternoon event will also include a variety of activities for all the family to enjoy including balloon games, face painting and a bouncy castle.

Resident Warehouse Project band, WOW, will be playing host to the event every month. The band will be releasing their debut single ‘Kaiwaruwa’ that raises awareness of the importance of volunteering to coincide with IYV 10, the 10th anniversary of International Volunteer Day on 5 December this year.

An event that promises an evening of the smoothest, coolest and grooviest tunes will feature Wildfire, Druvi de Silva, CC and Dushantha de Silva as well as DJ sessions this time around.

Retroactive will take place at The Warehouse Project, Block #26 Tripoli Road, Colombo 10 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets can be picked up at the gate for only Rs. 500

For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/warehouseproject or contact Mel on 94 779 158442/[email protected].