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Baratha Hegoda the Rugby Legend-Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Rugby Football has become one of the top sports in the country with more and more academies and schools enrolling young kids to take up the game to transform them into highly skilled players. A man who contributed three decades of his life to the game, which apparently is an unbroken record in the Lankan Rugby history was none other than Baratha Hegoda, well known in the rugby circles as ‘Bari’, is a legend who will be remembered for a long time both as a player and as a gentleman, Bharatha Hegoda a rock solid third row player later matured as a utility player, who could fit into any position in the Pack. Bari’s three-decade career as a forward for Sri Lanka and CH & FC was due to his sheer determination, dedication and perseverance.   ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 19 Aug – 6th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Stress Management Webinar – By Uma Panch (Sydney, Australia)  “HEY HEY, WE’RE THE BEATLES” – By Des Kelly  Kerrigan La-Brooy – “New Hallelujah” – Another Number One  ‘I wanna keep going out’: Campaign urges young people to socialise responsibly – By Andrew Taylor Source: Sydney Morning Herald Japan remembers Prof. Dammika Ganganath Dissanayake with fond memories  Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs – Media Release – Citizenship appointments resume  Trini Lopez Live In Concert Brussels 1964 – By Patrick Ranasinghe  Video on Resistant Starch and health benefits by Dr Harold Gunatillake  Kamala Harris’ New Chief Of Staff Rohini Kosoglu On Having A “Pipeline Of Talent” For POC Watch Top 10 Car Producing Countries from 1950 – 2019 We try Sri ...

Aug 19, 2020 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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eLanka Newsletter – 16 Aug – 5th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Kamala Harris’ New Chief Of Staff Rohini Kosoglu On Having A “Pipeline Of Talent” For POC “Boogie Woogie Baby” – By Des Kelly Trini Lopez, singer and Dirty Dozen actor, dies with coronavirus at 83 ROHINI LAKSHMI KOSOGLU – Chief of Staff of VP Candidate Kamala Harris’ is Sri Lankan-American – By Upali Obeyesekere Dreams from her mother: How Shyamala Gopalan prepared Kamala Harris for the White House – By Sunil Adam A new era for the Lions – By Nick Creely Trini Lopez Live In Concert Brussels 1964 – By Patrick Ranasinghe Discussing common health issues affecting us with age & sharing comments for better health & longevity-By Dr.Harold Gunatillake Stress Management Webinar – By Uma Panch (Sydney, Australia) US VP Candidate Kamala ...

Aug 16, 2020 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , Comments 0
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Trini Lopez Live In Concert Brussels 1964 – By Patrick Ranasinghe Trini Lopez Live In Concert Brussels 1964 In loving memories to Trinidad Lopez III 1937 – 2020 Born 1937 in Dallas, Texas, his parents were both from Mexico. Lopez started playing in bands at 15 and in 1958, his group the Big Beats signed with Columbia Records after recording with Buddy Holly producer Norman Petty. Lopez went solo shortly afterward and signed with King Records, for whom he released a series of unsuccessful singles before leaving the label in 1962. He soon scored a residency at the Los Angeles nightclub PJ’s, where Frank Sinatra saw his show and signed him to his Reprise Records in 1963. That year, his debut album, “Trini Lopez at PJ’s,” included a cover of “If I Had a Hammer” that was a global smash, topping the charts in multiple countries and reaching No. 3 ...

Aug 15, 2020 Posted by In Articles, English Videos, Everlasting songs Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , Comments 0
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Harold Seneviratne & Friends By Patrick Ranasinghe In Loving Memory to Fifty seven years in music in Sri Lanka puts band leader/saxophonist Harold Seneviratne in a class of his own. His band – The Harold Seneviratne Combo – enjoyed unlimited popularity and success in the early years, unrivalled in its sophisticated and unique sound that gave hundreds of music lovers and dancers untold happiness and memories to treasure. Rightly on Saturday January 17, at the BMICH the concert ‘Royal Performers – Harold Seneviratne in Celebration’ will see musicians who were associated with Harold in his long career as well as newer leading lights, come together on stage to salute the musical legend in a not-to-be missed show presented by D.R. Entertainments as a fund raiser for the ’83 Group’ of Royal College. The Sunday Observer is the media sponsor. When you look back now are you happy and have no regrets that ...

Jun 11, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue   Wonderful collection with the courtesy  of Patrick Ranasinghe. Fantastics Something Old Something New https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uryyqog9aB0&feature=youtu.be 10cc I’m Not In Love https://www.youtube.com/watchv=IkP4M9Ozuag&feature=youtu.be A A Guy Is A Guy (Doris Day Tribute) https://www.youtube.com/watchv=wOwI4ZdQJ3M&feature=youtu.be Adam Faith & The Roulettes Mix me a person & I got a woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eut371FfTlQ Anneke Gronloh A Tisket a tasket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nYLhugrQTY&feature=youtu.be Anneke Gronloh Old Enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzyPecISqMg Anneke Gronloh O’O’O’Papa Dia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e418THqyym0&feature=youtu.be Anneke Gronloh Boeroena Kaka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytNQaz8Kv0&feature=youtu.be Anneke Gronloh Old Enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzyPecISqMg&feature=youtu.be Anneke Gronloh Home Cookin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLU8i7UUuaw Anneke Gronloh Wonderful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhE8-5oc1U Anneke Gronloh 3 Songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHy2f_Vxshw&feature=youtu.be Anneke Gronloh Happy days and lonely nights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX6oUW1VgqY&feature=youtu.be B Brigitte Bardot Jenosepar HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jiya7FF-3YI&feature=youtu.be Billy Fields Just A Gigolo I Ain’t Got Nobody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFc78HLlruY&feature=youtu.be Bobby Helms ~ Jacqueline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5-_BYVQ2Hc&feature=youtu.be Bobby Helms My Special Angel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_cBHfC7-B0 Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiPkheJRt_Q Bobby Helms Living In The Shadow Of The Past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq2xQQ_8aek&feature=youtu.be Bobby Helms ~ Fraulein ...

May 23, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged Comments 0
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Daly Wilson Big Band Marcia Hines Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans: By Patrick Ranasinghe   Daly-Wilson Big Band was formed in Sydney in 1968 by Warren Daly on drums and Ed Wilson on trombone. Don Raverty was asked to manage and coordinate the band and was a business partner from the beginning. Daly began his musical career in the late 1950s as a drummer in the Ramblers and then the Steeds. In the mid-1960s he toured the United States as a member of Kirby Stone Four, and then with Si Zentner; later he joined Glenn Miller Orchestra (led by Buddy DeFranco). Wilson had trained as a pianist before changing over to brass instruments. In 1966 he joined the ABC Dance Band conducted by Jim Gussey; he subsequently played with the Sydney Symphony and TCN-9 house band led by Geoff Harvey. In May 1973 Daly-Wilson Big Band ...

May 15, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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eLanka Newsletter – May 2020 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Australia assists Lanka’s anti-COVID drive “MURDER, SHE WROTE” – By Des Kelly MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER VESAK 2020 ASSANGE’S DEHUMANIZATION CONTINUES – BY Joe Van Langenberg SRI LANKA NEWS (APRIL 2020) by Victor Melder Meditation with Acharin online (Webinars) – 09th & 10th May Sri Lanka Association of NSW online gathering to celebrate “Vesak” and “Mother’s Day” (Wednesday 6 May 10.30am to 1pm – Sydney time) Is Tea as good as Coffee for your Liver & general Health?by Harold Gunatillake SL Airlines issues travel notice for students in Australia and UK by Remembering Tony Gomes – By Patrick Ranasinghe BREAKING NEWS! New COVID19 Mobile testing sites – now available. Corona Virus Story ~ A Great Realisation | By Tom foolery Click below for events ...

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eLanka Newsletter: November 2019 4th edition: Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter A Peerless Pearl – By Aubrey Joachim “AUSSIE INVENTIONS” – By Des Kelly The annual cricket game between Sri Lanka Lions Sports Club & Instant Cricketers for the “Non Benders” shield “ADVERSITY-PROSPERITY” – By Des Kelly What a Blast on the Coast! A Show like no other in Qld! REMEMBERING CLIFF FOENANDER OF THE FABULOUS ECHOES – BY Patrick Ranasinghe First-time female highest-paid CEO in Australia is with Lankan roots Health & Views – November 2019 – 2nd issue By Harold Gunatillake MURDER AT MIDNIGHT – By Bernard VanCuylenburg Click below for events ...

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