"Music has charms to soothe the savage breast
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak" - William Congreve , English dramatist - (1670 - 1729)

"Harmony" Multi Cultural Concert, funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy was held at the Bishops' College Auditorium in Colombo on 13th of October 2005. It's a festival of Music and Dance to unite the artistes without any barriers or borders.

"Sneha"-Friendship
Fusion of two styles of dancing Bharathanatyam and Kandyan.Bharathanatyam was chereographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Kandyan by Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

"Sneha"-Friendship
Fusion of two styles of dancing Bharathanatyam and Kandyan.Bharathanatyam was chereographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Kandyan by Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

"Sneha"-Friendship
Fusion of two styles of dancing Bharathanatyam and Kandyan.Bharathanatyam was chereographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Kandyan by Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

"Sneha"-Friendship
Fusion of two styles of dancing Bharathanatyam and Kandyan.Bharathanatyam was chereographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Kandyan Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

"Sneha"-Friendship
Fusion of two styles of dancing Bharathanatyam and Kandyan.Bharathanatyam was chereographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Kandyan by Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

A section of the audience.

Music is accepted as an internaional language. Harmony-Festival of Music and Dance attracted a larger audience from all communities in Sri Lanka.

A section of the audience at the Bishops' College Auditorium

Friends in Harmony- Music was composed & arranged by Visharadha Sri Shyamalangan. On the stage are Charles Bertram, Bhathiya and Rukshan Mark.

Friends in Harmony
Randir, Sivakumar, Santhush and Umaria Sinhawansa

Friends in Harmony.
Ahanthi de Silva, Umaria Sinhawansa, Umara Sinhawansa and Charles Bertram

Rahmathul Rahman
Singers Tony Hassen,Badurdeen,Nizara and Moina Begum singing Islamic song.

Rahmathul Rahman
Singers Nizara and Moina Begum singing an Islamic song.

T.S.Murugesh sings Tamil folk songs.

Umara Sinhawansa sings Western classicals.

Aparna Arunachalam sings Carnatic songs.

Shastrapathy sings Hindustani classicals.

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

Jananath Warakagoda plays an instrument, which is used in Sinhala folk music.

Jananath Warakagoda plays the western drums.

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

Mohamed Irfan sings an Islamic folk song,which is sung to make the babies to sleep.

Kalasuri Arunthathy Sriranganathan, Mohamed Irfan, T.S.Murugesh and Jananath Warakagoda sing to unite. Sri Lanka is a country, which is rich in folk-lore and popular heritage.

Rap artiste Gajan Mahesan adds colour to the concert.

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

V.Jambunathan plays Miruthangam at the concert.

Nesan Thiyagarajah plays the Western drums.

Across The Barrier
Sri Lankan folk music and all classical music styles are explored in a melodius concept.
Is there a barrier?

Ratnam Ratnathurai enjoys playing the Tabla. He plays Ghatam and Morsing as well.

The fellow artistes enjoy their fellow Thavil player S.Srrikantha's performance.

Harmony provides the artistes with new inspirations, new ideas and new friendships.

Thavil player S.Srikantha.

Artistic and cultural work is probably, one of the best ways to create identification, recognition, mutual respect, and understanding among people.

Prasanna Rupathilake plays Thammattam, which is played in the Sabragamuwa region. Ajith Janashantha plays low country drums, which is played in the Southern parts of the country. Ravibandu Vidhyapathy plays the Geta Bera, which is played in the hill country.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Bliss
Homage to Lord Ganesha, the God who quells all obstacles and gives courage and power.
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Channa Wijewardena.

Divine Blessing
Yasotha-The universal mother
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

Divine Blessing
Yasotha-The universal mother
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

Divine Blessing
Yasotha-The universal mother
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.

Divine Blessing
Yasotha-The universal mother
Choreographed by Abirami Kandeepan and Ravibandu Vidhyapathy.