Sri Lanka’s leading music producer and hip hop star Iraj Weeraratne is teaming up with Truth Hurts and Tony T (former frontman of R.I.O) for two separate projects which includes new tracks and videos.

Speaking to Colombo Gazette, Iraj said that he is currently shooting the video for the first track he did with Tony.T titled Your Love. The track also fea-tures Joe Flizzow. The third

track Iraj and Tony.T have teamed up for is Just 1 click featuring Indira Joshi from Nepal, Markia and Infaas.

Iraj has also signed up with Tony.T to promote his digital content in Asia. Tony.T recently split from R.I.O after a successful run with the German band. Tony.T, was famous for the tracks ‘After the love’ ‘Shine on’ and ‘Like I love you’ while he was part of the band R.I.O.

Nethu Manaye which will be held on April 28 at the Janakala Kendraya at 6.30 pm would be a novel experi-ence for Sri Lankan music lovers.

The show is a concept of well known TV presenter and a beautician Shiromi Priyadarshani.

The singers who will per-form on that day are Gayani Madusha, Udesh Neelanga

and Sanka Dineth who are among the popular stars of the music field. Nethu Manaye is a pure innova-tion of youth creativity and their uniqueness.

They will perform a col-lection of their own songs and they will sing some oldies due to the request of the fans. Altogether there will be 22 songs and six dancing items.

Leo Burnett Avurudu celebrationsIn the true spirit of the National New Year, Leo Burnett

brought together its team, clients, media partners, the industry, friends and their families for their annual

Avurudu uthsavaya which was held at their office recently. It was an evening full of excitement and fun, as everyone

joined in traditional games and customs to celebrate the dawning of the New Year. Everyone revelled in traditional games such as kotta pora, kana mutti and the bun eating competitions. Many of the quintessential customs that are part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations were also observed. Delectable festive treats such as kavun, kokis, mun kerali and kiribath were also enjoyed by all who joined the celebrations.

Meet “Penny” found screaming and limping and extremely scared on the road. People won't believe how the Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka team found her. On their way to give their Negambo puppies, they met her on the road crying. They do have eagle eyes when it comes to puppies and wounded doggies. Even though they were full, they couldn't leave this baby girl. So the team decided what’s one more…and brought her to the vet.

They initially thought her leg was broken. Good news was that it was just dislocated and was fixable.

Now she got her vet treatment along a cast. Even with a limp she is walking around and within two more weeks she would be able to walk completely.

She has become quite vocal too and at the moment she is at her foster home.

A big thank you goes out to her two rescuers Janith Lakmal Peiris and Iraki Kodithuwakku for the won-derful job and her new fos-ter Himaja Guneratne

She really needs a home now and all she can do is love you with all her heart…make you smile with a wag of her tail and protect you at all cost. She really deserves a home after going through so much pain. If you can give this beauty a home she deserves please call Janith on 0771539924.

If there is anyone who is willing to contribute in any manner for the cause of sav-ing these voiceless angels please do so by contacting Adopt a Dog in Sri Lanka through Facebook.

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My owner is migrating and has to find a new home for me. I am just another Sri Lankan hound aged 7 years and live at 793/2 3rd Lane, Muwanhela Watta Road, Malabe. I am a female but sterilized and fully immu-nized. Please call my owner Sampath on 0775258246/2854146 or Iromi (AWPA) 0776565181.Penny

Single Brown female seeks companionship. Ethnicity and age unimportant. I'm a very PLAYFUL girl and love bring smiles and laughter. Long walks or an occasional run in the park or beach gazing at the sunset. On cold nights I will make you feel safe and warm as you keep me close to your side. I will be the first person to greet you and wait for you patiently as you finish your days work and -ome home. I

need no clothes nor shoes...just your unconditional love is enough. If you interested please call on 0777410017 and ask for Waffles.

Gyspy as you would see is a girl that has truly gone over a make over and looking grand as ever. SO please if you have that heart to take her to your home and heal her back to more of a beauty queen please do call 0777410017 and take her home. A very good looking Waffles Gypsy

Mahen Perera and Shyami Cabraal

Enjoying the games

Rubakanth and Amil Amaya and AnuradhaSujen and Aysha

Traditional games A. Chrishani Kotalawela, Rayynor Silva and Ranil de Silva

D. Tasneem, Sachie, Holly, Aysha and Florence

Earl’s Regency celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New year in traditional style starting from April 12 where all the guests were welcomed with beetle leaves and flowers in

a Bulath Heppuwa. Children were given a hotel drawing book to colour. Ministry of music Karaoke was opened for guests. The Avurudu Kade was open from the 12th where a whole Kessel Kena was hanged and sweet meats Yara Tea, different Acharu and Seeni bola was available for the guest. A paduru party was held on April 13 and 14 which was a great success. A Heel Danaya was offered to Thennekumbura temple by the hotel. Boiling of the milk was done at the auspicious time by General Manager Neroy Marso and the Management in the presence of many guests.

Children partaking in the bun eating gameMore games

Ready for the Tug-o-war Pulling with all their mite

Rewarding winners

Goni bag running

Avurudu kade

Earl’s Regency General Manager Neroy Marso lighting the pot for the boiling of the milk

Avurudu at Earl’s Regency

When all roads ....From page 15

During the season he says he spends most of his time in the town but at other times of the year, travels to Hawaeliya, Bora-landa and Kandapola on his bicycle with the ice cream horn in his hands and the ice box tied to the back of his bike. To my surprise he says the ice-cream he sells is made by a reputed com-pany in Colombo and that he buys it as well as the cones from a supermarket. On an average day he makes a profit of around Rs.1000 but when it rains too hard and even the hard-core ice cream lovers ignore the lure of an ice cream he adopts an alternative strat-egy. He starts selling Bom-bai Motai. He makes the motai himself from marga-rine, sugar, coconut, milk powder and vinegar. But during the season due to the candy floss stalls the business is not as lucrative

as on normal, rainy days. If you have not made it to Nuwara Eliya yet there is time still to do so. From morning to late in the night, the smells of frying and mouthwatering spices waft up from hundreds of small wayside huts and all the sounds of the entire country - vendors’ cries begging you to get a tattoo on your arm, buy a bundle of plastic flowers, or taste a “daiya, daiya”, the roar of the seaplanes taking off across the Gregory’s Lake, the wail of the song “Why this Kolaveri di,” - punctu-ate the silence. Nuwara Eliya, once the creation of the British, as every April season proves, has now set-tled into a cosmopolitan landscape.

Warm (in spite of the cold weather), unpreten-tious and friendly, you are bound to return come next April.aditha.dissanayake@gmail.com

Hi folks, our names are Helen, Tinkel, Toto and Luna. However there are lots more of us who really do need homes and very loving ones of course.

We have been vaccinated and are a jolly lot, full of fun, frolic and love. We promise to be your lifelong companions and to be by your side through good times and bad!

Please call Aunty Manoja on 0724465952 if you are READY to take us home.

Toto

Luna

Angels needing homes

Helen and Tinkel

Penny looking for a home

Wanted home for Timothy

Waffles and Gypsy

Nethu Manaye

Iraj teams up with Truth Hurts and Tony T