Hania Mariam Singing Friday

My dear friend Hania has a captivating voice. She’s singing this Friday at Underground (Taj Samudra club, née Onyx née MKOP). She’s playing with Ranil from Hollow Point Halo and Pabalu Wijegoonawardane. Personally, I know that her and Ranil are damn good musicians, and Pabalu I assume. The videos I’ve included here are not rehearsed or anything, the crowd just badgered her to sing. But you can hear. Friday they’ll be playing more downtempo and chillout-type stuff. Cafe Del Mar, Zero 7, Massive Attack, Radiohead, etc. It starts at 9:30, then the thing continues with house music till dawn (including Shiyam, Tim, and Yazz, who are great DJs). Should be a decent nice of music. I personally am a big fan of both the unplugged and wired sets.

It’s Rs. 1000, ladies free till midnight. The cash goes to the artists, so it’s worth it. Hania is truly a great young talent and I’d highly recommend checking her out. Friday, 9:30, Underground. See Facebook for more.

Posted on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 in Colombo, Friends, Music, Video.

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Comment by Dee
2009-02-19 10:24:59

Cafe Del Mar, Zero 7, Massive Attack, Radiohead!!!! whoaaaa good stuff! Thanks for the head’s up!

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