Sri Lanka is poised to enter the regional cultural spotlight as the host of South Asia’s first-ever reggae music festival. “ONE LOVE 2026 – A Tribute to Bob Marley” will be held from 27 to 29 March ...

Off the Road to the Festival Sri Lanka is set to make history as it hosts South Asia’s first-ever Reggae Music Festival, “ONE LOVE 2026 – A Tribute to Bob Marley”, from 27 to 29 March 2026 on the ...

Born Matharage Rita Genevieve Fernando on November 11, 1934, in Mount Lavinia, she later became known by her stage name Latha Walpola. Encouraged by her mother, she began singing in her school church ...

The feeling of a live show is surreal. When the bass hits you in the chest, when everyone is moving to the same rhythm, for a few hours, all the noise in the world just disappears. You’re transported.

HABARANA, Sri Lanka — As a four-day reggae, rock and hip hop music fiesta got underway Feb. 17, putting many wild animals inhabiting a forest reserve in Habarana in Sri Lanka’s North Central province ...

On a warm evening in a Sri Lankan village, as twilight bathed its ancient Buddhist temple complex in a golden light, Anton Charles Thomas began his concert. Some 5,000 people — Buddhist monks, ...

The frontman of his family’s popular band combined the country’s unique, Latin-influenced sound with politically biting lyrics. By Aanya Wipulasena and Mujib Mashal COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — In the end, it ...

The famous phrase ‘where words fail music speaks’ by Hans Christian Anderson captures the therapeutic essence of music therapy – an emerging creative arts therapy in Sri Lanka. Music sessions and ...