Rustic Sounds – a Blend of voices

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Music lovers in Sri Lanka are in for a rare musical treat as Sewalanka Foundation together with Concerts Norway, Aru Sri Art Theatre and the Norwegian Embassy present ‘RUSTIC SOUNDS’, a series of concerts by Norway’s premier harmony group Lucky 3 featuring Nils Christian Fossdal, Mattis Myrland and Hans Martin Austestad.

The trio will perform in collaboration with Sri Lanka’s own Soul Sounds (directed by Soundarie David Rodrigo) on Friday 8 June at 7p.m. at the British School Auditorium in Colombo. The concert will be a unique experience with a blend of male voices from Norway and female voices from Sri Lanka and will feature rural, American harmony singing, Bluegrass, Gospel and much more. The entrance for this concert will be free of charge.

The artists are also scheduled to perform a series of concerts and workshops for children and youth in Colombo and Kandy along with a one day master class for students of the University of Visual and Performing Arts.

This is the 13th group of musicians touring Sri Lanka as part of a broader music cooperation established between the Norwegian Embassy, Concerts Norway, Sewalanka Foundation and Aru Sri Art Theatre. Norwegian Bands such as Ras Nas, The Indian Core, Nils-Olav Johansen Quartet, SISU, Classical Evergreens Opera, Kohinoor, Tindra, Fiddle & Dance, Sounds of Strings, Rolf-Erik Nystrom, Julie & Marie who toured Sri Lanka previously as well as the Galle Music Festival and Jaffna Music Festival participated as part of this program.