What
more could one say about a band where
every member not only sings, but plays
every instrument on stage. This extraordinary
band, originally called 'Mirage' , before
renaming themselves on Dec. 8th 1998 as
'Sri Mirage', played in different bands
all over Europe for 6-7 years, and in
1987 decided to get back to their motherland,
Sri Lanka to form 'Mirage'. Bagging awards
like Most Promising Band, Best Dance Band,
and Donald bagging the Best Male Singer.
Mirage bonded together to take on an assignment
at El Rancho on 25 August 1994, where
they have been entertaining music lovers
since, and collecting a large fan following.
The band brought out their own debut album,
written and composed by Melantha, in 1997,
called 'Let it Play'. Gavin, the sax exponent
had his best night when he was awarded
Best Vocalist of the Year in 1991. Interestingly
Donald, the lead singer with awards like
Best Vocalist of the Year and Best Male
Singer under his belt can fan up a tornado
on his drums. Donald is equally adept,
just as the rest of his band, in every
instrument they play on stage.
With
music and sport as his hobbies, Kamal
plays magic with his fingers on the guitar,
while again able to stand in for any of
his band on their instruments. His favourite
band is Deep Purple. Chamal too has sports
and music as his hobbies His favourite
band is Dire Straits.
A
band whose members have played with stars
like Latoya Jackson, Boney M , Jonney
Loargan and Jessi Elvis ( an Elvis impersonator),
Sri Mirage play Pop, Rock n'Roll, Contemporary
music from the '60's onwards to date,
and also play their own Sri Lankan music
on request. If it's a band with class
that you are looking to hear, Sri Mirage
is it.