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LunuDehi…in big demand
Well, lunu-dehi, in another form, is now in big demand, not only locally, but abroad, as well.
Led by Dushan Jayathilake, the band LunuDehi has enhanced the musical tastes of the public and now it’s a big scene for this versatile outfit.
In fact, their calendar of events keeps increasing, literally, by the day, and they have already been booked to perform at ‘Bens Dance 2025’ to be held in the UAE on 25th January, 2025.
This month, on the 8th of December, they will be in Dubai’, along with Hana Shafa, to back BNS, Umaria and Randhir at ‘Dubai 2024,’ a Ceylon Food Festival, they say.
The BNS-LunuDehi combination has turned out to be a resounding success and that was quite evident, early this year, when they toured the States and Canada.
They did four cities in Canada, in March, along with Umaria and Randhir – Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto; and four in the States, as well – Tampa, New York, Houston and Los Angeles.
LunuDehi’s foreign assignments commenced in January, this year, when they performed at a dinner dance, in Dubai, while the BNS-LunuDehi combination checked out the UK in February, and Melbourne, Australia, in October.
Falan Andrea: Five gigs with BNS and LunuDehi in Canada (L) / Dushan Jayathilake:Birthday celebrations in Ireland
In November, the BNS-LunuDehi combination embarked on another tour of Canada, doing five gigs, with Falan Andrea as their guest artiste.
While Falan returned home, after the Canada trip, BNS and LunuDehi did Manchester, in the UK, and Ireland.
While in Ireland, Dushan Jayathilake celebrated his birthday…on 12th November.
For the record, Dushan played keyboards for the Gypsies. He is also a composer and producer.
Before their departure for Dubai, later this week, this combination will be seen action again at the BNS Original Concert, on 6th December, at the Lotus Tower Colombo.
Organised by D.S. Senanayake College OBA, the concert will also feature Randir, Umara and Ashanthi.
LunuDehi will usher in 2025 at the Grand Kandyan, Kandy.