Soul Sounds is a choir based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The choir first came into prominence as the Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya school Senior choir, when directed by Soundarie David, it won a Sri Lanka Carol Competition in 1996. After they participated in the Llangollen Eistedfodd competition in Wales 2004,[2] and subsequently leaving the school,[3] the choir decided to continue singing with a new and independent identity, Soul Sounds.[4][5]
| Soul Sounds | |
|---|---|
| Choir | |
| Origin | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Founded | December 2004[1] |
| Genre | Choral |
| Affiliation | No affiliation |
| Website | http://www.soulsounds.org |
Competitions
editSoul Sounds participated in the fourth World Choir Games in Xiamen, China winning two silver medals.[6] In 2008, in competition for the second time, they won three gold medals at the fifth Games in Graz, Austria.[7]
Recordings
editThe choir was invited to provide a choral contribution to a CD done in the UK by the UK Disasters Emergency Committee after the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004.[8] Three other compact discs have been released, entitled Soul of the Season (2005), Soul Sounds in Australia (2007) and Soul Sounds in USA (2010).[9]
International tours
editPublic concerts outside Sri Lanka include 3 concerts in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne suburbs respectively in February 2007,[10] Kuwait City in April 2007, at churches around Normandy, France in April 2009,[11][12][13][14] at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, China in June 2009,[15] in New York City and Los Angeles in August/September 2010[16] and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in October 2010.[17] The choir returned to Australia for performances in Sydney and Melbourne in September 2011.[18][19]
References
edit- ^ The Sunday Leader Online
- ^ Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Soul Sounds choir in Symphony Christmas concerts
- ^ The Sunday Leader Online
- ^ Soulsounds
- ^ "Xiamen 2006 - World Choir Games Xiamen 2006: Interkultur.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Graz 2008 - World Choir Games Graz 2008: Interkultur.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ Soul Sounds win hearts and golds
- ^ "Soul Sounds - News, Events and CD's". Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ Youth
- ^ nation.lk
- ^ The Sunday Leader
- ^ The Sunday Leader
- ^ Concert Exceptionnel A Argentan. Eglise Saint Germain - Val D'Orne Environnement Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lankaweb – Sri Lanka’s Soul Sounds Musical Group Join Indian Musicians In A Forbidden City Concert, Beijing
- ^ Soul, Passion And Sound | The Sunday Leader
- ^ "Soul Sounds - Milestones". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ http://rouse-hill-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/soul-sounds-at-the-hills/>
- ^ http://srilankans.com.au/events/2011-09-30[permanent dead link]