“Celebrate Sri Lanka” is a project initiated by Berklee students from Sri Lanka in order to foster relationships between the island nation of Sri Lanka and Berklee College of Music, USA. The project was commenced at the LOFT, featuring guest artists Nalinda Pieris, Uthpala Eroshan and Dilhan Pinnagoda, all traditional Sri Lankan musicians based in New York. They conducted a workshop on Sri Lankan drums and dance with performances featuring the various costumes, performance techniques and rituals. The second phase of the project was the release of this music video, which brings together students from both Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory, representing 17 different countries all journeying together in this musical voyage.

Special mention to the following individuals, without whom none of this would have been possible:

Tamia Jordan: Director of Student Activities Center, Joshua Crary: Diversity Programs Advisor for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Brenda Bailey: Assistant Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Michael Borgida: Marketing Manager at Berklee College of Music, Sara Galo: President of Student Government Association at Boston Conservatory, Swarna Adikari, Arjuna Balasuriya and Families for providing decorations.

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Arranger: Shannon Jacob (Sri Lanka)

Lead Vocals: Sanchitha Wickremesooriya (Sri Lanka) & Harshitha Krishnan (India)

Pahatharata Beraya (Yak Beraya): Nalinda Pieris
Gata Beraya: Uthpala Eroshan
Devil Dancer & Thalampata (Hand Cymbals): Dilhan Pinnagoda

Dancers: Shreya Navile (USA/Boston Conservatory), Carolina Salomon Simon (Mexico/Boston Conservatory), & Madeline Miller (USA/Boston Conservatory)

Voice: Dhruv Goel (India), Ryan LaForrest (USA), Caleb Kishan Savari (Malaysia), Sashank Navaladi (India), Razafindratandra Ny ony (Madagascar), Yaevin Lee (USA), Jenna Kohut (USA), Harshitha Krishnan (India), Wambura Mitaru (Kenya), & Sanchitha Wickremesooriya (Sri Lanka)

Trumpet: Nicholas Alleyne (USA) & Alonzo Ryan, Jr. (USA)
Alto Saxophone: Emery Mesich (USA)
Tenor Saxophone: Chris Allison (USA) & Nicholas Suchecki (USA)
Trombone: Yoshie Nakayama (Japan) & Amanda Fairbank (USA)
Baritone Sax: Gabriel Nekrutman (USA)

Bansuri: Srishti Biyani (India)
Flute: Missy Jaworski (USA)

Kelsey Rogers Violin Durban, South Africa

Kailey Zercher Violin
Santa Fe, NM, USA

Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh Violin
Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.

Ethan Anderson-Carter. Violin Liverpool, United Kingdom

Gabriel Majou Violin Paris, France

Antoine Beux Violin
Paris, France

Gerson Eguiguren Viola
Quito, Ecuador

Hyo Jin (Jina) An Viola Busan, South Korea

Connor Frawley Cello Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Cristobal Cruz Garcia Cello Tijuana, Mexico

Piano: Shannon Jacob (Sri Lanka)
Acoustic Guitar: Santheep Surendra (Sri Lanka)
Electric Guitar: Aleif Hamdan (Indonesia)
Electric Bass: Achal Murthy (Luxembourg)
Drum Set: Juan Felipe Mejia Tobon (Colombia)

Bongos, Chekeré, & Pandeiro: Laura A. Crespo (Puerto Rico)
Glockenspiel & Chimes: Brian Difrancisco (USA)
Orchestral Percussion: Phoebe Chou (USA)
Congo: Daniel Feldman (Mexico)
Doumbek: Berat Sahan Jazzar (Turkey)
Tabla: M.T. Aditya Srinivasan (India)

Recorded at Perfection Recording Studio
www.perfectionstudio.org
manager.perfectionstudio@gmail.com
(617) 333-8989

Recording Engineer & Mixing Engineer: Calum Brockie
Assistant Engineer: Kaushlesh Purohit & Akin Orbay

Filmed by: Kevin Greene Productions
Videographer: Kevin Greene & Samuel Harchik
Editor: Teo Karakolev

Mastered by: M Works Studios
Engineer: Jonathan Wyner

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