Keerthi’s birthday gift for a greater cause

Celebrating his birthday, veteran musician and singer Keerthi Pasquel once again has organised a major musical concert on Sunday, January 28 at 6.45 pm at Nelum Pokuna Colombo.

With the aim to help a greater cause, the proceeds of the concert has been diverted to provide a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation - LUCAS 3 Version 3.1 to National Hospital in Colombo and the equipment is to be handed over to the hospital on January 29.

Organised by Keerthi for the third consecutive year, ‘Manamala Hendawa’ the musical concert will feature a large number of veteran singers including Chandralekha Perera, Dhammika Bandara, Charitha Priyadharshani and young Charuni Pasquel.

Music directed by versatile guitarist and music director Mahinda Bandara and the concert will be compered by Kelum Srimal.

Choreographed by Channa-Upuli Performing Arts Foundation, nearly 30 songs including some of the new songs are to be featured in the evening.

Going beyond the calling as a singer, Keerthi has been involved in charities and he had already donated over 600 violins under his project Sathsara Paramitha to needy children with talents for music.

In a similar project Keerthi has earlier donated a Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) machine and a number of other essential medical equipments to Maharagama Apeskha Cancer hospital in Maharagama and Kotalawela Defence Hosptial.

Keerthi also holds a number of important roles in organisations that promotes music and arts. He is the current Chairman of Outstanding Song Creators Association (OSCA) comprising artistes involved in music, Advisor of Author Composer Producer Organization Sri Lanka, Advisor and National Organizer Sri Lanka Lyricist’s Association and Advisor and National Organizer

Sri Lanka Music composers and Director’s Association.