Music Matters Festival 2014

Musicmatters Festival is an annual music festival with a focus on exposing Sri Lankans to music that is generally not accessible through radio and television, but which deserves to be recognised for its original creative spirit and the dedicated musicians who perform it.
Held in August this year for the third consecutive year, the festival will bring an expected audience of around 1000 people. It is the only established event in Sri Lanka where artists from all over the world (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, Korea) representing a wide range of genres gather in Colombo to celebrate inspiring original music that is out of the mainstream.

2014 Festival Programme

Tuesday, August 5th (Opening Concert)
7pm Eshantha Peiris – Evocative: Global Rhythms Reimagined
Venue: Lionel Wendt Theatre

Wednesday, August 6th
1pm Workshop and Performance: Baliphonics
Venue: University of Visual and Performing Arts
4pm Workshop: Dan Weiss (New York)
Venue: Musicmatters
7pm Louis Perera
Venue: Goethe Institute
8.30pm Paranoid Earthling
Venue: TBC

Thursday, August 7th
11am Workshop: music as a means of reconciliation among different ethnic youth groups
Venue: American Center
1pm Workshop: Simon Barker (Australia)
Venue: Musicmatters
3pm Workshop: Tyson Smith (New Zealand)
Venue: Musicmatters
8pm Big Ears (experimental music)
Venue: Goethe Institute Auditorium

Friday August 8th
1pm Children’s workshop
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Kotte (TBC)
7pm Young Talent
Venue: Goethe Institute Courtyard

Saturday August 9th (main event)
5pm Serendib Sorceres
5.50pm Darren and Suresh (UK, India)
6.40pm Baliphonics
7.30pm Lakshman Joseph De Saram
8.20pm Dan Weiss (USA)
9.10pm Simon Barker (Australia)
10pm Jeff Henderson (New Zealand)
10.50pm Tyson Smith (New Zealand)
11.10pm Thriloka
Venue: Victoria Park Amphitheatre

Tickets for the 2014 Musicmatters Festival will be priced at Rs 2,500 for a festival pass, Rs 2000 and Rs 1000 for the opening concert, Rs 1000 for the main event and Rs 500 for all other events and workshops.