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Our ever-popular Livelighter World Music Sunday’s delivered another fantastic global treats with the De Silva Family Band treating our audience to an afternoon of beautiful original songs and Sri Lankan material.

The De Silva Family band are a unique group of talented musical siblings and we were delighted to share the afternoon with them.

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Image of A man wearing glasses and a black jumper plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone indoors, with sunlight streaming through windows behind him.
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Image of A five-member band performs on an indoor stage with guitars, a saxophone, and microphones. The musicians are standing and playing their instruments. Audience members are partially visible in the foreground.
Image of A man wearing glasses and a black jacket plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone. A trombone stands on a nearby stand, and the background features modern architecture with metal and glass elements.
Image of A man wearing glasses plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage. A trombone and another guitar are visible nearby, with modern architectural elements in the background.
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Image of A person with curly hair sings passionately into a microphone whilst playing an acoustic guitar on stage. The image is in black and white.
Image of A young woman with curly hair plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage, focused and intent. The photo is in black and white.
Image of Two musicians perform indoors; one plays an acoustic guitar while seated and the other plays a saxophone standing beside him. They are in front of large windows, with an audience visible in the foreground.
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Image of A band performs on an indoor stage in front of an audience. The band includes a guitarist, saxophonist, drummer, and another guitarist, with LIVELIGHTER banners displayed beside a staircase behind them.
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Image of An older woman with grey hair and glasses smiles whilst holding a LiveLighter Winter Recipes booklet. People around her hold food containers. The setting appears to be indoors, possibly at an event or gathering.
Image of An older woman with grey hair and glasses smiles whilst holding a LiveLighter Winter Recipes booklet and some food in a bright indoor setting.
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Image of A woman sings into a microphone beside a trombone, while a man plays guitar on stage. Behind them are LiveLighter banners and stairs; musical equipment is visible in the modern indoor setting.
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