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“The Guitar Gig 2009” is the unique event organized by the Maldives Entertainment Co. Ltd. The main purpose of the event is to showcase the talented guitarists of the Maldives in a very unique and vibrant atmosphere. This event would be showcasing guitarist Anil, Xia and Shahyd who are of different genre for their unique style and talent while playing the guitar.

The three guitarists mentioned would be backed by a band of their choice and would be performing with their cover songs and their original material, some which had not being released to the general public. Some well known faces who have being in the music industry would also be featured with the bands during the event.

This show will be at “Olympus” from 9:00pm onwards till 00:00am on the Saturday 31st of October 2009. Tickets available @ Olympus. Ticket Price Mrf 75.00.

As the name defines, “The Guitar Gig” would be a musical extravaganza performed by one of the 3 most accomplished guitarists in town with their respective band. The event concept is that these three groups getting united and setting aside the differences among them to enjoy and applaud the live music performed by the youngsters in a disclosed. Maintenance of friendliness and brotherhood, unity & harmony is our goal.

With the success of the Olympians come-back show, the show DVD is going to be released on 1^st October 2009 at Olympus.

This is a FREE entrance (with limited seating) show with DVD releasing ceremony performing Dinba Family and DJ Ashu.

To promote the DVD, there will be a musical event on 2^nd and 3^rd October 2009 at Olympus. Performers include some of the talented musicians and famous singers including Theyrava, Kuda Ibbe, Ilham, Asfa, Shaani, Lahufa, Liusha, Raafiyath and Lahufa. Tickets will be available from Olympus from 30^th October 2009, 9:00am to 11:00pm.

Ticket price is Rf 50/- and Rf 100/-. The DVD’s will be available from Olympus during the show on a special price.

For more information call 3322497, 7466194

‘Please’ is a campaign to help people with disabilities in the Maldives.

These children and young adults do not have sufficient services available to them. They are treated at best as second-class citizens and we aim to create awareness amongst the general public and raise funds for CDC (children development center) in Care Society. We need your support to successfully manage this and in turn help kids who are in such situations. Please, Help!

Under the ‘ Please’ campaign we have organised a Read-a-thon in all the school in Male’, Villingili and Hulhumale’. ‘Read-a-thon for charity’ commenced on 13th of September 2009. Students of all participating school are given the opportunity to raise funds to help people with disabilities at CDC, by reading books. Parents are going to sponsor their child to read books. They are going to donate MRF 3.00 to every book the child reads over the following two weeks.

Please campaign is also centered around raising awareness about people with disabilities in the Maldives. Five documentaries are being produced depicting the hopes, dreams and every day lives of five different children with different disabilities.

Further more, a MUSIC show will be held on the 1st of October 2009, to emphasize the importance of this campaign. Helping people with disabilities is not only their families’ responsibility. It is our responsibility as a nation. Through this campaign we hope to mediate away for people to learn about these disabilities and help them via donations.

So far, the bands confirmed to perform for this cause are,

Shiuz
Fa’thu
Vijan
1984
Damned ones
Brain damage
Rock paper scissor
Moonstone

Please click here for more information

Photography by Hani Amir

Finally, 1984′s debut DHIVEHI album “E’ku E’kee’s” CD’s are being made available for Sale on wholesale and retail basis from 10th September onwards.

Where? You can get it at a special rate at Olympus that night.

Those of you who got CD vouchers on our album launching event, bring them to Olympus when u come and get your E’ku E’kee CD for FREE!

Photography by Hilath

Tickets will be available at Olympus starting 3rd September.

Ticket price MVR84

Opening act – Fa’thu & Faya

Click on the link below for more information
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127053357866

This event is held in Collaboration with the Maldives Entertainment Company Limited (MECL).

Made on popular demand, Eku Eky is the debut album of 1984.

Though this is the first time these songs are officially being released to the public as merchandise, they have been performed at various concerts, and received favorable recognition from the public (from all age groups and gender) For instance, the songs “Barahanaa”, “Aratheh” and *Heevumeh” have already been promoted through mass media such as television programs, radio programs, and is quite popular with the public.

Opening act – Shiuz

DATE & VENUE :

22:14,
19th August 2009,
Dhoshimeynaa Maalam,
Dharubaaruge,
Male’, Maldives.

Limited edition E’ku E’kee USB pendrive (with E’ku E’kee album inside) as a “FREE GIFT” for first ’84′ customers.

Call first thing today to get yours at Funk ! Its in the lane in front of Arabiyya School

Tickets are for MVR 84.00

Call our HOTLINE 9908110 for more information.

Maldives Entertainment Company Limited (a 100% government entity) would like to give an exciting opportunity to all local bands in Maldives to play at Olympus.  We have decided to host music shows every night at Olympus during Ramadan and would like your participation and support.

If you are interested and need more information, please contact me directly on fazu@maldivesentertainmentcompany.com , +960-3308891 0r +960-7776076.

We are in the earliest planning stages; and we already have a venue and a drive to start something for the youth entertainment! We hope to make these shows acceptable, your views and comments are very much appreciated.

This will be well publicized and with commitments from enough bands we would be able to make the shows very entertaining to our youth community.

Thanks for your time!

With just two days to go before their comeback concert, MUSICinMALDIVES.com takes an in depth look at the Olympians – who were they?

The Olympians – The Comeback concert starts on 28th, and will continue for three consecutive nights, in Olympus at 2100hrs.  Seats were sold out within a matter of days.  They were sold at MVR 50/=, 75/=, 100/= & 200/=.

The current line-up includes

• Mahmooda Shakeeb (first line-up)
• Fathimath Rauf (first line-up)
• Abdul Rauf
• Ibrahim Shakeeb (first line-up)
• “Gambia” Mohamed Rasheed  (first line-up)
• Hussain Rasheed (first line-up)
• Moosa Rasheed

Original hits such as “Dhauruvaa Mihandhaanthah” and “Reyrey Mihen Khiaalu Kollan Aadhevey” still seem to contain a certain nostalgia for a whole generation.  Although they have had some originals to their credit, most of their repertoire were made up of dhivehi lyrics sung to popular hindi songs.

It appears that there are many, who has been an Olympian during one time or the other.  A complete list all the Olympians has not been documented.  For all the buzz and hype surrounding this performance, notably, there are also those who will be missed: 

Read & Vote about the Olympians and its future…