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Marians Unplugged

Name: Marians Unplugged
Uploaded: 2010-12-23T07:11:10+00:00
Duration: 2 min 3 s
Channel: Chamara Peiris
Description: Short YouTube transcript: two speakers reminisce about the early "honesty" of Western-style music in Sri Lanka when piano notes and violin emotion were…

23 Dec 2010 · 2 min

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Short YouTube transcript: two speakers reminisce about the early "honesty" of Western-style music in Sri Lanka when piano notes and violin emotion were raw and unprocessed, note later technological manipulation and genre diversification that diluted sound, and announce a contemporary return to acoustic, unplugged performance — specifically a concert by the Marianne Singers presented as an "unplugged live" musical extravaganza.

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Remember the dawn of Western music in Sri Lanka. Back then, there was honestly in the sound of music, the separate notes from a piano were discernible. The emotion of a violin was raw and untainted. Vibrators and falsettos resulted from on the skill and talent of singers. What was heard was what was actually played. Awesome.
Then came several different genres of music. Technology that had become available enabled instruments and voices alike to be manipulated and transformed. Music began sounding more altered, more diluted. We Suangalians celebrated our golden jubilee recently. Today, with much dedication, we are proud to present you this musical extravaganza. Tonight, music has come full circle in Sri Lanka. Tonight, the Marianne Singers will bring back a truly acoustic, unplugged musical experience. Oh, I love you more than I can say? Tonight, you'll hear honestly in every, not every beat, every voice. Variants unplugged live in concert.