{"id":153844,"date":"2025-06-08T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=153844"},"modified":"2025-06-08T22:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T22:35:02","slug":"sandra-jackson-my-lovely-island-home-by-patrick-ranasinghe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sandra-jackson-my-lovely-island-home-by-patrick-ranasinghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra Jackson  &#8211; My Lovely Island Home &#8211; By Patrick Ranasinghe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Sandra Jackson &#8211; My Lovely Island Home &#8211; By Patrick Ranasinghe<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-153848 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sandra-Jackson-My-Lovely-Island-Home-By-Sanath-Weerasuriya-e1749393804761.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra Jackson - My Lovely Island Home - By Patrick Ranasinghe\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_TWv6HvCwhA?si=xaRomTw_V2L4VwHk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55187 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Patrick_Ranasinghe.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick_Ranasinghe\" width=\"167\" height=\"160\" \/>Sri Lankan born Sandra and Esric Jackson of \u2018Replay \u2013 6\u2019, a popular Melbourne based band, had their international debut in Bangkok, Thailand last week. Co-incidentally, about the same day and time that Michael Jackson announced his \u2018this is it\u2019 finale in London, Sandra and Esric Jackson announces their International debut shows in Bangkok.\u00a0No relation to the King of Pop, who has hit upon troubled times in a very turbulent decade for music, The Jacksons have been performing with their band \u2018Replay \u2013 6\u2019 for the past 28 years in Australia and is the most popular band currently on the circuit within the Sri Lankan community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Both Sandra and Esric Jackson were in Sri Lanka holidaying after twenty one long years before they embark on their debut international exposure. Apart from our performances in Bangkok, what I most looked forward event is a concert in Sri Lanaka\u2019 said Sandra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The largest and latest hotel in Asia and currently the talk of the town boasting 1500 executive rooms and a special first class clientele, The Imperial Queens Park Hotel was the venue, where \u2018The Jacksons\u2019 performed to exclusive audience in their much admired and classy \u00a0\u2018Sundowner Club\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">These performances were significant in that while most other Sri Lankan entertainers concentrate on entertaining their own in various cultural and other community organized functions throughout the World, The Jacksons was featured in their \u2018own show and concert\u2019 advertised exclusively in Bangkok to the international community and electronic media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sandra Jackson performed her favourite Disco songs and ballads as she has done over the past 25 years in Australia while Esric Jackson will concentrate on his more popular country renditions. Esric Jackson was also debut some of his songs from his new country album to be released shortly in Australia on POWERUSH records and on ITunes throughout the World. According to the news coming from Bangkok, the guest of Honor on the first night was Dr. Udomsak Sakmunwong World President of C.I.O.F.F (Conseil International Des Organisations De Festivals De Folklore Et D\u2019 Arts Traditionnels) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Chairman of Dharma-TV Thailand and The Nation Newspaper, Media tycoon Thanachai Theerapattanavong was invited as a special guest at the final show and has invited The Jacksons and their entourage to dinner after their final performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Jacksons will return to Australia in mid-April and continue to perform with their band of \u2018merry men\u2019 \u00a0fulfilling all their commitments with a full calendar of engagements with appearances at the most prestigious events of 2009 within the Sri Lankan community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sandra and Esric Jackson migrated to Down Under nearly three decades ago and since then they were the most sought after singers in the Sri Lankan Communities in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Both were original members of \u2018The Pioneers\u2019, one of the popular seventies band of Sri Lanka.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2018It was nice to be back in Sri Lanka after a long gap\u2019 said Sandra, when the duo met \u2018TV Times\u2019 few days before their departure to Bangkok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sandra, who is popularly known as the Tina Turner of Melbourne is the front line vocalist of the band \u2018Replay \u2013 6\u2019. Husband Esric too sings with her witwh the band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2018We are not fulltime musicians. We all have day time jobs and we do music as a hobby. But as a band we get lot of work and keep busy all our weekends with dances and other gigs. As the Australian Sri Lankan community is the largest Sri Lankan population out of Sri Lanka, we get many Sri Lankan bookings throughout the month\u2019 Esric explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Replay 6 comprises of Sandra and Esric, David Trower on lead guitar, Christopher Ment on bass, Lindsey Giulman on drums Cameron Colombage on keyboards Dullas Achilles on trumpet and Dereck Stephens on sax.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2018If all goes well, I hope Replay 6 will be able to have their first performance in Colombo in December 2009\u2019 Esric said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Lead singer of Melbourne\u2019s top band Replay 6 and leader of the band for many decades, Sandra Jackson left this world suddenly after a short battle with lung issues later compounded by the discovery of blockages to her arteries which left the medical staff at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne with no recourse to save her life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">My Lovely Island Home\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;Dilhani&#8221; Lyrics &amp; Music.by Clarence Wijewardena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Des Kelly<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">You are welcome to share this with others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Kind Regards<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Patrick Ranasinghe<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>By Sanath Weerasuriya<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_2k_GjNpPWE?si=MFsI-bhdUBmeDYpK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9ufaF8P0fg?si=4tVyJxjaOTUJ6S5p\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandra Jackson &#8211; My Lovely Island Home &#8211; By Patrick Ranasinghe Sri Lankan born Sandra and Esric Jackson of \u2018Replay \u2013 6\u2019, a popular Melbourne based band, had their international debut in Bangkok, Thailand last week. 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