Keerthi Pasquel

Keerthi Pasquel (Sinhala: කීර්ති පැස්කුවල්: born 1956) is a pop musician from Kandy, Sri Lanka. He has been performing for more than three decades and has won a number of awards. He has been active in music education and in social welfare.

Keerthi Pasquel
Born29th January 1956
Kandy
OriginSri Lanka
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsBass Guitar
Years active1976–present

Awards

Pasquel has won many awards in Sri Lanka. In 1996 he received an international award from the World Science Council in Japan, where he competed with musicians of repute from 13 countries.[1]

Orphanage project

Keerthi launched a project called 'The Child' to entertain children from orphanages and to recognize their capabilities. In 2005, 'The Child' collected sponsorship funds that mainly went towards the rehabilitation of the orphaned children from the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. This is an ongoing project by Pasquel, organizing not only musical shows, but also dramas, films and amateur talent shows.[2]

Pasquel Sound of Music

Keerthi was the founder of the 'Pasquel Sound of Music' in 2006, a school to teach voice training and instrumental music for those who wish to be professionals in the music industry. At 'Pasquel Sound of Music', established musicians train students to play a musical instrument. Tutors have included Harsha Makalande, Chandrasena Hettiarachchi and Pasquel himself.[3]

See also

References
  1. Invitees only: Sunday Leader
  2. "The balladeer is back on stage" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine,Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), 6 February 2005.
  3. "Pasquel's Sound of Music for young singers" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), 28 May 2006.
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