The Rio Complex has been a reoccurring venue in the Colomboscope cosmos for over a decade - for Rhythm Alliances, the Rio is transformed not only into an exhibition space titled ‘Interrupted Tonalities’ and showing the works of Basir Mahmood (
@basir_mahmood ), Dinoj Mahendranathan (
@dinoj.m ), T.Tilaxan (
@t.tilaxan ) and Yara Asmar (
@microwave.blues ), but also into a site for gathering, concerts and live performances.
Images 1-3: NooN in Concert
NooN led by musician, performer and educator Nuwan Gunawardhana initially formed as Neo Papara Collective, expanding Papara through new ideas and techniques while integrating compositional and performance tools from music genres ranging from jazz, big band to folk traditions. Papara (also known as
Papare, Molam or Kawadi) is a popular Sri Lankan music genre shaped as a blend of South Indian, Portuguese, Dutch and British historical influences and characterized by the vibrant use of brass and percussion instruments.
@horns_with_nuwan
Images 4-6: Reverberation of The Song of Ceylon
A reimagined musical score for The Song of Ceylon (1934), Basil Wright’s landmark documentary, this live performance at the Rio Cinema sets contemporary
electronic music against the film’s meticulously composed colonial gaze, placing modern sound in direct tension with images of early 20th-Century Ceylon.
@thisdoesnotapply
The exhibition at Rio Complex is open DAILY 10AM-7PM.
📍Rio Complex
60 Kumaran Ratnam Road, Colombo 2
This venue is semi abandoned, entry at your
own risk. Limited street parking / hired ride
preferable.
📷: Ruvin de Silva
@ruvinds 
