A concert given by SriLankan students to people of Odessa

1. Memories of Odessa in
Ukraine
Odessa is a port city on the BlackSea in southern Ukraine.
It’s known for its beaches and 19th-century architecture,
including the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Odessa is the third most populous city of Ukraine and a
major tourism centre, seaport and transport hub located
on the north-western shore of the Black .sea.
In 1829, Odessa became the first city in the world where
bleaching powder was used as an antiseptic against
cholera.

2. The world's first perfume Fountain was opened in Odessa
to its 210th birthday by the Frenchman K. Lacarin. Each
hour the fountain willspray perfumes specially selected
by the perfumer. The collectionconsists of 21 perfumes
Odessa cuisine is unique having combined several culinary
traditions: Jewish, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Moldovan,
Greek.Odessites treat their guests with stuffed fish,
vegetables and small vareniki, cabbage rolls, pancakes
In 1974.Undergraduates of SriLanka studying at RUDN
University,Moscow gave a concert to an audience of
workers and peasants of Odessa.They sand SriLankan
songs with their own musical group “Drushba” meaning
friendship in Russian Language. Lead guitarist was M Z
Izrarth (Now a retired senior army officer).The concert
was compeered by Jayadeva de Silva a management
consultant
Given a below is web link for parts of the concert captured
and preserved by Engineer Neelarathne and for 50 long
years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJ0RWGJtis&t=25s