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Kala Bhushana Punsiri Soysa, (born 5 March as පුන්සිරි සොයිසා [Sinhala]), is a Sri Lankan singer. [2] Since the 1970s, Punsiri, also known as "The Tear of Breakup," has recorded a number of well-known songs.
Priya is also a talented composer and directed music for his own songs such as Adaraneeya Neranjana, Heta Dawase, Mata Wasana, Sanda Ma Gawai, Mage Samarum Pothe, Ekama Vidiye, and Gelawata Banda Wu etc. Most of these songs were created by Priya and Premakeerthi De Alwis who were close friends in the 1970s and became instant hits popular to date.
The song he wrote for a devotional song competition held in Panadura at that time was sung by Neela Wickramasinghe, who was a school girl at the time. [1] He also composed the first radio song of Sunil Edirisinghe, "Waadakayaneni". [11] His first radio song was 'Hetak Gange Sithala' composed for a 1971 simple song program for Punsiri Soysa. [4]
The early success of the Gypsies was thanks to a series of 5 albums released by the band in the late 1970s (entitled Dance With the Gypsies). In the 1980s the group released their first audio cassette containing their novelty hit Kurumitto (Dwarfs), which was a translated cover of Dutch musician Father Abraham's The Smurf Song.
At SLBC, he sang his first song, Budu Sihila Galalaa, a Bhakthi Gee composed by Sena Weerasekera. Since his life at Heywood, Peries had a close relationship with maestro Premasiri Khemadasa . [ 2 ] Khemadasa invited him to join with Sangeetha Manjariya at Maradana, where Peries participated as a violinist for a cassette recording, Pahan Tharuwa .
In time, Amaradeva's music came to reflect an entire philosophy, reflective of the spirit of a nation. He has composed music for ballet (Karadiya, Nala Damayanthi, etc.), film (Ranmuthu Duwa, Gam Peraliya, Ran Salu, Delovak Athara, Gatavarayo, Rena Girav, Thun Man Handiya, Puran Appu, etc.), theatre (Wessantara, etc.), radio and television. He ...
This was a very personal request. I had to just do it, whether it meant anything to me. It kind of didn’t at the time. I was so angry. And I was angry playing it. I was just angry that, you know, I had to sit next to a coffin in front of a crowd of people playing a song. The song was so happy. It was just strange. I was playing it so hard.
Senaka Batagoda (Sinhala: සේනක බටගොඩ; 25 June 1958 – 11 September 2024) was a Sri Lankan singer and music composer. [1] He has sung numerous songs in his singing career, where he rose to prominence and limelight for his ability to deliver songs with a mix of unique blend of folk influences, versatile vocals, and mastery of various genres.