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Ranidu Lankage (Sinhala:රනිදු ලංකාගේ) is a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist who raised the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop. [1] Lankage is the first Sinhalese artist to be played on BBC Radio 1 [citation needed] and the creator of the first Sinhalese single to be played on MTV and channel V and Z music India. [1]
The Sinhala Baila song Pissu Vikare (Dagena Polkatu Male) by H. R. Jothipala, Milton Perera, M. S. Fernando is a cover version of the Tamil song Dingiri Dingale (Meenachi) from the 1958 Tamil film Anbu Engey. And it was covered again in Sinhala as a folk song named Digisi/Digiri Digare (Kussiye Badu).
Arjun was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Brit Asia Music Awards in 2011. [7] In December 2011, his song "Stargazer" was voted the number 2 song on the first ever Asian Video Chart on Kiss TV (No.1 was A.R Rahman's group Super Heavy, which included Mick Jagger & Joss Stone.) [8]
"Manike Mage Hithe" (Sinhala: මැණිකේ මගේ හිතේ, lit. 'Precious in my Mind') is a Sri Lankan Sinhala-language song by Yohani, Satheeshan Rathnayaka and Chamath Sangeeth. [1] [2] An official cover for the song was done by Chamath Sangeeth and released on 22 May 2021. [3] The lyrics were written by Dulan ARX.
A Musician in Sri Dalada Maligawa - Temple of the Tooth. The music of Sri Lanka has its roots in five primary influences: ancient folk rituals, Hindu religious traditions, Buddhist religious traditions, the legacy of European colonisation, and the commercial and historical influence of nearby Indian culture—specifically, Kollywood cinema and Bollywood cinema.
One day he heard Jothipala singing and chose to sing Hindi songs at the weddings of the Colombo aristocracy. [7] B. S. Perera, the famous film music director who was the head of the radio orchestra who first recognized Jothipala's talents. In 1952, there was a program on the radio called 'Adhunika Peya', which showcased the talents of amateur ...
Ellamulla Kapuge Gunadasa (Sinhala: ගුණදාස කපුගේ; 7 August 1945–3 April 2003) [2] [3] popularly known as Gunadasa Kapuge, was a Sri Lankan singer, musician, music director and playback singer. [4] He was well known among Sri Lankans due to the philosophical background of his music renditions and lyrics selected for his ...
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera (Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician.One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing themes are based on real life and social-cultural situations. [1]