Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Music of Sri Lanka" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Books, magazines, pictures, photographs, maps, sheet music, manuscripts: Size ~ 1 million volumes: Criteria for collection: Publications made available to the Sri Lankan public: Legal deposit: Digital and hard-copy Sri Lankan published materials: Other information; Parent organization: National Library and Documentation Services Board: Website ...
The current department operates under the provisions of the National Archives Law No. 48 of 1973, and National Archives (Amendment) Act No. 30 of 1981.The duties of archivists in Sri Lanka can be traced back to the ancient Sri Lankan Kingdoms dating as far back as 3rd century BC, when officers were appointed to maintain royal archives of Sri Lankan monarchs.
Vivienne De Silva Boralessa (Sinhala: විවියන් ද සිල්වා බොරලැස්ස) (24 November 1930 – 2 April 2017) was a Sri Lankan singer.A legend and an icon of Sri Lankan Buddhist music, She is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
The State Literary Award is a set of annual literary prizes by the Government of Sri Lanka under several categories. The awards cover fiction, poetry, translations, songs and cover designs. Works from Sinhala, Tamil and English language are reviewed. [1]
Adopted from kawadi Tamil Hindu genres band music they normally play in thiruvizha times . Papare is a very lively genre of music, and is a popular music culture throughout the South Asian region. There are a lot of papare bands in Sri Lanka that play mostly at cricket matches to boost the morale of supporters.
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon (13 January 1911 – 2 April 1962) known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Namo Namo Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Sinhala Geeta Sahitya (Song Literature). [1]