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டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 November 2016), better known by his adopted name Amaradeva, was a prominent Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist, violinist and composer. Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, he incorporated Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. [5]
Songwriter (s) Nimal Mendis. "Nim Him Sewwa Ma Sasare " ( Sinhala: නිම් හිම් සෙව්වා මා සසරේ; transl. I searched the limits of Samsara ), commonly referred to simply as "Nim Him Sewwa ", is a Sinhalese -language song by Sri Lankan singer Pandit W. D. Amaradeva. The song first appeared in the 1978 Sri ...
Maha Bo Vannama is a song composed by Chandraratne Manawasinghe and W.D. Amaradeva [1] to the Daha Ata Vannama ( Sinhala: දහඅට වන්නම ). [2] It was written as a dedication to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, the sacred fig tree in the Mahamevnāwa Gardens, Anuradhapura. A dance recital was created and performed for the Vannama by the ...
Nanda Malini. 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] Her songs intricate ...
Occupation (s) Musician, singer, composer, teacher. Years active. 1980–2020. Awards. Kalabhushana State Awards (2017) Widanelage Dharmaratna Ariyasinghe, (16 March 1956 – 9 November 2020, Sinhala: ඩබ්. ඩී. ආරියසිංහ ), popularly as W. D. Ariyasinghe, was a Sri Lankan singer, musician and a composer. [ 1][ 2]
Sri Lanka is known to have songs that date back to 1400 A.D. That are still performed today. Another traditional Sri Lankan folk style is called the Virindu. It involves an improvised poem sung to the beaten melody of a rabana. Traditional song contests were held in which two virindu singers would compete through spontaneous verse.
Producer (s) Maharaja Entertainments. Nim Him Sewwa ( Sinhala: නිම් හිම් සෙව්වා) is a 2020 song by Bathiya and Santhush, Kasun Kalhara, Sashika Nisansala, and Umaria Sinhawansa. The song is a collaboration between the five musical arists, made as a promotion for The Voice Sri Lanka, on which the five artists are the ...
Later the song Mango Nanda was selected the best Sinhala song by the Hit Parade program on Radio Ceylon as well. [9] In 1969, the Moonstones welcomed female vocalist Indrani Perera who sang lead on the best selling hit Dilhani. Wijewardena himself only sang lead on Dileepa Podi Puthu an adaptation of a poem written by Karunaratne Abeysekera to ...