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Nimal Mendis is a Sri Lankan singer/songwriters who has won many awards for his music. Mendis recorded 22 songs, eight of them for the Decca Records label in London. He has written songs now regarded as classics in South Asia—including ' Master Sir' about Colonial Ceylon.
Priyani Jayasinghe (Sinhala: ප්රියානි ජයසිංහ; 10 June 1967 – 8 July 2018) was a Sri Lankan singer and composer. [1] One of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka, [2] Jayasinghe has sung several popular songs of the Sinhala music industry including: Kandula Niwannam, Sundara Hadakata Dee and Aluth Sanda Awith.
"Master Sir" (Sinhala: මාස්ටර් සර්) is a Sinhala pop song written by Sri Lankan singer/songwriter Nimal Mendis for the film Kalu Diya Dhahara ("A column of black water"), in which it was performed over the title sequence by Neela Wickramasinghe.
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.
Anton Jones (Sinhala: ඇන්ටන් ජෝන්ස්; 3 June 1937 – 21 February 2016) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter. [1] Considered as a prominent Baila singer in Sri Lanka, Jones had several hits, including Mini Gawuma and Uyala Pihala. [2]
Nihal Nelson (Sinhala: නිහාල් නෙල්සන්; 9 January 1946 – 13 December 2022) was a Sri Lankan vocalist, songwriter and composer. [1] One of the most influential singers in Sri Lanka, and considered 'undefeated on the concert stage', [2] Nelson holds the record for the most albums recorded by a Sri Lankan artist, at a total of 113.
In 2016, they released the international music album Love with 15 solo hits. [13] On 27 October 2016, Jaya Sri and Chitral Somapala together with Xotic band performed at Feel Sri Lanka 2016, the first single country exhibition in Maldives. The event took place at Male City Alimas Carnival Stage open air and on October 28 at Huduranfushi Island ...
Nalin Jayawardena (Sinhala : නලින් ජයවර්ධන) (born 18 April 1957) is a popular Sri Lankan singer and vocalist. He was the first Sri Lankan singer to release an internet based audio album in Sinhala allowing his fans from around the world to download the album free of charge. [1]