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Patikirige Sunil Jayapreethi Edirisinghe (Sinhala:සුනිල් එදිරිසිංහ; born 19 December 1949) is a Sri Lankan classical musician. Edirisinghe won the presidential award for playback singing in 1983 for "Maya Miringuva Pirunu Lo Thale" from Adhishtanaya .
Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Jayaratne, commonly known as T. M. Jayaratne (Sinhala: ටි. එම්. ජයරත්න), born 13 April 1944 in Dodanwala, Sri Lanka is a popular Sri Lankan vocalist and a violinist. He has received the Presidential Award of Sri Lanka in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1987. [1]
This is a list of notable Sri Lankan musicians (music artists and bands) from all genres. The musicians/bands are listed according to the alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
A Musicians in Sri Dalada Maligawa. 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.
The Gypsies are a Sri Lankan baila band that performs Sinhala and English songs. [1] The band was founded in the early 1970s and has since garnered a huge fan base across Sri Lanka and is one of Sri Lanka's most famous bands. [2] They are a highly paid band in Sri Lanka, as they constantly perform at parties, dances and at many concerts.
Annesley Malewana (Sinhala pronunciation: [ˈænəsli ˈmaːləvənə]) (Sinhala: ඇනස්ලි මාලේවන) is a Sri Lankan musician.Often considered "The Para Balla of Sinhala Pop", Malewana is well known for being a master of contemporary Baila worked with popular musical bands The Moonstones and Super Golden Chimes.
De Silva was known for his popular renditions of Sri Lankan 'baila' music, which was a style whose origins are in Portuguese and Spanish music. He had a string of baila hits including: Polkatu Hande , Chuda Manike , Mamma No , Miss Sri Lanka , Rajasangabo , Komali Pane as well as popular recordings of anonymous Baila songs. [ 2 ]
She excelled as a Sinhala singer of excellent grade, and a Tamil singer of excellent grade and a classical Singer during her career at Radio Ceylon. [1] Her elder brother Sunil Siriwardena was famous on the radio as a singer. Chandrika Siriwiwardena's debut radio single was Thalamala Waruna a song by Sunil Siriwardena in which she was featured. [3]