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Mariazelle became a committed Christian in 2009. According to The Island newspaper:"Mariazelle is very much into religion and has taken God as her friend and saviour." [6] She joined the People's Church in Colombo. Mariazelle said: "I have sung all my life but now there is singing in my heart. The greatest song I sing is with God as my audience ...
Fr. Marcelline Jayakody (Sinhala: මර්සලින් ජයකොඩි පියතුමා) (3 June 1902 ─ January 15, 1998) was a Sri Lankan Catholic priest, musician, lyricist, author, journalist [1] and an exponent of indigenous culture. He is attributed with the epithet 'පන්සලේ පියතුමා' (Pansale ...
Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka.It was introduced to the island in first century. [2] Traditionally, after Thomas the Apostle's visit in Kerala in AD 52, Christianity is said to have been introduced to Sri Lanka because of its close geographical and commercial ties.
Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, he incorporated Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. [5] Many consider his contribution to the development of Sinhala music as unmatched; hence, he is occasionally cited as the "Maestro of Sri Lankan Music" ( Sinhala : හෙළයේ මහා ...
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]
He also composed music for several television serials such as Sannaliyane and acted in the serial Kiri Kandulak. [14] Apart from that, Rathnayake also composed music for television cartoons. His song Muhuda Mage Goda Bimai in the cartoon "Dosthara Honda Hitha" gained large popularity. He composed the most number of Christian songs as a Buddhist ...
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.
He has also composed songs for other artists such as H. R. Jothipala, Milton Mallawarachchi, Mervin Perera, Anton Senanayake and famous Christian Baila music hit dedicated to St Anthony sung by Anton Jones. [1] Suriyasena sung famous duets with Victor Rathnayake, Latha Walpola, Chandralekha Perera, Malkanthi Nandasiri and others.