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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 ...
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 ...
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]
Asokamala is a 1947 Ceylonn historical film co-directed by Shanthi Kumar and T. R. Goppu and produced by Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner. It was the second film made in the Sinhalese language and the first by a Sinhalese director. It also was the first film that W. D. Albert Perera (later known as Amaradeva ), Mohideen Baig and Mohammed Ghouse ...
Sri Lankan country music. The art, music and dances of Sri Lanka were derived from ritualistic responses to natural phenomenon. Sri Lanka's earliest folk music was later influenced by the influx of Buddhist traditions. These songs were performed by commoners, and not merely recited by the priestly castes. [3]
Release date. 27 September 1963. ( 1963-09-27) Country. Sri Lanka. Language. Sinhala. Sikuru Tharuwa is a 1963 Sri Lankan drama directed by L. S. Ramachandran and written by P. K. D. Seneviratne. It was developed by the Kurulu Rana group that attempted to make original movies pertaining to Sinhalese culture.