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—M.I.A., Clash M.I.A. attributes much of her success to the "homeless, rootlessness" of her early life. Due to her and her family being displaced from Sri Lanka because of the Civil War, M.I.A. has become a refugee icon. The EMP Museum's 2008 Pop Conference featured paper submissions and discussions on M.I.A. presented on the theme of "Shake, Rattle: Music, Conflict, and Change." She has ...
The beginning of Tamil rap by Krishan Maheson was 2004's "J Town Story", [6] [7] while the country's first Sinhala rap track was released in 2005 in the form of Iraj's eponymous album. [ citation needed ] Krishan Maheson's Asian Avenue was the first Sri Lankan album to be released by Universal Music India in 2006. [ 8 ]
Yohani Diloka de Silva (born 30 July 1993) is a Sri Lankan singer-songwriter, rapper, and YouTuber. [1] [2] She started her music career as a YouTuber.She soon gained recognition for her rap cover of 'Deviyange Bare' and released many covers of her singing and rapping which have earned her the title "Rap Princess" of Sri Lanka. [3]
Dinesh Kanagaratnam. Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 31 August 1981), also known by his initials A. D. K. or simply Dinesh Kanagaratnam, is a Sri Lankan R&B and hip hop artist and music producer who has composed tracks in Tamil language. He also often collaborates with music directors in Tamil cinema as a playback singer.
Manike Mage Hithe. "Manike Mage Hithe" (Sinhala: මැණිකේ මගේ හිතේ, lit. 'Precious in my Mind') is a Sri Lankan Sinhala-language song by Yohani, Satheeshan Rathnayaka and Chamath Sangeeth. [1][2] An official cover for the song was done by Chamath Sangeeth and released on 22 May 2021. [3] The lyrics were written by Dulan ARX.
Ranidu Lankage (Sinhala:රනිදු ලංකාගේ) is a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist who raised the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop. [1] Lankage is the first Sinhalese artist to be played on BBC Radio 1 [citation needed] and the creator of the first Sinhalese single to be played on MTV and channel V and Z music India. [1]
Ashanthi De Alwis (Sinhala:අශාන්ති ද අල්විස්), known simply as Ashanthi, is a Sri Lankan rapper, singer and songwriter. She is the only Sri Lankan female rapper who signed with international record labels Sony Music and Universal Music in 2006. [1][2][3] She began her career as a rapper with BnS, and continued that ...
Krishan Maheson (born 4 May 1983), known as Krishan, is a rap artist from Sri Lanka. Krishan specialises in rap music, and is one of the pioneer Tamil rap artists in the world. [1] Krishan helped start the Tamil rap scene in Sri Lanka, together with his brother, Gajan, and fellow MC Yauwanan. [1] Krishan migrated to Darwin, Australia in 2018. [2]