Kanchi ( Dr. Kanchanamala Ranasinghe ) wins classical singing award from the Asian Continent
Introductory Note from Anton Swan Past Hon. Consul for Sri Lanka in Queensland Australia to eLanka
One of our Prominent Dr’s Kanchana Ranasinghe has won an International Award for Classical Singing in the Asia Continent.
This is a Prestigious Award and I have enclosed on the information In this email.
That could be given in eLanka Newsletter because she has been a Tireless Community worker for the Sri Lankan Community in Brisbane.
Thanks for your Support
Anton Swan OAM JP(Qual)
Past Hon. Consul for Sri Lanka in
Queensland Australia 1990 – 2023
Past Dean of the Consular Corps of
Queensland
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Dr. Kanchanamala Ranasinghe – has been selected as the best singer from the Asian Continent in classical singing at the Intercontinental music awards (ICMA) 2024.
Global winners will be announced at the award ceremony in Los Angeles USA on 25th August 2024
The judging panel consisted of Grammy award winners, professors in music and artists who work closely with Grammy Award Winners. ICMA has close collaborations with music guru’s in Hollywood who work with world famous artists- Celine Dion, Selena Gomez, Ricky Martin, Miley Cyrus, Bella Thorn, Nelly Furtado, Westlife, Gloria Estefan. They have also produced for songs for many award-winning films including Top gun, Santa Barbara and Redline and closely collaborate with Warner Brothers, MTV, Netflix, Sony and Cinemax.
Dr. Kanchanamala’s song name is “Pathiniyak Wi”.
This heart touching music is by Maestro Nalaka Anjana Kumara and lyrics by Jayamali Charitha Bandara This award has taken Sri Lankan music to a global level becoming the first Sri Lankan to achieve such a standard in the continent.
This heart touching song tells a story of eternal love:
“I will always love you in my heart although I know I can never be with you.
I will remember the time we spent together and the memories we made and wait in the hope of being with you someday some where in this life.
I know in my heart that you belong with me too and you will come to me the moment you can. I will wait for you my love until eternity “
Dr Kanchanamala Ranasinghe – a specialist general practitioner and a senior lecturer, School of Medicine, Griffith University works and resides in Australia. However her love for classical music drives her all the way to Sri Lanka to her homeland where she follows her passion and makes music with fellow artists. She is also an actress and portrays the role of Suppadevi in Prof Ediriweera Sarachchandra’s world renowned opera style drama Sinhanbahu where her mother and father portrayed main roles and hold the Guinness world record for the most durable theatre performers in the world.
A multi talented personality Dr. Kanchanamala is highly qualified in the medical field and has numerous specialist fellowships and a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical medicine as well.
MBBS, FRACGP- RG, FARGP (Emergency Medicine),FACRRM, EMC (ACEM), CWH (RANZCOG), ESME (AMEE), Mphil, PhD (UQ)
Standing on par with world music – blues, pop, country, Hindustani, Karnatic, Latin music, Contemporary, Native American etc etc Dr. Kanchanamala and Maestro Nalaka Anjana Kumara have taken Sri Lankan classical music to global standard.
She does proud to Australia as well, continuing her passion in native music while offering her services in the field of medicine in Australia and teaching the younger generation of medical doctors as well as contributing to medical research.
