Anil Bharathi Archives

ANIL BHARATHI UNCONQUERED EFFERVESCENT CELEBRITY BIDS ADIEU AT 75 – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : adaderana Anil Bharathi’s has passed away at the age of 75 years while been treated at the Panadura hospital. H92is signature song equally popular “ Bethlehempure” still remains the “evergreen” Christmas song for half a century.The lyrics were by a Buddhist legendary celebrated Karunaratne Abeysekera which still remains as the most popular Christmas song in the century perhaps centuries to come. Even if Anil sang this song only his name would still be etched in the hearts of all Sri Lankans not only Christians.The music of this song was by the POP music maestro Clarence and his Golden Chimes band recorded under the ‘Lotus” label one of the pioneers in records and cassettes. Anil the lanky vocalist had innate skills but not known to have hereditary affiliations to music was the lead singer which added ...

Thilak Hapugoda: Legend in music business-by Gamini Akmeemana Source:Dailymirror Does the name Thilak Hapugoda ring a bell? It should, to anyone even remotely connected to the 1990s’ vibrant pop music scene, for Thilak revolutionalised our sound and staging systems and brought them on par with international standards. His untimely death at age of 43 in 2001 was a great loss the Lankan world of music. The decades 1960s to the 80s was a golden age in Lankan music of all genres, the vital technology of getting this music live across to the crowds was lagging behind During his extensive travels, he studied new technology and developments in music, attending the London music fair in 1996 also visiting France, Singapore and Japan to gain more know-how. As his 20th death anniversary falls on Oct. 18, this is an attempt to recapture all that he did for music and musicians, stepping ...