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VERNON PERERA A MULTI FACETED INDIVIDUAL, VOCALIST, LIRYCIST, MUSICIAN,AUTHOR, TRANSLATOR, DRAFTSMAN AT PEAK OF PINNACLE – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Vernon Perera Facebook Vernon Perera a pioneer vocalist in group songs in native Sri Lanka became instantly known and popular when he sang the song “Ru Siriya Ege” to the music melody of illustrated musician Clarence Wijewardena decades ago which incidentally was the theme tune of the famous program ‘Madu Rasanga” telecast over the Independent Television Network. This program was the brain child of PLA Somapala and the Chairman of ITN Thevis Guruge In the inaugural program it was Vernon who had invited few artistes for the program with Chanaka Fernando’s Golden Chimes band Vernon was born to modest parents, father a Police Officer Earnest Perera mother Avareen de Silva a Housewife Vernon had been born in Galle on 10th May 1948 when father was assigned to cinnamon Garden ...

Jul 24, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Chitrananda Abeysekera, Clarence Wijewardena, ITN, Musician in sri Lanka, Sunil Thenabadu, Thurstan College Colombo 07, Vernon Perera

LEGENDARY DR DHARMASRI WICKREMASINGHE AUTOGRAPHED ICON ANNOUNCER IN RADIO TELEVISION MUSICAL CONCERTS UNCONQUERED – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:hungama.com All reputed announcers should possess skills and abilities in abundance able to interconnect visibly. Should be able to syndicate several fragments of material and draw conclusions. Should concentrate without been distracted while performing a task. Those people who are identified by the voice and his manner of speech should be regarded as lucky. Such a unconquered legend in the radio and television hosting for over five decades is Dr Dharmasri Wickremasinghe triumphed through his own innate skills and aptitudes without any hereditary affiliations. When he was young about thirteen years old he had listened to the Radio Ceylon channels from the large radio they have had at their dwelling .He had wondered how these voices penetrate out and emerge.Later as he matured he had been able to come to a conclusion that it ...

Apr 12, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Ajantha Ranasinghe, Ceylon Tea Centre, Chandra Weimann.Dharmasri, Chitrananda Abeysekera, Cyril Rajapaksa, Dr Dharmasri Wickremasinghe, Gunathunga K Liyanage, HR Jothipala, ITN, Karunaratne Abeysekera, Lalith S Maithripala, Radio Ceylon, Sarasaviya Mandapaya, Sarath Wimalaweera