Music maestro-genius Mahesh emulating legendary Dad Patrick Denipitiya – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sundaytimes Mahesh Denipitiya possesses phenomenal musical scenery, director. composer, the flamboyant keyboardist, pianist, bandleader of ‘MaFF’ orchestra, needs absolutely no introduction being the son of the imminent music director composer, legendary Patrick Denipitiya. Obviously, the music he had inherited, runs through in his blood. However. Mahesh initially was more interested in computer hardware to become an engineer in that preferred profession. But like a duck taking to water he was predestined to grow to be a musician. A very well known accomplished now, in fact a household name in music having made enormous contributions to the music industry in our country becoming a maestro as a fabulous keyboardist, composer, pianist and a superior in music arrangements, perhaps even superseding the achievements of Father Patrick Denipitiya. Initially Mahesh had commenced with a guitar as a birthday gift ...

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KOCHCHI SINGING QUARTET DELIVERING RED SPICE OF MUSIC VIA DYNAMIC FOURSOME DISPLAYING AESTHETIC MAGNIFICIENCE – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:youtube.com   The recent Covid-19 lockdown period had given musicians in ,particular and the general public in general to engage themselves to devote ample time to novel creations as time was accessible in abundance. The joint Aluth Iskole perception of Mariyazelle GUNATILAKE,Kelum SRIMAL,UPALI Sannasgala and Mahesh Denipitiya linking seventy five artistes and singers was very admirable which was a booming triumph. Correspondingly the aspiration of dream star season 2  Upekha Nirmanai de Silva daughter of acclaimed ‘Jolly Seeya”alias Chandu de Silva,too which had been lingering in her mind for sometime to form a female band with a talented foursome, first of its kind in Sri Lanka, was able to get off the blocks in establishing a dynamic foursome with spicy pods in Erandi Madushika Ranaweera, Shashika Madushani Herath and Nirasha Natalie ...

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CHINTHAKA GAMLATH AWARD WINNING QUALIFIED TELEVISION FABRICATOR ALREADY AT THE SUMMIT OF CELBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu photo source:linkedin.com When one reads through the credits of a television program one would view various producer titles : executive producer, supervising producer, senior producer ,broadcast producer and producer where every producer shoulders different responsibilities. There are producers with endurance and perseverance. One such television producer with immense knowledge through elaborate study of the subject is Chinthaka Dilanga Gamlath of TV Derana to which channel he had already produced a number of new programs with new concepts which have been extremely severe and popular to make the channel successful in a very demanding industry. Similar to most producers Chinthaka has a natural inquisitiveness about what mass audiences prefer .Chinthaka makes endeavours to make his presentation relevant, brief always entertaining to keep the audiences spellbound. Chinthaka Gamlath is like any other possessing a television ...

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KOCHCHI: DELIVERING RED SPICE OF MUSIC VIA DYNAMIC SINGING QUARTET DISPLAY AESTHETIC MAGNIFICIENCE   – by Sunil Thenabadu The recent Covid-19 lockdown period had given musicians in ,particular and the general public in general to engage themselves to devote ample time to novel creations as time was accessible in abundance. The joint Aluth Iskole perception of Mariyazelle GUNATILAKE,Kelum SRIMAL,UPALI Sannasgala and Mahesh Denipitiya linking seventy five artistes and singers was very admirable which was a booming triumph. Correspondingly the aspiration of dream star season 2 Upekha Nirmanai de Silva daughter of acclaimed ‘Jolly Seeya”alias Chandu de Silva,too which had been lingering in her mind for sometime to form a female band with a talented foursome, first of its kind in Sri Lanka, was able to get  off the blocks in establishing a dynamic foursome with spicy pods in Erandi Madushika,Tashni Perera and Nirasha Natalie and of course Upekha herself as the leader ...

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Music maestro- genius Mahesh emulating legendary Dad Patrick Denipitiya – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Mahesh Denipitiya possesses phenomenal musical scenery, director. composer, the flamboyant keyboardist, pianist, bandleader of ‘MaFF’ orchestra, needs absolutely no introduction being the son of the imminent music director composer, legendary Patrick Denipitiya. Obviously, the music he had inherited, runs through in his blood. However. Mahesh initially was more interested in computer hardware to become an engineer in that preferred profession. But like a duck taking to water he was predestined to grow to be a musician. A very well known accomplished now, in fact a household name in music having made enormous contributions to the music industry in our country becoming a maestro as a fabulous keyboardist, composer, pianist and a superior in music arrangements, perhaps even superseding the achievements of Father Patrick Denipitiya. Initially Mahesh had commenced with a guitar as a birthday gift ...

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Anushka mixes academic and wise expertise to achieve aesthetic triumph – By Sunil Thenabadu    The intricate emotional process which is very much a sensible process is also automatic when it comes to innately gifted singers such as Anushka Madubashini. Anushka hails from ‘Devata’ a small village close to Galle, a past pupil of Sangamitta Girls College Galle. She had been handicapped from her young days after her father’s sudden demise when she was in Grade three. Calamity struck her family as her mother had to boost the family which comprised of another younger sister against many limitations.     Anushka was however determined to excel in studies and art accomplishing many milestones in music at school. As a teenager won several All -Island awards consecutively in singing from year 2003 to 2008.She possesses a wide vocal range.    The exposure of innate abilities to sing was after her performances in Derana Dream Star season two, allmost  a  decade  ago. She was a forerunner for the ...

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Mellifluous fusion-by Ruwini JAYAWARDANA Anushka Madubashini Source:Dailynews In the far end of December 2009, a young woman stepped onto a stage and dazzled music lovers in the country with her vocal mastery and blossoming music sensibility. That’s how the world got to know Anushka Madubashini, who emerged as a forerunner for the title of Derana Dream Star during its second chapter. Known as a launch pad for youthful talent in the country, ‘Derana Dream Star’ is the result of an effort to discover and sharpen the innate vocal talents and performances of the young generation. The outcome of a nationwide hunt for young singing talent, the end result of getting noted for her skills is her stint at Dell Studio as part of renowned musician Mahesh Denipitiya’s orchestra. With Mahesh Denipitiya and his orchestra Today Anushka is fast learning the tricks of time management. If there is one thing that ...

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