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Rise and fall of Beatles – The Liverpool Rock Band – By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando The Beatles was a rock band from Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The primary members of the Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. John Lennon was a singer, songwriter, musician, and peace activist. Paul McCartney inherits the former’s capability. Sir Richard Starkey (better known by his stage name Ringo Starr) is a singer, songwriter, and actor. At the age of sixteen (John Lennon) and rhythm guitarist McCartney (the age of fifteen) had a meeting with two music-loving teenagers to discuss a separate rock music project. Lennon, at the time, performed with the Quarrymen, which blended jazz and folk music. In 1957 the formation of the group Beatles commenced. Quarrymen The ‘Quarrymen’ accepted bookings initially at a charity church in Liverpool. When they set up their instruments for the performance ...

Oct 14, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Tilak S Fernando Tagged George Harrison, John Lennon, musician, Paul McCartney, rock band, Singer, Songwriter

Honoring The Legend Desmond De Silva” Event on February 11th 2023. As promised we have spent some months working through tough visa processes for our impressive Frontline in the much awaited “Honouring The Legend Desmond De Silva” Event on February 11th 2023. The program for the event is in two parts. The first half will be a Tribute style concert to honour the Legend Desmond De Silva. Senior Artistes who have performed with Desmond or shared the stage with him will perform songs from Desmond’s own song list. They will be backed by Desmond’s own band ‘The Impressions’ and will be enhanced by other senior musicians who will join on stage to compliment and enrich the musical backing. The concert will fittingly conclude with a poignant song, performed by all artistes with visual imagery that will pay homage to Desmond. The second half of the event will be after dinner. ...

Oct 8, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Desmond De Silva, Desmond De Silva Event . Senior Artistes in sri lanka, musician

ANANDA SAMARAKOON MULTIFACETED ARTISTE ,LITERARY GENIUS,LYRICIST OF NATIONAL ANTHEM,PLAYWRITE,VOCALIST, ACCOMPLISHED PAINTER AT PINNACLE OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source : sundayobserver Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon born on the 13th January 1911,to duo Samuel Samarakoon,the Chief Clerk the British owned Maturata Plantations and Dominga Peries in Watareka Padukka.He was popularly known as Ananda Samarakoon was born as the second of four sons to a Christian family. He became a multifaceted individual, possessing a sturdy backbone was an acclaimed Sri Lankan ,Sinhalese lyrics composer, vocalist, playwright , musician and an artist cum painter. He was educated at primary classes at the Wewala school, has had his secondary education at the CMS Sri Jayawardenapura College now renamed as Christian College. He composed the Sri Lankan ‘National Anthem”, ” Namo Namo Matha”, is considered the father of artistic Sinhalese music and founder of the contemporary Sri Lankan Sinhalese ‘Geeta Sahitya’ ,the Song ...

Sep 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged musician, National anthem of Sri Lanka, Samuel Samarakoon, Sinhalese lyrics composer, Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan, vocalist

Visharada Deepika Priyadashini with many music degrees locally, internationally, social worker, award winner, autographed vocalist at summit of celebrity – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sinhalasongs Visharada Deepika Priyadarshani Peiris, was born on 13 July in Kalubowila as the third child of the family. Her father, Sumanadasa Peiris was an engineer. Her mother Karuna Peiris is a retired nurse. She completed education at Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda. She has one elder brother, Ajith Peiris and one elder sister, Ajantha Peiris who died when she was 3 years old very strangely, she died on the same day she was born. Her youngest sister is Shalika Peiris. At early times, her mother had gone to sing for various programs on Sri Lanka Radio. Mother’s sister Priya Gunawardena is also a singer.Hence it is via the hereditary affiliations and her innate talent that Deepika had achieved all her singing feats to unprecedented tall statures. Deepika ...

Sep 18, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Bandaranaike International Conference Hal, female singer, Maharagama National Youth Services Council, musician, National Youth Service Council Sri Lanka, SLBC, Sri Lanka, Sumathi awards, University of Kelaniya

Manoj Peiris: An effervescent dominant voyage in the field of music – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : sundaytimes.lk There are many successful musicians today who had no other choice of career except music, so they give their hundred percent to it. To implement focusing only on a musical career, one requires a lot of confidence in oneself. Manoj Peiris is a musician who has mastered his art, one who needs to give his whole time and energy to the art. A sense of adventure in a musician is a good motivator to dive deep into music and make it the only priority and path ahead. It is hard work of Manoj his stepping stone for success for approximately for four decades. Lalithakala Visharada Deshamanya Manoj, as a successful musician, is into music totally practicing hard in his early days, to date too as a highly talented exponent of the ‘Tabla’, which is exclusively his ...

Jul 24, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Chat N Music, Dr Rohana Weerasinghe, Jagath Wickremasinghe, Manoj Peiris, musician, musicians in Sri Lanka, Sangeeth Nipun Chancellor Sanath Nandasari