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Nalin Jayawardena: A multifaceted versatile artist  – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane Photo Source:Facebook Nalin Jayawardena was born in year 1957 with music wits lays emphasis on diverse mode of lyric writing unlike many other lyric writers. Although was interested in pursuing a career in music from younger age was unfortunately deprived of his ambition owing to the incapability like many other talented singers to penetrate the dominance of the dictatorship of many established artistes in the 1970 and1980 decades. The cause may have attributed mainly for his social economic constraints. But Nalin did not deter to surrender his desire and succumb. In this valiant perspective Nalin was however able to break through and fulfil his childhood ambition only after his 40th birthday having migrated to Perth Australia three decades ago. During the past fifteen years Nalin had recorded over 350 songs in over 25 CD’s /DVD’s which could be heard and viewed via ...

Nov 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Amila Nadheeshani, Ananda Waidysekera, Dhammika Edusooriya, Inoka Ahangama, Jayunga Dedigama, Nalin Jayawardena, Nilipuli Dilhara Sanduri Rashmika, Nimal Mendis, Nimanthi Manoratne, Rukshan Karunanayake, Sangeeth Wickremasinghe, Visarada Sarath Owitigala, Visharada Dharshana Wickrematunga

Ranee & Raj – Feel Like A Clown (1968) Source: Left and to the Back Sri Lankan pop stars are still a relatively rare deal in the UK, and these two were the first to have any mainstream media exposure here. Nimal Mendis and Sandra Edema both had a solid background in their native country, with Sandra having managed a Sri Lankan hit single at the humble age of twelve (“Oh My Lover“) and Mendis authoring the soundtracks to a number of Sri Lankan films. Mendis’s first big break in England was placing the song “Kiss Kiss Kiss” with the singer Mary Marshall in 1958. Notable for being imaginatively engineered by Joe Meek with heavy use of echo and a decidedly forward-thinking sound, the track, unfortunately, failed to sell, but opened other doors for Mendis in the UK, including songwriting for the British folk group “One Two and Three” ...

Jul 31, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, English Videos, Everlasting songs Tagged Feel Like A Clown, Nimal Mendis, Ranee & Raj, Ranee & Raj - Feel Like A Clown, Sandra Edema

Tribute to Mary Marshall- by Patrick Ranasinghe Mary Marshall Nimal Mendis & The Kandyans – Kiss Kiss Kiss – My Island Home Mary Hasmall was born in Bolton to a highly musical family.Opera and Classical singing was already part of the family heritage by virtue of Italian and Welsh ancestors. In Edwardian times a grandmother and renowned beauty, had become so popular that a jealous rival waited with the fans outside the stage door and then threw acid into her face. Her grandfather a much respected businessman was very protective and after this incident insisted she gave it up. Mary was from an era when families would still gather for musical evenings around the piano. From the age of about three it was clear she had an unusually advanced ability. By four she was delighting local Italian ice cream sellers who made her sing songs from the operas ...

Jan 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Patrick Ranasinghe Tagged Mary Marshall, Nimal Mendis, Patrick Ranasinghe

Nimal Mendis singer and songwriter – by Patrick Ranasinghe Nimal Mendis singer and songwriter Moon over Asia Harold Seneviratne Combo Nimal Mendis (1934–2015) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter, and was one of a handful of Sri Lankan musicians to appear on the BBC television programme Top of the Pops (1968). Mendis was a longstanding member of the Performing Rights Society and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society of Great Britain. Mendis was discovered in the late 1950s by Radio Ceylon, which dominated the airwaves in South Asia in the era. The station backed Mendis’ songs from the outset, including “Kandyan Express”, turning them into hits in South Asia: so much so that listeners from all over the Indian sub-continent wrote in to Radio Ceylon requesting his songs.[1] ...

Dec 22, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Jay Brothers, Nimal Mendis, Patrick Ranasinghe, Sandra Edema, Tissa Senevirarne