PIYUMI PATHIRAJA A PHENOMINAL QUALIFIED MUSICIAN POSSESSING ABUNDANT OF VOCAL TALENT  AT THE APEX OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu All singers should possess a singing voice with intermittent breathing, the love for music, commitment. patience, determination, and discipline. All these traits are possessed by Piyumi already an acclaimed singer.  Piyumi Pathiraja a native of Makola educated at Mahamaya Girls College Kadawatha having excelled as a promising vocalist in school concerts and competitions. Father a retired officer at People’s Bank while mother a housewife could sing a bit.But Piyumi’s singing talent is  owing to innate talent not with any  hereditary affiliations, which is her passion had affirmed her life revolves around as a self-employed singer, performer and a recording artiste having been a permanent member of the ’youth extreme’ and ‘special music’  groups at the National youth Services Centre in Maharagama.Piyumi had travelled to overseas countries with these groups to countries ...

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SHALIKA ISHAN A MUSIC MAESTRO IN THE CREATING WITH A SWIFT VOYAGE TO STARDOM – by Sunil Thenabadu Behind all the songs and music that we hear, there are some untold stories. Stories of those musicians who dedicated their lives to music. Stories of each of their career paths are identified by them. In a competitive and saturated industry like music, one needs a lot of luck to thrive.  Young Shalika Ishan  is one who is establishing himself in the industry to thrive in this industry been in the midst for over  a decade  having commenced music just after leaving school  with innate talent without any hereditary affiliations. Shalika is a native of Deraniyagala, apart from Father and Mother he has only a sister Shalika has had his initial education in schools in his native village and in schools in the Kegalle district before moving to Ananda College Maradana for ...

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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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