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SANGEETH NIPUN, PROFESSOR, CHANCELLOR, A GRADE SINGER, SOUGHT AFTER PLAY BACK SINGER SANATH NANDASIRI DELIVERED MUSIC SPLENDOUR – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : hungama Professor Sanath Nandasiri one of the iconic singers ever produced my native Sri Lanka, prestigiously hold the position of current Chancellor of the University of Visual Arts and Performing arts. He was born on 15 February 1942 in Gothatuwa, close to Kolonnawa as the third child to businessman and building contractor, H. M. William Perera, and Dona Amalin Katugampola, a housewife. The parent duo had been staunch Buddhists who had participated in all activities in the family temple. Sanath had revealed that his father could sing well also his brother and sister but did not proceed beyondd singing at home. Sanath may have acquired his singing talents through hereditary affiliations and innate talent. He had completed his primary education from Gothatuwa Maha Vidyalaya thereafter at St. Matthew’s ...

Mar 28, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Abeywardena Balasuriya, iconic singers, Karunaratne Abeysekera Sanath Wimalaweera, Lamapitiya, Madawala S Ratnayake, Malkanthi Nandasiri, music director, musician, Nanda Jayamanne, Nirmala Ranatunga, Sandamalige Kathawa, Sewwandi Ranathunga, SLRC, Sri Lanka, YMBA Hall

Mahesh Nissanka Robust, Autographed, celebrated Television music Director, accomplished VOCALIST, with ABUNDANT HUMANE VIRTUES – by Sunil Thenabadu Mahesh Nissanka and another brother were born to deprived, destitute parents from Enderamulla, Wattala, had lamented that when he was young was very lean not attracted to anyone who led a poverty stricken horrid life. Father Sunil Bass had worked in metal quarry from which stones were extracted ,who was compelled to clean his hands with coconut oil at the end of the each day, once had been a ‘watcher’ at a State Engineering Corporation site, then later had bought beetles and ‘Keera’ from Thotalanga ‘pola’ , bundled them and sold to earn a living. Had once bought ‘Thala’ which had to be minced to make ‘Thala Guli’ taken on a push bicycle to sell.The grinding part and the yelling to sell ‘Thala Guli” was made by Mahesh as father’s ‘golaya’. ...

Jul 8, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Chandrani Liyanarachchi, Derana Dream Star season 09, Dinamina newspaper, Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya, Hema Nalin Karunaratne, ictor Ratnayake, Jackson Anthony, Lucien Bulathsinghala, Sihil Sulang Relle, SLRC, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Suramya Rathriya, ‘Sihinayaki Re’

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 ...

Dec 3, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Bathiya Jayakody, Derana, dream star season 2, Kelum Srimal, Kochchi group, Mahesh Denipitiya, Mariyazelle GUNATILAKE, Nalin Perera, Nirasha Natalie, randi Madushika, SLRC, Swarnavahini, Tashni Perera, Udayakantha Warnasuriya, Umaria Sinhawansa, UPALI Sannasgala, Upekha Nirmanai