Late Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s heavenly voice signals tonal decorated artistry If she lived she would be seventy four years old on the 30th March 2024. – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : hungama Late Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s heavenly voice signals tonal decorated artistry If she lived she would be seventy four years old on the 30th March 2024. Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s voice bears a signature Sri Lankan female voice, at the same time, possessing the attributes of a versatile South Asian singer, has been employed with facility in songs which music themes were derivative from diverse traits of music in equally diverse musical civilizations. Throughout her trailblazing career, Neela preserves her signature Sri Lankan female voice, principally when she sings songs with Western melodies. At such times, she is extraordinary in her ability not to be influenced by Western, Hindustani, or folk music motifs. she wanted to be faithful to the ...
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Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s heavenly voice signals tonal decorated artistry – By Sunil Thenabadu Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s voice bears a signature Sri Lankan female voice, at the same time, possessing the attributes of a versatile South Asian singer, has been employed with facility in songs which music motifs were derived from diverse traits of music in equally diverse musical traditions. Throughout her trailblazing career, Neela preserves her signature Sri Lankan female voice, particularly when she sings songs with Western melodies. At such times, she is extraordinary in her ability not to be influenced by Western, Hindustani or folk music motifs. She wanted to be faithful to the expectation of the song and to exploit to the peak the sentimental and emotive properties of the melody, thereby, generating zest and sound perceptions in the minds of listeners. Neela had sung duets with legendary WD Amaradeva, Dr Victor Ratnayake,Milton Mallawarachchi , Somathilaka Jayamaha,Kamal Addaraarachchi, Kapila ...
Manik Chandrika a versatile singer with a tonal decorated voice by Sunil Thenabadu she preserves her signature Sri Lankan female voice, particularly when she sings songs with western melodies. She is basically regarded as a vocalist who sings only six eight tempo songs. But it is not so as she had sung many slow songs. But this is as she performs mainly on stage. She is extraordinary in her ability not to be influenced by Western, Hindustani, or folk music themes. She wanted to be faithful to the expectation of the song and to exploit to the peak the sentimental and emotive properties of the melody, thereby, generating passion and sound perceptions in the minds of listeners. Her real name is Chandrika Damayanthi Senadhira. As her ‘pet’ name was Manik , as at home she is called Chandi is how Manik Chandrika name had evolved. She is the only ...
