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VETERAN EVERGREEN RENOWNED VOCALIST PRIYA SURIYASENA FELICITATED AT THE 29th SUMATHI AWARDS CEREMONY WITH THE U.W SUMATHIPALA MEMORIAL AWARD- ONE TIME LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source :  wikipedia Priya Suriyasena was born on 27 October 1944.His name was popularly made to be known as Priya Suriyasena by Premakeerthi de Alwis as a popular artiste he considered should have a musical name. Priya first emerged as a talented local singer with the guidance of his father Jamis Appuhamy who was a poet a resident of an upcountry middle class family in Nattandiya in the Puttalam district. Priya was the only son among four siblings. He had acquired hereditary affiliations in art from his father who was involved in arts as a poet of repute,His mother was A.M. Podi Menike a typical housewife .Priya has had his primary education in Nattandiya Primary school and the Secondary education GCE O/L ...

Mar 8, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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ABHISHEKA WIMALAWEERA vocalist, play-back singer, lyricist, author cum entrepreneur – By Sunil Thenabadu   Being able to control pitch to develop further is one of the prime fundamental aspects of singing, we do know that a good singer like Abhisheka Wimalaweera typically should possess exceeding control over the pitch of her voice singing sans strain going through her range with relative ease. Since she was a toddler her parents Sunil and Damayanthi Wimalaweera, the former was a film director, lyricist and author had identified Abhisheka’s innate talents for singing had been adamant to pursue a singing career for their only child. her Father’s elder brother was Sarath Wimalaweera, the renowned announcer. As she grew up she had improved her vocal control under the guidance of her mentor Sangeeth Nipun Sanath Nandasiri at his music school in Nugegoda which had made a huge impact on her talents with different vital elements ...

Jan 2, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , ,
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Sri Lankan Father and Son team  Alston and James Koch together create Worldwide Environmental Awareness on World Environment Day ! Sri Lanka’s iconic & international award winning singer-songwriter and environmental advocate Alston Koch has brought the world to attention by releasing an amazing song and video on World Environment Day years ahead of the advocates of Climate Change and the environment. This time the negatives of using plastic which has stunned and polluted the land and seas worldwide causing huge environmental damage is portrayed in a beautiful video edited and directed by James Koch and written and sung by Alston Koch with the support of Sean Stone son of Oliver Stone (multi Academy Award winning Director) Sean Stone also a Hollywood Actor appeared along side James Koch (screen name ‘Frederick James Koch) in the Hollywood film ‘NIGHTWALK’ now released in 33 Countries and 19 languages by LIONSGATE films.  ...

Jun 11, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Singer Tony Hasan passes away Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan singer Tony Hassan who has passed away at the age of 73 after suffering from an illness. Hasan was a singer for the generations, who has been part of the music industry for more than five decades. He was popular among Sri Lankans for his Sinhala songs and for Hindi knack to sing hindi songs.  According to family sources, his final rites will be performed at the Maligawatte Muslim Burial ground today evening (17 May). ...

May 18, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Sunil Perera will live in the people’s hearts forever with lasting music memories -Another Sunil Perera will never be born for centuries – by Sunil Thenabadu Legendary Sunil Perera expired on September 6th 2021 at the age of sixty eight years was born as Uswatta Liyanage Ivor Sylvester on September 14th 1952, in Narahenpita to a family of ten siblings. Sunil Perera was educated initially at St.Sebastian’s College Moratuwa and then at St Peter’s College Bambalapitiya.He married his fiancé’ Geetha Kulatunga born on 18th March 1967 when she was only sixteen years old with the consent of both parents.The duo are blessed with four children two sons and two daughters v.i.z.Sajith ,Gayan,Rehana and Manisha.Gayan is a musician initially with the band Daddy.Sunil’s nephew Lanthra Perera is the founder of the band ‘Doctor”.  Sunil has had music on his blood his ambition was to become a musician which his father had discouraged to give priority ...

Apr 3, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , ,
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EVERGREEN CHRISTO NOW PARALYZED IN TWILGHT YEARS – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sundaytimes Ever green veteran oldest Sri Lanka’s living vocalist Adihettige Christopher Emmanuel Paul was born on 10th April 1936 as the eldest son of SA Paul who was an ex-serviceman and an employee of Registrar General’s Office from Moratumulla, Moratuwa. Christo as he is fondly called has had his education at St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa. In his senior classes there had been famous Roy de Silva and Freddie Silva. The trio had been famous in wearing wedding attires to ‘gate crash’ wedding parties to eat and drink, then to vanish from the reception halls before getting apprehended.   His close associates then were renowned musician Patrick Denipitiya, vocalists CD Fonseka, Maurice Dahanayake who were all senior. It was his music teacher in class Francis Perera who had identified his singing talents had advised him to go for Sunil ...

Nov 29, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , ,
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DAYAN WITHARANA AUTOGRAPHED WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER CUM ACCLAIMED VOCALIST WITH RARE RESONATE VOICE IN STARDOM – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : wikipedia Dayan Virendra  Parakum Witharana was born on 18 April 1962 in Colombo lived in Nuwara Eliya as the youngest of the family with two elder sisters – Niranjali Sunethra and Nirmali Savithri. His father Piyasena Witharana was a Local Government Officer and mother Nalini Daisybelle Jayasuriya was a housewife. His father had named him Dayan after the Israel military leader and politician Moshen Dayan.But when he entered school as his name sounded a burgher some had inquired on his name also asked whether he was a Christian. But he had reiterated that he was ‘Dayaan” a Sinhalese and a staunch Buddhist.Lately he had found another photographer by the same name Dayan Pradeep whom Dayan had contacted who has also taken photos of actresses who have not been photographed by ...

Sep 13, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , ,
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PLA SOMAPALA UNDISPUTED KING OF MUSIC, REVOLUTIONARISED MUSIC RENDERED AN UNIQUE INFLUENCE TO NATIVE SRI LANKA – by Sunil Thenabadu Image source : facebook Peragaswatte Liyana Acharige Somapala (13 September 1921 – 26 March 1991 Actively involved with music between years 1940 – 1991, popularly known as  P. L. A. Somapala was a Sri Lankan singer, musician and playback singer dominating as a musician in gramophone ,radio, films and television eras, triumphant in musical instruments sitar and violin. His music genres extensively wide-ranging from pop,soul, Hindustani classical music and Indian classical music  One of the earliest pillars in Sinhala classical songs, Somapala made several contributions to early Sinhala cinema as a playback singer and music director along with his wife Chithra Somapala who has had vast singing expertise who could be easily classified alongside Ruckmani Devi, Latha , Sujatha and Anjeline.  PLA as often reminisced was born on 13 September 1921 in Maligakanda, Comombo ...

Aug 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , ,
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