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DD Gunasena : much sought-after violin exponent – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : sundaytimes Violinist,vocalist and music composer DD Gunasena arguably the best violinist ever germinated in this country. Violin, byname fiddle, the bowed stringed musical instrument that evolved during the Renaissance from ancient bowed instruments: the medieval fiddle a 16th-century Italian offshoot. The violin is probably the foremost known, most widely apportioned musical instrument in the world. DD is one of the few musicians who has heavily travelled to most overseas countries, like England, New Zealand, Italy, France, The Maldives, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Middles East countries, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane in Australia etc. Most of these visits had been to accompany Pandit W. D. Amaradeva for his concerts.. Born in 1947 to his parents in Kolonnawa had attended initially Kolonnawa Maha Vidyalaya, then Sri Sangaraja Maha Vidyalaya in Maradana. Unlike most musicians, DD had developed his innate music ...

Reminiscing Dilani Abeywardena award winning actress while at pinnacle of fame migrated to New York -on her fruitful endurance in the past two decades – By Sunil Thenabadu Dilani Abeywardena was born as the eldest child having two younger siblings both brothers to parents in Kalubowila area. Hence she was performing like a boy sporting a pair of shorts ,playing ,cycling was then similar to a ‘tomboy’. She had been an upright student at Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda. The parental duo had divorced when she was young in the teens, hence she had developed a skill to manage home chaos shouldering most of the home burdens. She had developed an enormous amount of determination to do anything from her young days. When Dilani was just thirteen years old the parental duo had separated. Her mother was then not exposed to the society much, did not know how to go even in ...