ANIL BHARATHI UNCONQUERED EFFERVESCENT VOYAGE IN CELEBRITY FOR OVER FIVE DECADES-By SUNIL THENABADU Anil Bharathi’s signature song equally popular “ Bethlehempure” still remains the “evergreen” Christmas song for half a century.The lyrics were by a Buddhist legendary celebrated Karunaratne Abeysekera which still remains as the most popular Christmas song in the century perhaps centuries to come. Even if Anil sang this song only his name would still be etched in the hearts of all Sri Lankans not only Christians.The music of this song was by the POP music maestro Clarence and his Golden Chimes band recorded under the ‘Lotus” label one of the pioneers in records and cassettes. Anil the lanky vocalist had innate skills but not known to have hereditary affiliations to music was the lead singer which added the requisite spice to the Golden Chimes bank in the early decade of the seventies. Anil, had skill in singing ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Articles, Sunil Thenabadu
Tagged Bethlehempure, Chanaka Perera, Chandralekha Perera, Clarence Wijewardena, Dr.Ranjith Bolonne, Geetharani Perera, H.S.Perera and Rev. Fr. Marcelline Jayakody, Indrani Perera, K.D.K. Dharmawardana, Karunaratne Abeysekera, Lakpriya de Silva, Lal Thenabadu, Lankika Perera, Mike Gunasekara, Premakeerthi de Alwis, Priyani Jayasinghe, Priyanthi Senarathna, Vernon Perera
