The earliest historic records of music in Sri Lankan culture dates back to the era of kings where the rulers had their very own team of musicians to praise them, these particular type of praise and ...

Ranidu combines traditional South Asian rhythms with dance music on "Baila Bounce." By Zel McCarthy Every few years American dance floors are infused with a little South Asian influence when an artist ...

‘Rituals and Music in the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka’, was Donaldson’s doctoral thesis at Monash University for research on which he visited Sri Lanka in 1996. “From my Hotel room ...

Victor Ratnayake’s ‘Thotupala Aine’ and ‘Viduli Dumriye Chanchala Nadaya’ sung by Rupa Indumathi and Lakshman Rodrigo are rare exceptions when it comes to experimentation with song writing. Last week, ...

The much-anticipated Sri Lankan Musical Night was held recently in the heart of Downtown Dubai, at the Millennium Plaza Hotel. Reports indicate that the venue was transformed into a vibrant enclave of ...

The soul behind the strings The story of Clarence Wijewardena, who rewrote the flow of Sinhala music with use of the electric ...

(MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia) Colombo, August 30 (Facebook): Incomparable master composer R.Muthusamy Ramaya Asari Muthusamy was born on January 5, 1926 in Nagerkovil in Tamil Nadu bordering Kerala in South ...

Three leading singers Amarasiri Peiris, Deepika, and Sunil Edirisinghe, along with a team of four musicians, who have given several performances in the past in the UAE, said, they look forward to ...

Speaking at the Press conference yesterday, Bandula Somasiri, Sri Lankan Consul-General said the two and half hour musical evening is aimed at bringing the Sri Lankan community residing in the UAE ...

The soundtrack of successfully running musical movie ‘Ho Gana Pokuna’ was released last week at the Aesthetic University, Colombo. Music directed by young musician Dinesh Subasinghe, the Compact Disc ...

Harsha Makalande, a distinguished figure in the Sri Lankan music scene, has carved a niche for himself as a versatile composer, pianist, and innovator. His career, marked by an extraordinary blend of ...

Music is more than just a combination of sounds for M.I.A. — the English rapper with Sri Lankan roots who’s famously known for her hits “Paper Planes” and “Bad Girls,” not to mention the time she gave ...