In Modernizing Composition: Sinhala Song, Poetry, and Politics in Twentieth-Century Sri Lanka (University of California Press, 2017), Garrett Field emphasises the role that radio played in ...
‘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 ...
The pioneers of the cultural revival which materialised in countries like Sri Lanka in the early 20th century laid the groundwork for the evolution and modernisation of the arts in the region. Yet ...
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, ...
Friday was always a very special day for us as school kids, the weekend promising either street cricket or watching the game at the SSC with father, but more importantly tuning our Grundig valve radio ...
The Musical Genius is no more. Yet his contribution to indigenous music will be remembered for generations to come. Regarded as a national treasure, Pandit Amaradeva has been our foremost musician – ...
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