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Sri Lankan pop/film music managed to hold a large portion of Sri Lanka's market during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but by 1980, Indian film music had again displaced local musicians as the highest-selling sector of the Sri Lankan music industry.
This is a list of notable Sri Lankan musicians (music artists and bands) from all genres. The musicians/bands are listed according to the alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 November 2016), better known by his adopted name Amaradeva, was a prominent Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist, violinist and composer. Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, he incorporated Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. [5]
Dinesh Subasinghe (born 10 July 1979) is a Sri Lankan composer, violinist, and music producer. He composed Karuna Nadee, a Buddhist oratorio, [1] and re-introduced a lost, ancient musical instrument known as the ravanahatha to Sri Lanka. [2] [3] [4] He is also a film and television composer whose works integrate western and eastern classical ...
Sunil Perera. Uswatta Liyanage Ivor Sylvester Sunil Perera ( Sinhala: සුනිල් පෙරේරා; 14 September 1952 – 6 September 2021) was a Sri Lankan vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer. [2] Described as one of the most influential musicians in Sri Lankan music history, [3] Perera was the leader and the lead vocalist of ...
Sunil Santha was a Sri Lankan composer, singer and lyricist. [ 1] He was pivotal in the development of Sinhala music and folk songs in the mid to late 1940s and early 1950s. [ 2][ 3] He composed the beloved soundtracks to Lester James Peries ' films Rekava and Sandesaya in 1956 and 1960. In a later comeback, he produced several experimental works.
This is a list of composers from Sri Lanka This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
S. Sinhala-language operas (1 P) Sinhalese music (2 C, 1 P) Sri Lankan musical instruments (5 P) Sri Lankan styles of music (1 C)