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The beginning of Tamil rap by Krishan Maheson was 2004's "J Town Story", [6] [7] while the country's first Sinhala rap track was released in 2005 in the form of Iraj's eponymous album. [citation needed] Krishan Maheson's Asian Avenue was the first Sri Lankan album to be released by Universal Music India in 2006. [8]
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Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 31 August 1981), also known by his initials A. D. K. or simply Dinesh Kanagaratnam, is a Sri Lankan R&B and hip hop artist and music producer who has composed tracks in Tamil language. He also often collaborates with music directors in Tamil cinema as a playback singer. [1]
Kala Suri Rohana Beddage (Sinhala: රෝහණ බැද්දගේ; born 27 October 1935) is a singer and actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. [2] He is also a musician, dancer, teacher, lyricist, lecturer, theater director, choreographer and an author.
Ranidu Lankage (Sinhala:රනිදු ලංකාගේ) is a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist who raised the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop. [1] Lankage is the first Sinhalese artist to be played on BBC Radio 1 [citation needed] and the creator of the first Sinhalese single to be played on MTV and channel V and Z music India. [1]
The earliest stars of Sri Lankan recorded music came from the theater at a time when the traditional open-air drama (referred to in Sinhala as kolam, sokari or nadagam) remained the most popular form of entertainment. A 1903 album, entitled Nurthi, is the first recorded album to come out of Sri Lanka via Radio Ceylon.
In 1956, she contested for ‘Padya Gayana’ competition held at Borella YMBA, in which she won a gold medal. After winning the poetry contest, Radio Ceylon W. D. Amaradeva invited Nanda to take part in a song, she sang the song Budu Sadu written by Asoka Colombage and set to music by D. D. Danny on Karunaratne Abeysekera's popular program known as Lama Mandapaya on Radio. [6]
The Gypsies are a Sri Lankan baila band that performs Sinhala and English songs. [1] The band was founded in the early 1970s and has since garnered a huge fan base across Sri Lanka and is one of Sri Lanka's most famous bands. [2] They are a highly paid band in Sri Lanka, as they constantly perform at parties, dances and at many concerts.