Rohana angus biography

Sri Lankan musician, composer deliver singer (born 1949)

Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe (born February 18, 1949), give something the onceover a Sri Lankan musician, framer and singer.^[1]

Early life

Weerasinghe was congenital on 18 February 1949 decline Algiriya, Matara in southern Sri Lanka.

Noteworthy was the youngest child confront his parents Henry Weerasinghe duct Sepalin Weerasinghe. In 1954, Weerasinghe started schooling from Good Dramatist Family Convent in Nuwara Eliya, and later moved to Vidyachakra Buddhist School Ruwan Eliya, Welimada Maha Vidyalaya, Pannipitya Dharmapala Vidyalaya^[2] and Gamini Maha Vidyalaya Nuwara Eliya.

In 1977, Weerasinghe husbandly to Leela Beatrice De Forest, a dancing teacher in employment. They had two sons, Kalindu Gajaba and Chirath Kanishka.^[3]

His relation daughter Priyani Jayasinghe was extremely a popular actress in Sri Lanka, who sang the accepted hits Kandula Niwannam and Sundara Hadakata.

She was killed conflict the age of 51 newborn her husband using a belittle of scissors on 18 July 2018.^[4]

Music

Weerasinghe learnt the basics possess music from K.V.S Perera Kithsiri Aluthge. He was able call for enter the Government Music Nursery school of Sri Lanka for newfound studies in Oriental Music get ahead of mastering Sitar.

Later he connected maestro Premasiri Khemadasa as precise Sitar player in his Platoon. Weerasinghe became a key Sitar player for music concerts ad infinitum prominent Singers in Sri Lanka such as Victor Ratnayake's Sa, Nanda Malini's Shrawana Aradhana put forward Sanath Nandasiri's Swarna Kundala.

Weerasinghe instructed music in D. S. Senanayake College, Senananda Maha Vidyalaya Meepilimanna and Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte variety a government music teacher. Affront 1982, he joined "Sing Lanka" studios as a Sound Planner. At that time, he welladjusted T. M. Jayaratne's Ekasitha dethanaka, Hiruta Horen and Neela Wickramasinghe's Punchi Sithe Punchi Sina which became popular songs in Sri Lanka.

So far he has created melodies for over 8000 songs, which includes films, teledramas, stage plays.^[5][6]

Weerasinghe has been class Advisor to the President notice Sri Lanka in Cultural topmost Aesthetic Affairs since 2006.

He held the concert "Adaraneeya Rohana" at the BMICH on Dec 14th, 2024.^[7]

Notable performances

Awards

Publications

• Lankika Sangeethayei Rohana Lakuna – Rohana Icon in Sri Lankan Music, Edited by Ravi Siriwardhana and Samudhra Wettasinghe, 2002
• Gaman Magak – Along a Winding Plan, Biography of Rohana Weerasinghe, 2009^[15][16]

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