Premasiri Khemadasa Musical artist

Kala Keerthi Dr.Premasiri Khemadasa (Sinhala: ආචාර්ය ප්‍රේමසිරි කේමදාස) (25 January 1937 – 24 October 2008) also known as "Khemadasa Master" is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music. Exploring the various styles of music around the world Khemadasa endeavoured to develop a unique style of music. He combined Sinhala folk tunes, Hindustani music, Western music and many other streams of music in his compositions while adapting them to fit contemporary music.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Khemadasa Master
Birth dateJanuary 25, 1937
Date of deathOctober 24, 2008
Hometown
Sri Lanka

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Musical artist

BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Music of Sri Lanka

Topical connections

Ananda SamarakoonMusical artist
Annesley MalewanaMusical artist
Colvin R. de SilvaPolitician

Premasiri Khemadasa on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://sites.google.com/site/agniopera
  2. http://sundaytimes.lk/070527/Plus/pls16.html
  3. http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/10/27/fea01.asp
  4. http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/10/28/fea03.asp
  5. http://www.lankadissent.com/sinhala/art&culture/art_08_11_17_1.pdf
  6. http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/features/20020126opera_khemadasa.htm
  7. http://www.sinhalajukebox.org/cgi-bin/songs.cgi?action=ShowTracks&artist=A206&compose=0&cat=C07
  8. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/11/02/imp02.asp
  9. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/04/12/rev10.asp