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Wannakuwatta Mitiwaduge Don Albert Perera (Sinhala:වන්නකුවට්ට මිටිවඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරෙරා) (Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, December 5, 1927 - 3 November 2016), better known by his adopted name Amaradeva, was a Sri Lankan vocalist and musical composer. Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, Amaradeva incorporates Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. Many consider Pandith Amaradeva’s contribution to the development of Sinhala music as unmatched.
In the mid-1950s, Amaradeva in his Janagayana project consulted experts of the Kandyan dance tradition like Pani Bharata, Kiriganita, Gunamala, Ukkuva and Suramba in his path to understand what constituted Sinhala folk music. Noting that it mostly revolved around a single melody, he decided to add verses that would lead up to the central melody which would now be a chorus thus forming two parts (unseen earlier in traditional Sri Lankan music) removing restrictions that had existed earlier. In doing so, Amaradeva created a uniquely Sinhalese music style that stayed true to folk tradition while incorporating outside influences. His work was vital in the creation of the sarala gee genre practiced subsequently by artists like Victor Ratnayake, Sunil Edirisinghe and Sanath Nandasiri.
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Wannakuwatta Waduge Man Albert Perera (Sinhalese: වන්නකුවත්ත වඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරෙරා; 25 Dec 1927 – 03 Nov 2016) rally known via his adoptive name Amaradeva, was a Sri Lankan vocalist, player and composer. Primarily emotive traditional instruments like sitars, tablas contemporary harmoniums, Amaradeva incorporates Sanskrit folk sonata with Asian ragas pretend his walk off with. Many phraseology Pandith Amaradeva’s contribution standing the get up of Singhalese music though unmatched.
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W. D. Amaradeva
Sri Lankan vocalist (1927–2016)
Sri LankabhimanyaPandit W. D. Amaradeva | |
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Pandit Amaradeva in 2014 | |
| Born | Wannakuwatta Waduge Don Albert Perera (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 Moratuwa, British Ceylon |
| Died | 3 November 2016(2016-11-03) (aged 88) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Bhatkhande Music Institute |
| Alma mater | Bhatkhande Music Institute Siddharta Vidyalaya Kalutara Vidyalaya Moratu Maha Vidyalaya Sri Sumangala College[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, composer , Chancellor of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts |
| Years active | 1947–2016 |
| Spouse | Wimala Amaradewa |
| Children | Ranjana, Subhani, and Priyanvada |
| Awards | Philippine Ramon Magsaysay Award (2001), Indian Padma Sri Award (2002), President's Award of Kala Keerthi (1986), Doctor of Philosophy (Fine Arts) Honoris Causa (University of Kelaniya - 1991), The Degree of Doctor of Letters (University of Ruhuna - 1993),[2] Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (University of Peradeniya)[3] (1998), Deshamanya (1998), Sri Lankabhimanya (2017) |
| Website | amaradevafoundation.com |
Sri LankabhimanyaWannakuwattawaduge Don Albert Perera[4] (Sinhala: වන්නකුවත්තවඩුගේ ද