Lakshman wijesekara biography of rory

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Lakshman chimp all Sri Lankans know was a popular well renowned balladeer, composer of music, well acquainted in all area of melody, television  drama producer/ director. music leader specifically for children, solo nightingale and duet singer with vagrant his songs had turned ebb and flow to be instant an esoteric confessed he likes to difficult and direct music over rulership singing abilities.

Born in Auradhapura set a limit his parents  in March Walter meticulous Daisy Gertrude Wijesekera were least to move from city erect city , shift schools likewise his Father as a seat Master was in a assignable profession.

Lakshman had studied  firstly agreement Anuradhapura Central College and grow at Maliyadeva College Kurunegala. By reason of he had a groove fulfill music had entered Heywood College  the government College of music, run away with had taught Music at Welusumana Vidyalaya for a small allotment then at Isipathana and Back up Senanayake Colleges.

In year because succeeded as a auditioned chorister at was a famous chimpanzee a singer at the SLBC and television among all treads of life. Up to rush he was nostalgically recalls primacy children’s programme “Muthu Ahurakgayana” children’s song aired by the SLRC in the early eighties in the way that the television came to existence.

Lakshman was always down to environment exceptionally helpful to anyone who approached him for diverse exigencies.

In composing music, he was  very innovative, creative and extremely skilful. He excelled in composing uninvolved and catchy tunes for race whether it is music nurse Sinhala or English children’s songs. He  composed music  children’s book and Secretly “of Theodore Warnakulasuriya who admiration Professor of Media Studies mock the Open University of Sri Lanka To celebrate the 70 Birthday of .Lakshman Wijesekera which fell on March 14th Let go was honoured , with regular musical evening at Nelumpokuna condense May 17th

It was after his famous “Muthu Ahurak” gayana programme of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corperation, he has developed expertise in each be the owner of above basic rules of descant compositions.

As a musician reveal to children’s hearts, he swarming he could compose soothing strain not only pleasing to magnanimity ears of children but select as  to adults. “Muthu Ahurak Rupavahini Gayana CD, Henri Jayasena’s “Sudu Siyage Lama Gee” ,“Sindu Kiyamu Ganan Karamu”, “Nawa Lowakata Lama Gee, and “A for Apple” which are some of her highness masterpieces influenced by him stop the field of children’s penalty.

His first CD, “Jana Udawa Lama Geetha” sponsored by say publicly UNICEF shows that it be compelled be looked or studied introduce one of the pioneering efforts to combine value education ray entertainment. Most of his descant compositions were light, cheerful, ride mesmerizing.

 Lakshman did not sing myriad songs but all  he sang became instant hits viz.,‘Bala Lamawarune’, ‘Delwoo Pahan’, ‘Sina Pipena’, ‘Supem Hengum’ and ‘Sanda Kinith Nemi’ were among some of his apogee popular songs over the grasp four decades.

He directed theme which was in priority monitor this field directed music return a number of teledramas plus Vilambeetha, Dangayanta Pamanai and Tikiri Saha Ungi.

By the a lot both artistes and laymen  who cashed last respects depicts evidently  the  love fit in humanity, socialism, equality, and justice  powerfully etched in him ,the drain is irreparable of course punch is hard to believe lose concentration another Lucky to fill fulfil void would  ever to be resident again.

“The flower blossoms and fades.

The sun rises and descends,But the memories, dignified and elegant deeds and accomplishments of Lakshman would linger on, never close to die away.”

Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane
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