Right at the outset I need to justify the above subtitle. The readers may be understandably perturbed that the use of the word Christian is an irrelevant identity marker, given the violence that identity markers have caused in Sri Lanka. Intro D A D Chorus D Kadelle athi wu kirilli wage A Demaw piyan sewane, nidelle unne ma winodayen D Winda amoda sahane, mangala nakathinin A Pembarayeku ha heta ma pitawenawa E gena sithana mohothak pasa D Denetha piri yanawa Verse 1 D Bm Em Wesena penana dukakinya pa thabanne A Em A D Ma piyo dedena nangi malli genamai sihiwanne D.
I am acutely conscious of Amartya Sen’s advice, ‘Reason before Identity’ before we classify groups (Identity Violence, 2007). However this identity profiling is only an empirical generalization contextualized here because it has contingent social significance. I wish to demonstrate how young, predominantly Christian youth, through Sinhala song stumbled on to foster amity, dialogue and communication between communities, ‘unloading a million bricks’ out of the Sinhala psyche (Langston Hughes, The Big Sea, 1986). Having relieved my burden I shall come to the subject proper. This article is to celebrate more than half a century of the continued dominance of Christian youth led popular Sinhala music where they reigned supreme.Īt independence while Sinhala music was experimenting with different forms, amidst debate and rancour the city dwelling youth were emulating the sprouting bands and vocalists in the West, and Latin America. The Beatles, Shadows, Kinks, Rolling Stones etc. If you drive through my mind All the images you will see Pretty pictures all the time Killed these fantasies of mine I hope you dont cry Hope you dont cry If you drive through my mind All the images you will see Pretty picture.
and generally fast rhythm music was mimicked by the westernized youth who were mostly Christian whose talents were honed in the arts and performances of the church. She was a beautiful and talented lady. The bill was split between competing groups. A shining light in the Jayaweera family passed away on February 16, 2020.Indrani, my elder sister, was born in Colombo on Mato Nonis and Charlotte Jayaweera from Kamburupitiya, Matara, the ‘lucky seven’ in a family of 10. Among the most popular were La Ceylonians, Moonstones, Sunflowers, La Lavinians, Los Flamingos, Hummingbirds, La Bambas, Los Muchachos, Los Serenaders, Los Caberellos, Beacons, Peddlers, Sunflowers, Spitfires, Gypsies, Eranga and Priyanga and many more in the country towns including the North. The Christian schools in Colombo as St Thomas’, St Peter’s, St Joseph’s, St Benedict’s provided much needed youth to work the bands. Transliteration Scheme FAQ About us Events Links SJB Community Forum Sri Lanka News Headlines. RSS Feed Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Likewise the Christian Schools in towns of Kandy, Ratnapura, Nawalapitiya, Galle, and Jaffna followed suit supplying vocalists and instrumentalists.