The immortal star of the music industry




The most famous is Wm. D. Amaradeva is a respected artist who nurtured the field of Sinhala music with North Indian Ragadhari music. Born in Moratuwa on December 5, 1927, Don Albert Perera, a short-lived carpenter from Wanakkuwatta, is best known in Sri Lanka as the famous singer and musician by his given name Amaradeva. Combining classical instruments such as the sitar, tabla and harmonium, he contributes Sinhala folk music and Bharatha folk music to his subject.


Amaradeva was the youngest of a family of six children, born to Don Ginoris Perera and Maggie Weslina Mendis. As a child, Amaradeva received his musical inspiration from his father. His elder brother was also an Indian classical music teacher.


Amaradeva was educated at the Sri Saddharmodaya Mixed School. He received his secondary education from Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, Panadura. He then entered Kalutara Vidyalaya and Balapitiya Siddhartha Vidyalaya.


During the filming of 'Ashokamala', the music director of the film, Mohamed Gauss Master, approached Amaradeva as the lead violinist in his band.


He received the name 'Amaradeva' from Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra. Educated at the Batkhande Faculty of Music in Lucknow, Amaradeva later returned to Sri Lanka to work with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.


In the mid-1950s, he explored the institution of Sri Lankan folk music for his folk singing project, which gained the inspiration of Kandyan classical dance scholars such as "Panibharatha, Kiriganitha, Gunamala, Ukkuwa and Suramba". He decides to add lyrics that are in tune with the tune. He also tries to overcome some of the restrictions that existed at the time. He later actively contributed to the creation of simple songs used by artists such as Victor Ratnayake, TM Jayaratne, Sunil Edirisinghe and Sanath Nandasiri.


Amaradeva has won numerous awards, including the Philippine Ramon Magsaysay Award (2001), the Indian Padma Shri Award and the Sri Lankan President's Art Award (1986), as well as the Patriotic Award (1998). He was instrumental in composing the melody for the Maldivian National Anthem in 1972 at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.


He passed away on November 3, 2016 due to a sudden illness.

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