A Story of Half A Century.......

             Amara Gee Sara  

Music awakens aesthetic consciousness in the depth of a human being’s mind and bring joy and happiness. A song is the truth about the experience of human life portrayed in different combinations of musical notes. In order to create a song, one must create a lyrical theme. To accomplish this, one must conceive an idea by drawing from one’s pallet of worldly experience. The musician carries the embryo created by the lyricist giving the human characteristics through the medium of sound. The singer bears the burdensome responsibility of conveying the expressions of the lyricist and the musician to the audience. By virtue of the singer’s skill the song has the capacity to transcend beyond its original form enabling the audiences to engage in sharing the experience aesthetically. The ‘Rasa’ or the delight which is experienced by listening to a supreme musical ensemble would be the delight approximating to universal love or ‘brahmanda sahodara’. We have no drought in experiencing this joy on the occasion fo the presentation of ‘Amara Gee Sara’.

"A HISTORY MAKING EVENT"

        "AMARA GEE SARA" IS BEING BROADCAST LIVE FROM  THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CARPENTER AUDITORIUM, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA, TO THE FANS ACROSS SRI LANKA OVER THE  AIRWAVES OF THE SRI LANKA BROADCASTING  CORPORATION.

          Tharuka Pelen Eha

Visharada Samitha Mudunkotuwa

                Samitha entered the world of music at the young age of six recording her first song “sande Moko” for the radio. Her music loving parent’s influence has carried her throught to a sparkling carrier. The youngest Sri Lankan to graduate as a “Visharada”, Samitha is a charming and simple artist with enormous talents. Her talents and dedication soon paved the way to achieving great heights in the field of music and drama. Among her achievements was securing a grade “A” distinction at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Folk Song audition when she was only eleven years old. Samitha is an ambassador of Sri Lankan music. She represented Sri Lanka at the popular Australian “Moomba Festival” in 1988. In 1989 she represented Sri Lanka at the ‘ABU Golden Kites World Song Festival’ earning first place for her motherland.

 Athula Adhikari

                Athula’s professional music jorney began in the year 1981 with the group ‘Sun Flower’ Playing the keyboards, which were Athula’s forte, he has thrilled the audience of that era. Since then Athula has proven to be equally accomplished in both instruments and vocals. With the release of his initial collection of songs ‘Ran Palasa’, Athula gained popularity amongst the music loving Sri Lankans. He has released a number of his collections since and has contributed by doing a number of back ground songs for the Sinhala Cinema.

          Shrawana Aradhana

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“Srawan Aradhana” is a bold attempt at a melodious rendering by Visharad Nanda Malini to give expression to the most profound thoughts of man by using a very finite means of words and then transforming those words into a universal language of music.

Message from Her Excellency the President of Sri Lanka.

I am pleased to send this message of felicitation on the eve of a cultural event that the Arts Foundation of Los Angeles is organizing to promote our culture among the Sri Lankan community domiciled in Los Angeles.

                Your successful efforts at organizing several cultural events during a short span of 06 years is commendable.  Visharada Nanda Malani  is a singer of great repute in Sri Lanka.  your efforts at promoting our cultural values among the younger generation who are born and bred in alien soil is praiseworthy, ore so when it is through a personality who is greatly loved by the Sri Lankan, irrespective of their race, religion and culture, for her commitment to preserving our cultural values.

I wish the Arts Foundation of Los Angeles success in all their future endeavors and also extend my best wishes for a very enjoyable evening with “Visharada Nanda Malani” at the Scottish Rite Theatre.  I am confident that the mission of our Cultural Ambassadors will be an event to remember.

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.