Ananda Samarakone
Singer-songwriter, Composer
1911 – 1962
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Who was Ananda Samarakone?
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Sri Lanka Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Geeta Sahitya.
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- Born
- Jan 13, 1911
Padukka - Also known as
- Ananda Samarakoon
- Ānanda Samarakōn
- ආනන්ද සමරකෝන්
- Samarakone, Ananda
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Education
- Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya
- Died
- Apr 5, 1962
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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