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Musical artist
Stanley Peiris (12 June 1941 – 13 October 2002) was a Sri Lankan musician and musical composer.
Early life
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Stanley Peiris was born in Kandy on 12 June 1941 and attended St. Anthony's College, Kandy . He learnt music at the Kandy M.G.C. institute and later joined the Sri Lanka Navy . He then formed a music group, Fortunes, which specialised in performing instrumental music, an innovative idea in the Sinhala pop scene.[1]
Music
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His musical career spanned more than forty years and he produced over 700 albums[2] and composed scores for about 6,600 songs. Some of his popular melodies include; Lata Walpola's "Punsanda Eliyai", Milton Mallawarachchi 's "Amaran Hengum", Clarence Wijewardena 's "Duwa Ma Wage", Gration Amanda's "Tharu Yaye" and Nirosha Virajini 's "Sigiri Geeyak Obe Hadawathe".
In 1981 he composed music for the film Saranga and then for films including Soora Saradiel and Baisikalaya .[3] Peiris was teaching at St. Anthony's College, Kandy , where Rookantha Gunathilake was one of his students. Peiris then formed Galaxy, with Gunathilake, Mahinda Bandara and Keerthi Pasqual .[4] Peiris helped composer Dinesh Subasinghe at the beginning of his music career in 2000. He has also collaborated with Pandit W. D. Amaradeva .
Selected compositions
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Sithin ma nosalee, Kurahan yaye, Chandikamata Randuwak - T. M. Jayaratne
Hanga Gal Leney - H. R. Jothipala
Igillila yanna yan, Re tharakawo, Ranabima marune - Chandrika Siriwardena
Ganu Lamainey, Mal pokuru pokuru - Victor Rathnayake
Kurutu ge gee pothe, Jesu swami daruwane, Peedena goyame - Nanda Malini
Peda Pasi Soyala - Abeywardena Balasuriya
Hada pathule, Athithaye pawa, Ama Ran Hagum, Weedi Kone, Dawasak Thiyewi - Milton Mallawarachchi
Asurin mideela, Mage Lamada, Jeewithe mage oyakiyala, Hadawatha illa, Sanda tharaka - Priya Suriyasena
Hathara watin kalu karagena - Sujatha Aththanayaka
Hawasata paya, Tharu yaye - Gratien Ananda
Rantharu payana, Sinhala raja kale - Keerthi Pasquel
Suba gamanak wewa, Duwa daruwo, Me kathawa manmulawa - Chandralekha Perera
Kedinada kudu hadhanata, Manamaliya Wee - Niranjala Sarojini
Sili sili seethala alle, Mudu palanda - Raj Senivirathna
Sandaleka, Sura geeyai bilindu handai - Rookantha Gunathilake
Duwa maa wage - Clarence Wijewardena
Dedhune pata patin, Mama nam asai Ahanna nayana, Dangakara oya dasa, Awilunu Gini Dal - Sanath Nandasiri
Tharu arundahthi - W. D. Amaradeva
Seegiri geeyak, Ranchagoda - Nirosha Virajini
Nethin netha balala - Rohana Bogoda
Landune sonduru landune, Mage Meenachi - Raju Bandara
Ahase polowe sagare, Sudu rosai muhuna - Jayantha Disanayaka
Oba Malak wage hinaheela, pera kale - Athula Adhikari
Mama yanam - Nelu Adhikari
Suwadathi Kusumaka Susinidu Pethi Matha - Neela Wickramasinghe & Mervin Perera
Death
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Peiris died from cancer on 13 October 2002, at his residence in Kandy.[5]
References
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^ "Daily Mirror Online" . Archives.dailymirror.lk. 14 October 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2012 .
^ "The Sunday Leader Online" . Thesundayleader.lk. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2012 .
^ "Unforgettables | Life" . Print2.dailymirror.lk. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2012 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Peiris&oldid=1198653096 "
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