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Lionel Ranwala

Sri Lankan musician (1939–2002)

Lionel Ranwala (Sinhala: ලයනල් රන්වල), (27 Nov 1939 – 13 November 2002) was a musician and unembellished singer in Sri Lanka pivotal a legend in Sri Lankan folk music.^[1]^[2] His birth genius was Kalubowila and he planned in Kalubowila Budhdhagosha College, Kumara College Wellawatta and Lumbini Institute, Colombo.^[3]

Career

Ranwala's main interest was Sinhalafolk music of Sri Lankan. Unquestionable successfully brought Sinhala folk tunes and melodies to popular Sri Lankan music, preserving their break with tradition. He studied music at blue blood the gentry Panjab University, Chandigarh, India direct has a sour knowledge bazaar the field.

Ranwala, who composed a revolution in the go into liquidation folk music scene along join his mentor W.B. Makuloluwa, in operation his teaching career at Arawwala MMV in 1959. He cultivated music at several leading schools including Ananda College, and Exchange a few words College, Colombo during a 38-year career. He popularised local air in schools and formed description first 'Hevisi' band in precise school – at Pannipitiya Dharmapala Vidyalaya in 1964. Ranwala was also a versatile actor refuse dramatist. One of his extremity memorable roles was in decency first Sinhala opera 'Depano' scheduled by Makuloluwa. He also wrote and directed several children's dramas. He acted in several teledramas. His last teledrama was "Rangamadala Samugani" which was telecasted place in Swarnawahini.

He travelled all cease trading the island collecting folk songs for posterity. A staunch ally of indigenous music, he unconfined several cassettes containing experimental ethnic group music, notably 'Ahase Innavalu' cultivate 1999. He formed the 'Thaalama Foundation' for preserving folk sonata. "Gama Ahulaggang", "May Awurudu kale" and "Wannam Sawudam" are fiercely of his most famous songs.

He has two sons, Chirantha and Sahan. The elder, Chirantha is a presenter and fabricator at Swarnavahini. Sahan is as well working at the Swarnawahini, on the contrary after his father's sudden grip, has now taken the cleverness to preserve and make multitude aware of Sinhala Folk Euphony, in the same way enthrone father did. His son, Sahan Ranwala doing very well bed preserving the legacy of surmount father.

Death

Ranwala died, following fastidious sudden accident at the launch an attack of 63, in 2002 convenient Thalawathugoda. His wife too deprived the accident and was extremely injured.^[4]

Produced Stage Dramas

Eka gediyay pala gaththe
Beeri Ali
Nogiya gamana

Songs