Srilankan Records - LP, EP & Gramophone
  • About
    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Tributes >
      • Milton Mallawarachchi
      • Sooriya Label
      • Sunil Santha
  • What We do
    • Restoration
    • Sri Lankan Records Live
  • LP Records
    • Film LP's
    • Other LP's
  • EP Records
    • Collector EP's
    • Film EP's
    • Other EP's
    • Philips EP's
  • Gramophone
    • Collector Records
    • Gramophone Films

Sri lankan records blog

R.A Chandrasena - EP Collection

8/8/2017

1 Comment

 
R. A. Chandrasena (Sinhala: ආර්. ඒ. චන්ද්‍රසේන) was a Sri Lankan musician who earned his reputation as a highly talented and gifted artist and also by his contribution to the Sri Lankan music discipline and the industry during 1940–1980.
He commenced his career when he was twelve years old in late 1930s at his entry to the musical programmes in Radio Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) with his gifted talents in playing many musical instruments whatever came to his hands. Notably, excelling in keyboard instruments such as harmonium, piano accordion, piano, organ and also the oriental instruments such as tabla, mandolin and violin.
Chandrasena established his institute of music in December 1951 and titled it as Chandrasena Sangeethaayathanaya (Chandrasena Institute of Music). This institute turned out be the stepping stone for many musicians in that era and in the subsequent generation. R A Chandrasena provided his experties, knowledge and mentorship to many artists in a humble and relentless manner during his lifetime.
In 1969, Chandrasena launched a gramophone record company by which 45 RPM EP records were issued to the Sri Lankan Sinhala songs market under the labels of RAC and Shrimath. All the songs in these records were composed and music directed by R A Chandrasena and he managed to use the talents of many professional singers and lyrics writers effectively in these master pieces.
During his relatively short life, he achieved reputations as a professional composer, a singer, a drama/film music director, a music teacher and more over as a mentor for many musicians and artists at the early stages of their professional path, especially in refining their talents. Among the many, the key personalities who were well coached and mentored by Chandrasena are Dharmadasa Walpola (1949), Guruge Khemadasa Perera, later known as Premasiri Khemadasa (1953), and Victor Ratnayake (1962).
- Credits Wikipedia

Listen to Mr. R.A Chandrasena's EP collection under other EP's section.


Picture
1 Comment
Rohitha Fernando
8/10/2017 07:57:08 am

Dhanapala Udawatta, Punsiri Soysa, Nihal Nelson, Thilangani & Dharshani Chandrasena are also among the key personalities.

Rohitha

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Sri Lankan Records News & Blog.

    Share your stories and collections with rest of the music loving fans.

    Archives

    April 2020
    June 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

All materials posted on this site are subject to copyrights protected  by the Srilankanrrecords.com.  Any reproduction, retransmissions, or republication of all or part of any document found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless srilankanrecords.com has explicitly granted its prior written consent to so reproduce, retransmit, or republish the material. All other rights reserved.
  • About
    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Tributes >
      • Milton Mallawarachchi
      • Sooriya Label
      • Sunil Santha
  • What We do
    • Restoration
    • Sri Lankan Records Live
  • LP Records
    • Film LP's
    • Other LP's
  • EP Records
    • Collector EP's
    • Film EP's
    • Other EP's
    • Philips EP's
  • Gramophone
    • Collector Records
    • Gramophone Films
Talk to us!! ×

Connecting

You: ::content::
::agent_name:: ::content::
::content::
::content::