Global InformationAnil Mihiripenna information
Anil Mihiripenna | |
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 Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Siril Mihiripenna |
| Born | 10 August 1933 Sri Lanka |
| Died | 10 June 2017 (aged 83) |
| Genres | Hindustani Classical Music, Film Score |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, flutist, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Bansuri, Esraj |
| Labels | Sangeeth Bhawana, Saratha Sankalana |
Shashthrapathi Anil Mihiripenna (10 August 1933 – 10 June 2017) was a Sri Lankan classical musician,[1] who played the Bansuri,[2] Esraj[3] and Indian bamboo flute.[4] He played in the North Indian tradition and was the first Sri Lankan to obtain degrees in both flute and esraj. Running his Sharadha Kala Niketanaya,[5] he endeavoured to teach, develop and popularise Indian classical music in Sri Lanka for the last forty years.
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