This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Premasiri Khemadasa" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(June 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Dr. Premasiri Khemadasa
Background information
Birth name
Guruge Premasiri Khemadasa Perera
Also known as
Khemadasa Master
Born
(1937-01-25)25 January 1937 Wadduwa, British Ceylon
Origin
Sri Lanka
Died
24 October 2008(2008-10-24) (aged 71) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Genres
Sri Lankan music, Classical music
Occupation(s)
Music director, composer
Musical artist
Deshamanya Kala Keerthi[1] Dr.Premasiri Khemadasa (Sinhala: ආචාර්ය ප්රේමසිරි කේමදාස[2] ) (25 January 1937 – 24 October 2008) also known as "Khemadasa Master" was a Sri Lankan music composer.[3] Exploring the various styles of music around the world Khemadasa endeavoured to develop a unique style of music. He combined Sinhala folk tunes, Hindustani music, Western music and many other streams of music in his compositions while adapting them to fit contemporary music.[4]
^"The Sunday Times News and Comments".
^මාස්ටර් – සංගීත යුග යාත්රිකයා. Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka. 2002. p. 248. ISBN 955-8377-22-8.
^"Master: Thank you for the music". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^"Khemadasa - A 'Master' by all means…". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
and 27 Related for: Premasiri Khemadasa information
Kala Keerthi Dr.PremasiriKhemadasa (Sinhala: ආචාර්ය ප්රේමසිරි කේමදාස ) (25 January 1937 – 24 October 2008) also known as "Khemadasa Master" was a Sri...
short run in Sri Lanka. The music for the film was composed by Dr. PremasiriKhemadasa. It made a great impression on the audience. The film won 9 OCIC...
Gayathri Khemadasa is a Sri Lankan composer and contemporary classical pianist. Born in 1976 in Colombo, she is the daughter of PremasiriKhemadasa. She was...
with Somy Rathnayake and Iranganie Serasinghe. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. It is the 558th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Ravindra...
along with Jackson Anthony and Sriyantha Mendis. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. It is the 1050th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Thisara...
along with ensemble cast of popular film artists. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. It is the 712th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film...
Kumaratunga, Wimal Kumara de Costa and Cyril Wickramage. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. Amarasiri Kalansuriya as Vijay Wimal Kumara de Costa as Gune Vijaya...
composed the music. Bopage and Abeysekara had initially approached PremasiriKhemadasa to compose, but he declined. "The Internationale" was first translated...
along with Vijaya Nandasiri and Sriyantha Mendis. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. It is the 1136th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Asoka Peiris...
as Doorway shooting victim The score was composed by Kala Keerthi PremasiriKhemadasa and includes a song popular to this day; sung by Amarasiri Peiries...
S. H. Somapala as Christopher Piyasena Ahangama as Navy officer PremasiriKhemadasa composed the music for the film. The two main songs are "Udumbara"...
with Kamal Addararachchi and Sanath Gunathilake. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. It is the 996th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film...
followed by artists of repute such as Sunil Shantha, W. D. Amaradeva, PremasiriKhemadasa, Nanda Malini, Victor Ratnayake, Austin Munasinghe, T. M. Jayaratne...
along with Lucky Dias and Vasanthi Chathurani. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. It is the 836th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film...
Regi Siriwardena wrote the screenplay and Veteran Sinhala musician PremasiriKhemadasa composed the music. Golu Hadawatha is acclaimed as a movie that set...
writer and poet. He wrote the libretto for Agni, an opera composed by PremasiriKhemadasa which had its premiere on 26 May 2007 in Colombo. One of his short...
contributed in developing Makuloluwa's "Jana Gee" style. PremasiriKhemadasa also known as "Khemadasa Master" was one of the most influential composers in...
Victor Ratnayake, Sarath Dasanayake, Wijeratne Ranatunga and Vincent Premasiri. They attended music class conducted by Shelton Premaratne in Walane where...
along with Sanath Gunathilake and Mahendra Perera. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. Jagath Chamila as Pradeep Godakumbura Kamal Addararachchi as Sanjeewa...
with Chandani Seneviratne and Semini Iddamalgoda. Music composed by PremasiriKhemadasa. The film is influenced by French novel Pour une nuit d'amour by...
most memorable day in your life?" and she answered "the day Maestro PremasiriKhemadasa hugged and wished my son Kasun Kalhara, following his first musical...
Peiris's orchestra. Subasinghe worked under the Sri Lankan composer PremasiriKhemadasa for eight years and led the orchestra for Khemdasa's opera Agni (2007–2008)...
Mohammed Gauss Nanda Malini Patrick Denipitiya P. L. A. Somapala PremasiriKhemadasa R. Muttusamy Rohana Weerasinghe Rookantha Gunathilake Sarath Dassanayake...
Ranasingha and Sarath Kulathunga for S.S Cine Talents. Music directed by PremasiriKhemadasa. Avurududa received favorable reviews and won the 1986 Presidential...
Further he recorded "Sanda Balanna" and "Gamey Kopi Kade" composed by PremasiriKhemadasa in the 70s which were well received and popular. In 1974, Nandasiri...
film Ran Onchilla directed by Dharma Sri Caldera under the music of PremasiriKhemadasa. Mallawarachchi debuted as a playback singer in the 1971 film, Poojithayo...
Global Information
