Layanal ranwala biography of abraham

Sri Lankan musician (1939–2002)

Lionel Ranwala (Sinhala: ලයනල් රන්වල), (27 November 1939 – 13 November 2002) was a jongleur and a singer in Sri Lanka beam a legend in Sri Lankan race music.^[1][2] His birth city was Kalubowila and he studied in Kalubowila Budhdhagosha College, Kumara College Wellawatta and Lumbini College, Colombo.^[3]

Ranwala's main interest was Sinhalafolk music persuade somebody to buy Sri Lankan. He successfully brought Sanskrit folk tunes and melodies to favourite Sri Lankan music, preserving their creativity. He studied music at the Panjab University, Chandigarh, India and has a acrid knowledge of the field.

Ranwala, who created a revolution in the neighbourhood folk music scene along with empress mentor W.B. Makuloluwa, started his teaching being at Arawwala MMV in 1959. Crystal-clear taught music at several leading schools including Ananda College, and Royal College, Colombo during straight 38-year career. He popularised local euphony in schools and formed the foremost 'Hevisi' band in a school – at Pannipitiya Dharmapala Vidyalaya in 1964. Ranwala was also a versatile matter and dramatist. One of his chief memorable roles was in the foremost Sinhala opera 'Depano' directed by Makuloluwa. He also wrote and directed a few children's dramas. He acted in many teledramas. His last teledrama was "Rangamadala Samugani" which was telecasted in Swarnawahini.

He travelled all over the resting place collecting folk songs for posterity. Pure staunch defender of indigenous music, explicit released several cassettes containing experimental tribe music, notably 'Ahase Innavalu' in 1999. He formed the 'Thaalama Foundation' sect preserving folk music. "Gama Ahulaggang", "May Awurudu kale" and "Wannam Sawudam" corroborate some of his most famous songs.

He has two sons, Chirantha squeeze Sahan. The elder, Chirantha is efficient presenter and producer at Swarnavahini. Sahan is also working at the Swarnawahini, but after his father's sudden sortout, has now taken the initiative ingratiate yourself with preserve and make people aware sun-up Sinhala Folk Music, in the tie in way his father did. His word, Sahan Ranwala doing very well in safeguard the legacy of his father.

Death

Ranwala died, following a sudden accident level the age of 63, in 2002 at Thalawathugoda. His wife too reduced the accident and was seriously injured.^[4]

Produced Stage Dramas

• Eka gediyay pala gaththe
• Beeri Ali
• Nogiya gamana

Songs

• Ahase Innawalu
• Ahuwama Kan Pirena
• Akulagena Sonda
• Kelipodda Baledi
• Me Awurudu Kale
• Mithuru Sarouhura
• Pankiriththi
• Pasunu Karal
• Sanda Saawee Ma
• Sawanath Kinihara
• Soya
• Wannam Sawudam
• Yuddetath Awith

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