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Damayanthi back with ‘La Sanda Paya’
Popular vocalist Damayanthi Jayasuriya will mark another milestone in her tuneful career when she launches her newest cassette and CD on August 23 at the John de Silva Memorial Theatre at 6.30 pm.

The award-winning songstress will launch her latest album ‘La Sanda Paya’ amidst a musical treat joined by Kamal Addarachchi, Rohan Shantha Bulegoda and her multi-talented son Nuwan Nayanajith Kumara. Damayanthi who entered the fields of music and singing via the Lama Pitiya of the then Radio Ceylon, has rendered her voice to several films and tele dramas apart from hundreds of other songs.

In 1994, she bagged the Best Singer’s Presidential award for ‘Unmadawu Premadare’ in Saptha Kanya. Her previous albums were Hiruta Muwawen and Awaaraye Pipi.

Rohana Weerasinghe, Dr. Lionel Algama, H.M. Jayawardena, Nawaratne Gamage, Sarath Wickrama, Carlo Wijesiri, Mervyn Perera, Mahinda Bandara, Sangeeth Wickramasinghe and Sunil Jayasiri have handled the music scores for La Sanda Paya, while the lyrics are by Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne, Vasanatha Kumara Kobawaka, Bandula Nanayakkarawasam, Rev. Thirikunamale Ananada Thera, Rev. Rambukkana Siddhartha Thera, Maj. Gen. Ananda Weerasekara, Preethi Randeniya, Dhammika Bandara, Sarath Gunaratne, Camillus Perera, Sumudu Weththasinghe, Ravi Siriwardena, Swarna Kanthi Rajapakse, Chandrika Jayaneththi and Shantha Deshabandu.

The Army oriental band headed by Major Wijesundara Weragoda will conduct the music for tomorrow’s event.

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