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Sinhalese Rhythm
Tuesday May 31st, 2016 with Priyantha Wijeweera
රොබට් නොක්ස් ("එදා හෙළදිව") Robert Knox's view of Sinhalese people (book published in 1681)

Crusoe: Daniel Defoe, Robert Knox and the Creation of a Myth (2012):Katherine Frank
Punchi puthuta padamak
Lyrics: Kularathna Ariyawansha Music: Rohana Weerasinha Singer: Sunil Edirisinha - Vadakayaneni - Torana
Lorenzo de Almaeida
Lyrics:? Gypsies Singer: Sunil Perera - not known
Landa dige
Lyrics: Kularathna Ariyawansha Music: Stanley Pieris Singer: Nanda Pathirana - Landadige - Torana Music
Bindu bindu mal vesse
Lyrics: Kularathna Ariyawansha Music: Rohana Weerasinha Singer: Nanda Pathirana - Landadige - Torana Music
Dura penena thenithala
Lyrics: Ananda Sarath Wimalaweera Original Music: BS Perera NewMusic: Stanley Pieris Original Singers: Vivian Boralessa & Kanthi Wakwella This version Singer: Nanda Malini - Gramaphone Gee - SingLanka
Ada vessanthara from John de Silva's Vessanthara drama
Lyrics: John de Silva Music: ? Singers: Group song - Nurthi nadagam gee - SingLanka
Wasana dineki from John de Silva's Sri Wickrama drama
Lyrics: John de Silva Music:? Singers: Group song - Nurthi nadagam gee - SingLanka
Api gamata yamu from Punyasena Gunasinha's Kalagola drama
Lyrics: Punyasena Gunasinha Music: ? Singers: Udeni Chandrasiri & Menike Aththanayaka - Nurthi nadagam gee - SingLanka
Siri sanga bodhi from John de Silva's Siri Sangabo drama
Lyrics: John de Silva Music:? Singer; this version: Nishshanka Diddeniya - Nurthi nadagam gee - SingLanka
Bo dos kiya from John de Silva's Vessanthara drama
Lyrics: John de Silva Music:? Singer; this version: Jayalath Manorathna - Nurthi nadagam gee - SingLanka
Robert Knox: Historical Relations…(1681): Sinhalese translation of Robert Knox's book "Eda Heladiva" translator: David Karunarathna; Crusoe: Daniel Defoe, Robert Knox and the Creation of a Myth (2012) Author: Katherine Frank
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