Person
Premasiri Khemadasa
Sound · 1937–2008 · Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
Biography
Dr. Premasiri Khemadasa (1937–2008), widely known as "Khemadasa Master," was a pioneering Sri Lankan composer who revolutionized the island's musical landscape. He is celebrated for creating a unique "Sri Lankan sound" by fusing traditional Sinhala folk music and Indian ragas with Western classical structures and harmonies.
Known for
Siri Medura
Music
Awaragira
Music
Dandubasnamanaya
Music
Hanthane Kathawa
Music
Melangottu Thalikattu
Music
Maya
Music
Rebellion
Music
The Treasure
Music Director
Bambaru Awith
Original Music Composer
Silence of the Heart
Music
Filmography
- 2006Elegy For A MotherMusic
- 2005Guerilla MarketingMusic Director
- 1998Gini Avi saha Gini KeliMusic Director
- 1995The StormMusic Director
- 1995DandubasnamanayaMusic
- 1994Mee HarakaMusic Director
- 1994Loku DuwaMusic
- 1990Life of Christ'sMusic Director
- 1990AwaragiraMusic
- 1989Siri MeduraMusic
- 1988Melangottu ThalikattuMusic
- 1984MayaMusic
- 1978Bambaru AwithOriginal Music Composer
- 1978RebellionMusic
- 1972The TreasureMusic Director
- 1969Silence of the HeartMusic
- 1968Hanthane KathawaMusic
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