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Evolution of Sri Lankan Music

Himal Kotelawala Culture & Identities November 10, 2015

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We at Roar like to keep an eye out for what’s hot, what’s not and what’s trending on the interwebs. Going #viral right now is this video from Voice.Print that’s racked up 100,000 views in less than 12 hours. Showing incredible vocal talent, the boys take us on a mashup of the Sinhalese music hits from the 1950 right through up until 2015 in a 4 minute video clip. Catch Rosa Malakui, Nelum Malakui, Nim Him Sewwa, Eda Re and Ada Thaniyen Ma among these popular hits. Take a listen.

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