It included the songs “Mango Nanda,” “Ruwan Puraya,” “Seetha Ude” and “Menike.” The sophomore release More Hits by the Moonstones came out November that year on the Sooriya label and included the hits “Kalu Mama”, “Rosa male”, “Ramani” and “Goyam Kapanawa.” “Mango Nanda” was selected the best Sinhala song by the Hit Parade program on Radio Ceylon. Their 1968 debut EP Mango Nanda was released on the JVPC007 Philips label selling up to 5,000 copies. The young musicians were mentored by Sri Sangabo Corea together with veteran Radio Ceylon/SLBC broadcasters Vernon Corea and Vijaya Corea. Managed by an advertising icon, Sri Sangabo Corea, the group recorded several songs to be aired on the Saturday Star program in 1966. Wijewardena formed the Moonstones at the age of 21 with Annesley Malewana as lead vocalist. He married Sheela Ramadasa and they had one daughter, Amila Priyadarshani. His family moved to Batugedara, Ratnapura, and Clarence abandoned a career as a budding planter to pursue music full-time. His music is often characterized by simple melodies built around a melody that features the electric guitar – this style may be best illustrated by the song Malata Bambaraku Se.Ĭlarence Wijewardena was born on 3 August 1943, in Haputale, Sri Lanka, to an estate medical practitioner. Amaradeva, Premasiri Khemadasa to Athula Adhikari. This was in the 1960s and is often named as the father of Sri Lankan pop music – having influenced performers in ranging from W. Vithana Kuruppu Arachchilage Clarence Arthur Somasinghe Wijewardena (3 August 1943 – 13 December 1996) commonly known as Clarence Wijewardena (Sinhalese: ක්ලැරන්ස් විජේවර්ධන) was one of the most respected musicians in Sri Lanka, as per his popularity and contribution to revolutionize the Sri Lankan Sinhala Pop Music who pioneered the use of electric guitar in Sinhala music. Pop Playback singing Sri Lankan music Soft Rock The Song Singer, The Song Writer, The Music Composer
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