Ananda Samarakoon
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 62 years ago |
Date of birth | January 13,1911 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Padukka |
Sri Lanka | |
Date of died | April 5,1962 |
Died | National Hospital Of Sri Lanka |
Colombo | |
Sri Lanka | |
Genres | Music Of Sri Lanka |
Parents | Samuel Samarakoon |
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Movies/Shows | Seda Sulang |
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Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | CMS Sri Jayawardenapura College |
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ID | 809620 |
Ananda Samarakoon Life story
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Namo Namo Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Sinhala Geeta Sahitya. He committed suicide in 1962.