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  Annesley Malewana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annesley Malewana is an influential Sri Lankan musician.
Malewana was born in Ratnapura (a city in south-central Sri Lanka), and attended St. Joseph’s College in the capital city of Colombo.
Despite his retirement, Malewana returned in 1988 as a solo artist, and continued to record until, in 2005, he formed Annesley and The Super Chimes.
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 Annesley Malewana Information
Malewana was born in Ratnapura in Sri Lanka and attended St. Joseph’s College in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Malewana teamed up with Wijewardene again in the 1970s and formed the Super Golden Chimes.
Malewana returned to music in 1988 as a solo artist to more success, and continues to record music to this day.
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 ...::: L.A. Baila - Sri lankan Radio & Concert News & Photographs & MP3 & Bands :::..
It is the favored musical sound for parties, concerts, weddings, music shows on the island and Sri Lankans have exported their version of baila around the world.
Some of the world's best exponents of baila are musicians such as Desmond de Silva who is referred to as the 'King of Baila,' Sunil Perera and The Gypsies, Annesley Malewana, A.E. Manoharan, Clarence Wijewardene, Dalreen, the late Maxwell Mendis among a range of Sri Lankan stars.
Sri Lankan stars like Desmond de Silva, Annesley Malewana and the supergroup The Gypsies, have performed baila songs all over the world including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, India and Australia.
www.labaila.com   (582 words)

  
 The Sunday Times : Plus
The voice Clarence picked to sing his compositions - Annesley Malewana back in 1967 - was there to bring life to the early songs from the days of the Moonstones, the first group that Clarence formed.
Annesley's voice is still the same and we, who had admired and appreciated the duo's efforts in the pioneering era, were taken back to those memorable days.
With Annesley she made the show come alive bringing back sweet memories.
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 News Articles
Annesley Malawana and Clarence Wijewardene were the inseparable duo who sang into the hearts of all Sri Lankans.
Annesley and the Super Golden Chimes will be playing to a packed BMICH Hall today at 7.00pm.
Very much in Annesley's thoughts would be those who gave them a helping hand especially when they were young musicians waiting to climb up the ladder of success.
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 Online edition of Sunday Observer - Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Father of Sri Lankan pop music Clarence Wijewardena and veteran musician Annesley Malewana was invited for a wedding reception.
Although Clarence and Annesley were popular with their band 'Moonstones'- the band was only playing calypso style songs with the box guitar.
The duo was mesmerised by the experience they had had with the Beacons, which was a fully equipped band.
www.sundayobserver.lk /2005/12/04/fea15.html   (972 words)

  
 Clarence Wijewardane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is said to have revolutionized Sri Lankan music in the 1960s and is often named as the father of Sri Lankan pop music - having influenced performers in ranging from Annesley Malawana to Pahan Silu.
His family moved to Butugedere, Ratnapura in 1964, where Wijewardene eloped with the daughter of a local landlord, and abandoned a budding planting career to pursue music full time.
Wijewardene first reached the airwaves as part of the influential band "The Moonstones", led by singer Annesley Malewana, in the 1960s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clarence_Wijewardane   (490 words)

  
 Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
May be you were unable to be present that day, or maybe you were there at the BMICH and would like to revive pleasant memories of the original Super Golden Chimes with the late Clarence Wijewardena's voice, then reach out for the DVD recorded and released by Torana Music.
The live recording has captured the ambience and emotion of that night when Annesley Malewana, Dickson Gunarathne, Srikantha Dasanayake, Paul Pereira, Rukshan Perera, Sunil Malewana, Nimal Perera, Chandral Fonseka and Cumar Peiris came together on one stage to pay tribute in song to their popular leader Clarence.
All the Super Golden Chimes top hits were sung that day sung either individually by the members or as a medley of songs.
www.sundayobserver.lk /2003/11/30/mag02.html   (147 words)

  
 Music_of_sri_lanka info here at en.articles-by-ken-blanchard.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This was followed, in the mid-1960s, by the baptism of pop suites such as The La Bambas, The Humming Birds 'n Los Muchachos; entire of whom played calypso-style baila borrowing their rage from Carribbean folk-singer Harry Belafonte.
This mixture of Carribbean calypso with native baila was dominated by two groups: The Moonstones, 'n The Golden Chimes led by musicians Annesley Malewana 'n Clarence Wijewardene.
Sri Lankan pop/filmi harmony piloted to clinch a mountainous smithereen of Sri Lanka's portmanteau throughout the blown 1960s 'n early bird 1970s, but by 1980, Indian film harmony had anon displaced regional musicians as the highest-selling sector of the Sri Lankan harmony industry.
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 Annesley Malewana - Enpsychlopedia
caption = Annesley Malewana on the cover of an album
The group was similiarly successful as the Moonstones and had a string of hits that included "Udarata Niliya", "Sihina Pathum", "Wana Bambaro", and "Satuta Senasuma".
This page was last modified 02:53, 29 March 2006.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Annesley_Malewana   (200 words)

  
 The Sunday Times Sports Section
K.B. Annesley Mendis, a well-known veteran in the field of soft- ball cricket and also a Vice President of the Sri Lanka Softball Cricket Federation and the Honourary General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Softball Cricket Umpires' Association, has been appointed as Coach cum Manager of the St. Mary's College cricket team.
K.B. Annesley Mendis was the manager of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team which toured India to take part in the first ever Softball Test Cricket Match held in the World, the match between India and Sri Lanka.
As an Old Boy of St. Mary's College and a Vice President of the Old Boys' Union of the College his great hard work towards the development of cricket should be greatly commended.
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 Music_of_Sri_Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This was followed, in the mid-1960s, by the introduction of pop groups such as The La Bambas, The Humming Birds and Los Muchachos; all of whom played calypso-style baila borrowing their style from Carribbean folk-singer Harry Belafonte.
This mixture of Carribbean calypso with native baila was dominated by two groups: The Moonstones, and The Golden Chimes led by musicians Annesley Malewana and Clarence Wijewardene.
Sri Lankan pop/filmi music managed to hold a large portion of Sri Lanka's market during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but by 1980, Indian film music had again displaced local musicians as the highest-selling sector of the Sri Lankan music industry.
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 Sri Lanka Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The show was a high-powered extravaganza of music, song and dance presented by the popular artistes in the local showbiz scene.
This unique 4 hour entertainment was a star class presentation delivered by Sunil and Piyal with the Gypsies, Keerthi Pasquel, Annesley Malewana, Paul Fernando, Ginger, Ronnie, Iraj & Ranidu, El Latino and Sensation.
The artistry of cinema stars Sanoja and the group, Anjula & Suresh, and Anusha Damayanthi performed to the pounding beat of Hindi music.
www.airforce.lk /news/junebrebmich.htm   (319 words)

  
 Baila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Contemporary baila is also characterized by comical lyrics, often loosely adapted from themes derived from Sri Lanka's history and/or folklore.
Popular baila artists include Desmond de Silva (sometimes referred to as "The King of Baila"), Sunil Perera (lead singer of the pop group The Gypsies), Annesley Malewana, A.E.Manoharan, Clarence Wijewardene, Dalreen, the late Maxwell Mendis, M.S. Fernando, and many more.
Radio broadcaster Vernon Corea has recently been credited with having helped to spread baila music to the English-speaking world via English-language programs aired on Radio Ceylon and BBC Radio London during the late 1960s and 1970s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baila   (396 words)

  
 Baila - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Expatriate Sri Lankans have taken baila around the world.
Popular baila artists are Desmond de Silva ("The King of Baila") Sunil Perera and The Gypsies, Annesley Malewana, A.E.Manoharan, Clarence Wijewardene, Dalreen, the late Maxwell Mendis, and many more.
Broadcaster Vernon Corea helped spread baila and other Sinhalese music through the world in the late 1970s and 1980s through English-language programs in Radio Ceylon and BBC Radio London.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Baila   (407 words)

  
 Music of Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This mixture of Trinidadian calypso with native baila was dominated by groups who took Mexican-derived names, owing, it is said, to a single Mexican group that played in a resort hotel.
Later stars included The Moonstones, led by some of the biggest Sri Lankan superstars in history, Annesley Malewana and Clarence Wijewardene.
The mid-1960s also saw the popular rise of pure Western-style pop musicians like Gabo and the Breakaways and Mignonne and the Jet Liners.
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 World Music Central - Sri Lanka celebrates 80 years in Broadcasting
The Australian administrator, Clifford R.Dodd (who was sent to Radio Ceylon in the 1950s under the Colombo Plan) galvanised the Commercial Service of the station into action.
Radio Ceylon helped make Ceylonese musicians Nimal Mendis, Des Kelly, Bill Forbes, Cliff Foenander, Adrian Ferdinands, Douglas Meerwald, Clarence Wijewardene, Annesley Malewana, H.R.Jothipala, Nanda Malini, Mignonne Fernando and The Jetliners, Desmond De Silva, A.E.Manoharan, household names.
The station was made a public corporation in January 1967 and changed its name to the Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation headed by the brilliant Director-General, Neville Jayaweera.
www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/2006011112411332   (520 words)

  
 Royal Rocks!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sunday night will feature an oldies theme, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be fun fun fun!
Sohan and the X-periments will be joined by guest artists Corrine, Ronnie, Ginger & Annesley Malewana to perform all the best Sri Lankan party classics!
And as if all this wasn’t enough, all three nights will feature carnival rides, stalls covering everything you can possibly imagine, and some of the most delicious food in town!
blueandgold2006.com   (252 words)

  
 Daily Mirror Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Many popular musicians will perform from time to time during the whole day.
They will include Mignonne Fernando (of the Jetliners fame), Dalrene Suby, Noelene Honter, Ronnie Leitch, Annesley Malewana, Bhatiya and Santhuosh, Luke Henricus, Lincoln de Silva of Super Pink Purple, Anjalie Waidyasekera, Anil Bhareti, Tony's School of Ballroom Dancing and many others.
Many professional comperes will also handle the days proceedings.
www.dailymirror.lk /inside/entert/020619.html   (2416 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 4 - Empire - Send Your Stories
Radio Ceylon pioneered public service broadcasting in South Asia.
Many young Ceylonese talents - Karunaratne Abeysekera, Nimal Mendis, Des Kelly, Clarence Wijewardene,Mignonne Fernando and The Jetliners, Annesley Malewana, Desmond de Silva were discovered by Radio Ceylon.
I am Scottish, but my mother was born in Argentina to an Australian father who had emigrated there and a South African mother whose family had fled there as a result of British brutality in the Boer War.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/empire/yourstories   (11750 words)

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