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am Hettiarachchige Don Mithrananda Sirimanne living in ACT since
2002 and working as a Technical Officer. My home town is Kalutara
and had initial education from Tissa Central School, Kalutara. After my A/Ls, I completed my Special Degree in Ruhunu University. After completion of the degree in 1992, I was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the department of; Zoology in the same university. During my period of my studies or teaching, I did not missed any chance to be a member of Guitarist or keyboardist for music bands around me as that talent has been inherited to me by my farther(Violinist) I have been playing for at least 10 music bands in Sri Lanka with great Guitarists and superb keyboardists including Kalutara Susil Sirmanne-Sax player for Patrick Denipitia, Ranil Vass- Moratuva (Guitarist for Dalring (Subi), Abenanda- Dehiwala (Keyboardist for band “Fortunes”) Mervin Perera-Maggona (Great Violinist-) and his son (Great Guitarist) Athma Liyanage-Kalutara (great Guitarist and Keyboardist)…may be 10-20 of them. Also, I was capable to provide background stage music as a guitarist or keyboardist for great, great singers during that time including, Grecian Ananda, Maxell Mendis, T.M jayaratne, Mervin Perera, Danapala Udawatte, Sanath Nandasiri and Malkanthi Nanadasiri, Nihal Nelson…may be 20-30 Sri Lankan Singers during 80s and 90s. Also, I am very proud to say that, I played in three, four and five star hotels from Colombo Hilton to Hambatota Peacock beach hotel along the costal area for at least 12- 13 years including Colombo Hilton, Club 2000, where our band “Jazz Cola” was selected as the 8th of 100 excellent Sri Lankan bands from a great band competition judged by Sohan and Experiments in 1990. (Refer to Figures), Ceylon inns, Tangerine…may be 50 hotels or even more After Migrating to Australia, I composed my own very first solo CD including 10 songs based on my brand new melodies and my very own music direction and also my playing( 8 of 10 songs written by Padmasiri Herath, Melbourne). I must also thank to Badra Karunarathna for broadcasting my first song “Oba Gangak” through Canberra Radio “Hela Handa” and several months later, my very first CD was launched in 2003, 14 of November at Blue Elephant Restaurant, Canberra. Thank you all, Don Mithrananda Sirimanne |
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