Just to be on the safe side so as not to cast myself as the culture king of
Over the nine months I’ve been in blogging, my obsession about the Sri Lankan oldies music and my disgust on the current trends of music (now, it’s not just music: everything) in my country have mostly been the topic of interest in my blog posts.
I just don’t know what troubles me so much (it’s easier for one to get confused in today’s complex environment). Is it the fact that I can’t bear others enjoying ‘Jundai Gundai’, is it the fact that I can’t appreciate ‘Kindurangana’ going places and distributing TVs to those who watch the drama or is it the fact that Iraj’s single-line songs are more popular than Sunil Edirisinghes ‘Sandakada Pahanaka’ these days? I don’t know. I really don’t know.
However, I found this article on Irudina this week (16/12/2007) written by Prof. Sucharitha Gamlath about Amaradeva's 80th birthday and was I not happy. At last someone from the erudite community to add to my side.
Anyway, read it if you can. I guess it pretty much encapsulates how screwed the current Sri Lankan music culture is.
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I read that article with great disappointment, if not discuss. Gamlath went round and round criticizing each and every one.
And used as much as complicated words trying to making it look impotent. That article has nothing to do with music. At one point he even suggested doctors should work for charity and Amaradewa is an innocent idiot who don’t know what he is doing.
Those types of baby boomers are the people whom have bringing the country down to a position where we have to depend on foreign charity for everything we do. And now he is upset because Amaradewa was making money. Or someone is making money out there!
When close minded baby boomers like this screaming bloody murder back then about Rukatha’s music, Amaradwa is the first one to sing with him. What a wonderful music it was. I’m pretty sure if Amaradewa was invited properly, he will not hesitate to sing with Iraj or any other new comers.
i don't think i can agree with u on the part that "this article has nothing to do with music". I don't really admire the way he has targeted individuals and especially how he throws in politics into it. But to me, what he says about the current music culture is nothing but pure truth.
Just think for a minute. How many iraj (and other new artist, oh and especially the super stars) songs are played in audio video media per day? and how many songs of amaradeva and the like are played per month? Still the earlier ones will stand well ahead, won't they? So is it not fair to say that today, very little takes to make a music artist of a nothing person? Iraj's latest "song" made for the "Asai mam piyaabanna" film has only one line. Just a single line. Trust me. and it runs for like 3 minutes with the help of some piece of words they call rap. Now would you call it a song?
And whether amaradeva was making any money, well... i don't know about that.
Amaradeva and iraj, together??? Whoah, i'd sure like to see how that would turn out.
Well. I have to agree, I don’t listen to radio at all. And no music from TV either. So I never give a shit what they play or not.
When amaradewa start to sing the first time, they makes fun out of him too, saying now even violin players trying to sing these days, etc.. well, over the time he turns out to be a diamond. Some coal out there right now, one day may turn in to diamond too.
Music is like Drinks. Some music is like cream soda and some music is Orange crush. Amaradewas music is like Old Arack. Well. Sometimes it is quite hard to get good bottle of Old Arack, than a bottle of Pepsi. But I never had difficulty get it when I wanted, it and enjoying every bit of it.
Amaradewa once said, people have to have lots of good deeds with them for been able to enjoy quality music. I think that is all about it.
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