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Sri Lanka

Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

Name: A. Tharsini
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: South Indian Carnatic music and Veena
Location: 81/22 Sri Gunananda Mawatha, Kotahena Colombo 13 Srilanka
Telephone: 0766608784
Misc. Info: Since 5 years teach in government school Srilanka . I am doing B.A. Music from India Annamali Unversity. I am M.Phil. degree holder (Tamil M.A. M.Phil)

Name: Geethaanjalie
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Vocal, Violin, Dance
Location: “Geethaanjalie”, R. C. Church view, Aadiyapaatham Road, Thirunelvely, Jaffna. :
Telephone: ( 94) 777 243797
Misc. Info: This institution runs for over 30 years in Jaffna, teach­ing Carnatic music for youngsters. Has produced popular mus­icians..

Name: J. Kanthan & J.Sunthar -Brothers
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic music vocal
Location: Colombo
Telephone:
Misc. Info:

Name: Dhanushka Prabath Kumar Jayamuthuge
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: North Indian classical violinist
Location: 46/11, Hospital Lane, Kandy Sri Lanka
Telephone: (0094715887634
Misc. Info: M.Mus. (Master of Music ) with First Class  from  Benaras Hindhu University of India in 2008, B.Mus. (Bachelor of Music ) with First Class  from  Bhath­khande University of India in  2006 , San­geeth Nipun in 2004 from Bhath­khande San­geeth Vidyapita, India., Sangeeth visharada in 2002 from Bhath­khande San­geeth Vidya­pita, India. National Music Medium Certi­ficate  Exami­nation in 1998/99  of Depart­ment of Exami­nation in Sri Lanka, Post Gra­duate Diploma in Edu­cation in 2015/2016 of Depart­ment of Exami­nation in National Insti­tute of Education Mharagama Srilanka.

Name: Nelum Satheekara Rathnapala
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: violin (Hindu­sthani and Carnatic)
Location: Sarasi, Maddegama, Wellawa, Sri Lanka
Telephone: 0094372233936
Misc. Info: B.P.A. (University of visual and per­forming arts. Colombo.)  M.A. (University of Kelani, Colombo) Ph.D. research scholar  (Benaras Hindu Univer­sity, Varanasi, India, U.P), Vadya Nipun (Bathkande Vidyapith, Lucknow, India)

Name: Sivamynthan Pathmanathan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Carnatic Music vocal
Location: 132, 5th Lane, Kandy Road, Thekkawaththa, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
Telephone: 0094776442016
Misc. Info: Masters degree in Carnatic music ( vocal ), Annamalai Univer­sity, Chidambaram, India

Name: Thivya Sujen
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Bharatha­natyam Indian Classical Dance
Location: No 6, Daisy Villa Avenue, Bambala­pitiya, Colombo-4.
Telephone: 0775711273
Misc. Info: Founder/ Director of Abhinaya­kshetra School Of Dance (Reg), Inter­national and global award winner, trained Bharatha­natyam in Chennai, India. Per­former, teacher, choreo­grapher, writer and lyricist.

Name: Dananjaya Thenuwara
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Tabla
Location: : Visual & Per­forming Arts Uni­versity Colombo.
Telephone: 0094718010710
Misc. Info: University instructor, Vadya Visharad (Lucnknow-India), B.P.A. (special) U.V.P.A. Colombo 07, M.Mus (Banaras, India).

Name: Sri. Vairavapillai Venilaan
E-Mail: [email protected]
Field: Miruthangam
Location: 102/13, Sri Sidhartha road, Colombo-5
Telephone: 0112512517
Misc. Info: (I’m a biology tea­cher and fond of Carnatic music. Student of Kalabooshanam K.P. Sinnarajah (Jaffna) and Kalai Mamani Sri Bkathavatsalam and experienced miruthanga artist and an A Grade artiste of the Radio Ceylon, who per­forms regularly in Srilanka and abroad. Venilaan has been per­forming since the age of ten and has received numer­ous titles and award includ­ing the title of “Miruthanga Kalavithagar” By North Ceylon Oriential Music Society and the ‘Isai Selvar” by Alabana Colombo. I teach miduthangam, and produce lot of stu­dents and given arrangaetam to them. +Own institution “Layanathalayam”.


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