Two people—a newspaper cameraman, Lanka Jayasundera, and Dilani Maheshika, a hotel receptionist—were killed in Colombo last Saturday when a grenade was lobbed into a packed audience at “Temptation ...

Music is more than just a combination of sounds for M.I.A. — the English rapper with Sri Lankan roots who’s famously known for her hits “Paper Planes” and “Bad Girls,” not to mention the time she gave ...

The name might not always be on the marquee, but if you’ve listened to Sri Lankan music over the past two decades, you’ve heard Yohaan Rajapakse’s work. After shaping the sound of some of the island’s ...

Vithana Kuruppu Arachchilage Clarence Arthur Somasinghe Wijewardena JP, better known as Clarence Wijewardena, remains an immortal figure in the annals of Sri Lankan music. Born on 03 August 1943 in ...

Akon has been denied a Sri Lankan visa following riots over one of his music videos. The R&B singer has come under fire from locals who have taken offence to his clip for 'Sexy Chick', which features ...

Lord Buddha’s Relics Procession in Sarnath: Sacred Celebration Resonates with Sri Lankan Musical Tunes (Image: Representative / Bangkok, Thailand / PTI) The holy city of Sarnath witnessed a deeply ...