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W. D. Amaradeva (අමරදේව)
Nanda Malini (නන්දා මාලනී)
Clarence Wijewardena – (ක්ලැරන්ස් විජේවර්ධන)
T. M. Jayaratne ( ටි.එම්.ජයරත්න )
Indrani Perera – ඉන්ද්‍රානි පෙරේරා
Victor Rathnayake (වික්ටර් රත්නායක)
Noorthi Gee – (නූර්ති ගී එකතුව)

The music of Sri Lanka has its roots in four primary influences: ancient folk rituals, Buddhist religious traditions, the legacy of European colonisation, and the commercial and historical influence of nearby Indian culture—specifically, Bollywood cinema.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in Sri Lanka, landing in the mid-15th century. They brought with them traditional cantiga ballads, ukuleles and guitars, as well as conscripted Africans (referred to, historically, as kaffrinhas), who spread their own style of music known as baila. The influence of both European and African traditions served to further diversify the musical roots of contemporary Sri Lankan music.