Pahan Silu
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Michigan, USA |
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| Genre(s) | Acoustic | |
| Years active | 2002 – | |
| Label(s) | Pahan Silu Entertainment | |
| Website | www.pahansilu.com | |
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| Priyan Weerappuli Venura Jayasekera Lochana Talagala Shirantha Kannangara Chinthana Herath Shripal Fernando K. Jayawardene Deepthi Weerappuli Praveen Fernandopulle Ruwan Jayaweera Sujit Weerasinghe Samadhi Liyanage |
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Pahan Silu, which roughly translates to dancing candlelight from its original Sinhala (one of the three primary languages spoken on the island of Sri Lanka); is also the name of the band formed in late 2002 by American-born musician Priyan Weerappuli.
Pahan Silu began performing publicly at the April 2003 Sri Lankan New Year celebration held in Detroit, Michigan; and within two years, had begun performing their original compositions alongside those of classically trained Sri Lankan musicians - including Sangeet Nipun Sanath Nandasiri during his 2005 tour of the United States. In addition to Nandasiri; they have also performed with Walter Fernando (brother of the late baila singer: M.S. Fernando), and female vocalist Malkanthi Nandasiri, during their tours of the United States.
The success Pahan Silu has enjoyed in recent years is owed primarily to the unique sound they have introduced to Sri Lankan music. In an era when many Sri Lankan performers (including pop/R&B duo Bathiya and Santhush) have drawn influence from urban and techno musicians in England and the United States; Pahan Silu turned, instead, to the rich, blended, harmonies of African music, and the acoustic rhythms of Latin American music.
Their freshman single Siripada debuted March 10th, 2007 on The Asian Broadcasting Company's Sri Lankan affiliate Hiru FM.
Among others, founding member Priyan Weerappuli credits Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sting, Papa Wemba, Pandith Amaradeva, John Denver, Clarence Wijewardane, James Taylor, and Aventura as the influences behind Pahan Silu's unique sound.
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[edit] "Single-Guerrilla Marketing Method"
Though having been originally formed as a music group, Pahan Silu is perhaps better known for having introduced a unique marketing technique that borrows elements from both Guerrilla Marketing, and the marketing of single songs (the Single Marketing Method), to Eastern music. Having accepted that the current climate of intellectual piracy has restricted the ability of bands to turn profits by marketing entire albums to their audiences; Pahan Silu, instead, introduced their characteristic single-song marketing technique in early 2007, with their debut single - Siripada (composed by Priyan Weerappuli and Shripal Fernando).
Siripada recounts the story of a group of friends who climb to the top of Sri Pada (also referred to as Adam's Peak) thru its dense pre-dawn fog.
[edit] Currently Available Songs
Siripada (2007)
[edit] Trivia
- The name "Pahan Silu" was given to the group by Priyan's father, and was drawn from a passage in the Guttila story written by Vàeththàeve Himi - later incorporated into the song Ru Rase Andhina Lese by lyricist Sisira Sénaratne.
- Priyan composed the music for the song Siripada based on his memory of a hike upon Virginia's Old Rag Mountain - he has yet to visit Sri Lanka's fabled peak.
[edit] Members (In Alphabetical Order)
Current Members (In Alphabetical Order)
Shripal Fernando (Vocals)
Praveen Fernandopulle (Vocals)
Chinthana Herath (Flute, Violin)
Venura Jayasekera (Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard)
K. Jayawardene (Tabla)
Ruwan Jayaweera (Vocals)
Shirantha Kannangara (Vocals)
Samadhi Liyanage (Vocals)
Lochana Talagala (Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar)
Deepthi Weerappuli (Keyboard)
Priyan Weerappuli (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion, Thammátama, Vocals)
Sujit Weerasinghe (Percussion)
Guest Performers (In Alphabetical Order)
Amitha Dissanayaka (Vocals)
Wimal Jayakody (Vocals)
Ranjith Jayaweera (Tabla)
Cleon John (Percussion)
Chandratilaka Liyanarachchi (Vocals)
Lakshani Perera (Vocals)
Darshan Talagala (Gáta Bére, Udákkiya, Vocals)
Parakrama Weerappuli (Vocals)
Alumni (In Alphabetical Order)
Sanjaya Abeysirigunawardena (Vocals)
Chinthaka Weerappuli (Tabla)
Artistic Associates (In Alphabetical Order)
Gomika Udugamasooriya (Assistant Artistic Director)
Parakrama Weerappuli (Artistic Director)
