Romesh and Lakshan
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| Romesh & Lakshan | |
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| Birth name | Romesh Sugathpala and Lakshan Wijesinghe |
| Born | May 16, 1983 (Romesh) and April 14, 1983 (Lakshan) |
| Origin | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Sri Lankan music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Violinist |
| Years active | 2003 – Present |
Romesh Sugathapala and Lakshan Wijesinghe are two musicians from Kandy, Sri Lanka. They specialize in R&B music and most of their songs target the next generation of Sri Lankans. The duo produced a mega hit in 2003, "Wasanthaye sitha saluna"[citation needed] and after an extended break Romesh and Lakshan were back with being featured in the song "Hithumathe" by Iraj Weeraratne. Their first album was released in March 2006.
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[edit] Early life
[edit] Romesh Sugathpala
Romesh was born on May 16, 1983 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Romesh states that with the inception in his career he wanted to be a musician and a producer. He was only nine years old, when he started music at Kingswood College, Kandy. Romesh says that his father, K. M. Sugathapala was his first music teacher. Romesh is a "visharada" violin player. His mother, brother, and sister have been supportive through his career as a young musician. He has done a Western Music Degree (London) in piano. And is currently an undergraduate at the University of Colombo. Having done a lot of work with Lakshan, Romesh says they were best of friends since they were little. Romesh's father's first student was the well-known musician, Victor Ratnayake.
[edit] Lakshan Wijesinghe
Born on April 14, 1983 Lakshan was also born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Lakshan says that when he started music he was in Grade six. His parents are a huge influence to his musical career. Talking about Lakshan's experience, he too has done a Diploma in Violin and is also currently studying Western music. Romesh and Lakshan say their principal (K. W. C.) Ranjith Chandrasekara has helped them a lot in their musical career.
[edit] Debut Album - Oba
According to the 22 year olds, Romesh Sugathapala and Lakshan Wijesinghe their album, titled "OBE" features Ranga Dassanayake, Yohan Rajapakse , Rukshan Mark and especially Nisal Gangodage. Some of the lyrics were done by Kalum Shrimal and Bandula Mudanayake. The CD cover and promotional stuff was done by Design World, Kandy. The audio CD will include the making of the album, two videos from the album together with the documentary on the album which is directed by Romesh and Lakshan. The album covers a variety of issues starting from the motherhood, uouth, drugs and love.
[edit] Trivia
- One of the Neth FM theme songs was produced by Nisal Gangodage that was sung by Romesh.
- Romesh and Lakshan are apart of the IRAJ and ILLNOIZE group. They have been with the group for ten months and have worked a lot.
[edit] Quotes
"Be original and creative with your music." (Advised towards young musicians in Sri Lanka).
