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Ananda Samarakoon

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Sri Lankan musician (1911-1962)

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Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Namo Namo Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Sinhala Geeta Sahitya.

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Lived 1911 to 1962 · aged 51
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