Nanda Malini, Queen of Sri Lankan Classical Music - Gee Amanandani, UK Tour

The undisputed Sri Lankan nightingale, Nanda Malini, whose voice has crafted a myriad of emotions in the hearts of millions of Sri Lankans around the world for over a half a century, is about to visit London once again to entertain her adoring and loyal fans here in the UK.

With her unmatchable deep voice, she started a new chapter in Sri Lankan female classical music arena, and she is undoubtedly the most talented Sri Lankan female singer, who is often compared with country’s greatest musicians like Pandith Amaradeva.

Coming from a rural family of nine in Lewwanduwa in Aluthgama, she moved to Kotahena in Colombo during her adolescent years and was admitted to Sri Gunananda Vidyalaya, where she started learning music under TN Margaret Perera. After winning a poetry contest, she was taken to Radio Ceylon (now Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) and was asked to sing “Budu Sadu” on Karunaratne Abeysekera’s popular programme “Lama Mandapaya”. She then gained popularity with the song “Galana Gangaki Jeevithe”, which she sang with Narada Disasekara for “Ranmuthu Duwa” film in 1961. For that performance, she was awarded her first ever “Sarasaviya” Award for best female playback singer. Since that, she has gained praise and popularity among Sri Lanka public and has been awarded with total of 11 “Sarasaviya” Awards and 8 Presidential Awards for best singer.

Nanda Malini then continued her further education in music and B Victor Perera, and then studies at College of Fine Arts Heywood (present known as University of Visual & Performing Arts), and Bhathkhande Music Institute as Lucknow, India. Combining her talent and knowledge with experience, she kept on releasing one hit song after another, and captivated the hearts and minds of the country as a whole. Her choice of lyrics depicts a realistic life situations and most intricate subjects like love, human relationships and emotions. The best thing about here music is that those songs are still treasured and loved by her fans, and she has constantly managed to keep her high popularity during her long career.

In 1971, Nanda Malini collaborated with Pandith WD Amaradeva in the “Srawana Aradhana” musical concert. In 1973 she started her own solo concert and after having 530 shows, she ended that series in 1979. In 1981, she started another concert called “Sathyaye Geethaya” and she ended that series too after doing 500 shows in 1984. She then started her next musical concert named “Pavana” in 1978 and during a short space of 18 months; she managed to present 205 shows. After a break of 22 years, she started her newest solo musical concert titled “Shwetha Rathriya” in 2010

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