Sunflowers (band)
Sunflowers | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dankotuwa, Sri Lanka |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Label | Torana |
| Members | Neil Warnakulasuriya Nilantha Kurera Ranil Wasantha Sudath Nawalage Dinesh Ananda Chaminda Hettiarachchi Ruwan fernando Jagath Sohantha Sihina Malaka Hashan Fernando |
| Past members | Noel Raj Athula Adhikari Anton Perera Kasun Chamikara Nelson Vass Shyamen Dangamuwa |
Sunflower is a Sri Lankan pop band[1][2] established in the early 1980s, led by Neil Warnakulasooriya.[3] The band's name, "Sunflower" was reportedly given by veteran Sri Lankan musician, Clarence Wijewardena.[4][5]
Career
Sunflower performed their first show on 4 September 1983 in Dankotuwa.[6] The original band consisted of Neil Warnakulasooriya, Nelson Vas, Ivor de Mel,Erny peiris,Christopher liyanage,Lushan alahakoon and Athula Adhikari.[7]
Members
Current
- Neil Warnakulasuriya - vocals
- Nilantha Kurera - guitar
- Ranil Wasantha - drums
- Sudath Nawalage – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dinesh Ananda -bass
- Chaminda Hettiarachchi – octapad
- Ruwan fernando -keyboards
- Jagath Sohantha - vocals
- Sihina Malaka- vocals,keyboards
- Hashan Fernando -vocals
Former
- Shirantha Fernando - bass guitar
- Dilantha Dias – keyboards
- Chalana piyumantha – lead guitar
- Ivor de Mel - rhythm guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Erny Peiris – bass guitar, vocals
- Gayan Fernando - bass guitar
- Mahinda Silva - drums, vocals
- Paul Fernando -saxophone
- Marlon Dileepa Fernando - bass guitar
- Manjula Gamage – lead guitar, vocals
- Christopher Liyanage - vocals
- Noel Raj – vocals
- Ruwan Bandara - vocals, rhythm guitar, darabouka
- Athula Adhikari – keyboards, vocals
- Anton Perera – keyboards
- Lucien Alahakoon - drums
- Kasun Chamikara - vocals
- Roshan Perera – drums
- Sujith Marasinghe - octapad, darabouka
- Indika Kalugama - vocals
- Roshan Thisera - keyboards
- Prabath Thamel - drums
- Shirantha Fernando - bass guitar
- Suranga-vocals
- Dangamuwa - Vocals
- Suresh-bass guitar
- Dinesh Dissanayake - keyboards
- Amila - drums
- Anuruddha perera-octapad
- lasantha- bass guitar
- sarath -Drums
- Nelson vass -Vocals
References
- ↑ Lilacs blossoming in popularity
- ↑ Chandrasena reaches musical milestone
- ↑ Love stands the test of time
- ↑ Some unknown facts about Clarence Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ A name etched in memory Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "If diversity is respected, the world will be beautiful: Neil Warnakulasuriya talks about the new 'Sunflowers'". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ↑ පරණ සන්ෆ්ලවර් ආයෙමත් ඇවිදින්
- ↑ Sunflowers Musical Band
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