Victor Ratnayake

*1942
Singer / Songwriter of Folk and World
A.k.a. Victor Rathnayake

Victor Rathnayake (Sinhala:වික්ටර් රත්නායක; born 18 February 1942) is a popular Sri Lankan musician. He was the first Sri Lankan musician to hold a live one-man concert; His concert known as "SA" was first performed in 1973, and was an instant success. Rathnayake credits his success to his "fitting blend of Western music with Ragadari classical music." His songs deal with diverse themes that vary from love, to patriotism and Buddhism.

Genres

Folk
World
Pop
Soundtrack

Popular Tracks

Wewala Keduna on Sangeethawediyo by Victor Ratnayake

Ayubowewa on Sangeethawediyo by Victor Ratnayake

Premaya Nam on Udu Gan Bala by Sunil Edirisinghe, Amarasiri Peiris & Victor Ratnayake

Ude Irapane on Sangeethawediyo by Victor Ratnayake

Piyanani on Udu Gan Bala by Sunil Edirisinghe, Amarasiri Peiris & Victor Ratnayake

Kola Halunu Athu Rikili on Udu Gan Bala by Sunil Edirisinghe, Amarasiri Peiris & Victor Ratnayake

Wala Saluwen on Udu Gan Bala by Sunil Edirisinghe, Amarasiri Peiris & Victor Ratnayake

Wel Eliyata on Sangeethawediyo by Victor Ratnayake

Neth Keweni Aga on Udu Gan Bala by Sunil Edirisinghe, Amarasiri Peiris & Victor Ratnayake

Chanda Sulanga on Sangeethawediyo by Victor Ratnayake

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
SA	Victor Ratnayake	2014	Album
Music Of R A Chandrasena	Victor Ratnayake, Latha Walpola, Gerald T Lamahewa, Thilangani Chandrasena	1969	Single
Kalpana	Victor Ratnayake		Single

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