{"id":123212,"date":"2023-10-19T12:33:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=123212"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:34:07","slug":"george-senanayke-an-unselfish-multi-talented-musicianmusic-composer-director-sound-engineer-at-apex-of-fame-for-decades-by-sunil-thenabadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/george-senanayke-an-unselfish-multi-talented-musicianmusic-composer-director-sound-engineer-at-apex-of-fame-for-decades-by-sunil-thenabadu\/","title":{"rendered":"GEORGE SENANAYKE AN UNSELFISH MULTI TALENTED MUSICIAN,MUSIC COMPOSER DIRECTOR, SOUND ENGINEER AT APEX OF FAME FOR DECADES \u2013By\u00a0Sunil Thenabadu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"m_-6237482948164653638elementtoproof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>GEORGE SENANAYKE AN UNSELFISH MULTI TALENTED MUSICIAN,MUSIC COMPOSER DIRECTOR, SOUND ENGINEER AT APEX OF FAME FOR DECADES \u2013<span style=\"color: #333399;\">By\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Sunil Thenabadu<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0LWXWyYfeA?si=zXZ0s0fP-pXLe2Hh\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104258 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Sunil-Thenabadu-411x400-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>George Senanayake was born in the family with two brother siblings a native in Dehiwala area close to the Zoo. When he was around ten years old his father had decided to sell the properties to evade close relatives around settled to live in Homagama area, Has had had his education in Homagama area.His father who had worked in the Ceylon Electricity Board has had a craze for music often playing a \u2018harmonium\u2019 which comprised of pedals ,had been during leisure playing the \u2018harmonium \u2018 had singing many types of old songs.Young George had learnt to play the \u2018harmonium\u2019as a novice was able to grasp the manner of playing. There had been a \u2018box\u2019 guitar too at home.George has had \u00a0friend who could play \u2018bass\u2019 guitar very well. When George approached him for help he had said it is cumbersome process not that easy initially.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">By looking how he played the guitar carefully how he moved the fingers, had tried to play at home which he found to be difficult initially. But with perseverance he had managed to play the \u2018box\u2019 guitar perhaps having hereditary affiliations from his father\u2019s capability. George had gradually improved on his ability to play the guitar having learnt all notes well. However to date George has via persistence cum determination has become not only a guitarist but a well acclaimed vocalist, composer, music director and a sound engineer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T135T2thioI?si=KHJ5nJyoJzuJGE81\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Initially George with his two brothers and two other friends had formed a band named \u2018Nanvians\u2019 one elder brother had played the \u2018harmonium\u2019, one other elder brother had played \u2018drums\u2019 while George had played the \u2018Hawaian guitar\u201d termed\u00a0 \u2018thay petti music\u2019. After a while George had joined a band in \u2018Salawa\u2019 area comprising of four members where he played the \u2018lead\u2019 guitar. At that time organs were rare, most bands consisted of only guitars and drums only as musical instruments. The owner had bought a \u2018Bonelk\u2019 keyboard from the band belonged to famous musician Mignnone Ratnam which made the band with a better flair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Thereafter George was invited to play in the band termed \u2018Mount Chimes\u2019, a very popular band then like today\u2019s \u2018Marians\u2019, \u2018Sunflowers\u2019 and Flashback\u2019. which was a definite turning point in his music career. Thereafter after the band got dismantled George had joined the band \u2018Reflex\u2019 afterwords had joined Upali Sannasgala\u2019s \u2018Super Seven\u2019 band afterwords had joined the \u2018Dynamite\u2019 band of musician Sarath de Alwis. Hence George had developed his music skills by playing in these bands, But George confessors that it was when playing for \u2018Mount Chimes\u2019 that he had learned a lot on recordings of songs as they backed for many song recordings. He recollects contributing his guitar music for about forty cassettes of Nihal Nelson.It was by sheer coincidence that George had bounced into Clarence Wijewardena \u00a0during these recording stints where George had played for the recordings and for his concerts becoming a close associate of the legend Clarence Wijewardena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Se0HJ4fJXw?si=T2ijwI0Wewuww7Ax\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He had learned from Clarence to compose music which he completes via chords not with musical notations. He had been humming and record his compositions to a cassette. George remembers well when he composed the music for \u2018Thaneevi Sittinne Man\u2019 which he accomplished to precision.This experience, George attributes had been an enormous assistance when he composed music for songs. His first songs had been \u2018Sithe Susum\u2019 and \u2018Re Tharakawo\u2019 both \u2018hits\u2019 and immensely popular to date.He had added that though he did made the music melody , the music composition was completed not found in his as interludes had to be made in between to make the tune to be successful.The music composition of the song \u00a0to his melodies was by Clarence Wijewardena who sang the song too.It is learnt that Clarence had changed some words to make the lyrics more ideal for the song which too is s hit even today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There had been five songs in the teledrama \u2018Susima\u2019 two melodies had been of George while the other three had been by Clarence Wijewardena\u2019s, however George recollects that it was legendary Clarence had made all music compositions been a legend in the music arena. George had been responsible for the background music for this Tele drama.In a television dialog George Senanayake had acknowledged that it was the director of the Tele drama Rohan Welivita who had entrusted with confidence the back ground music of the Tele drama to him.George claims that though he had sung songs while in bands his ability had not been known but only after he sang the songs in \u2018Susima\u2019 teledrama.George also had acted in several teledramas like \u2018Susima\u2019 where even Jackson and Palitha had begun their acting careers along with him in this tenure.George recollects that this song \u201cDesa Piya Gath Kala\u2019 song was to be a solo by George only as instructed by Clarence Wijewardena, but it was suggested by George to sing as a duet.Then only Clarence had said if it is your wish sing the song as a duet.He recollects that the song was to be sung in the note \u2019F\u2019, as it was too high the note was lowered to a lower note ,It is also recollected that Clarence had corrected the word pronounced as \u2018Lakshana\u2019 by George to rectify as \u2018Lassana\u201d. But George had continued to mispronounce this word which Nadeeka Guruge had recollected in a book on Clarence he had published lately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ssuAjpLO1I?si=RSexzf0PBajh8Gf3\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In a television dialog it was questioned from Geoge on his habit of giving or sharing the work he receives in regard to his aptitude to another who is not having much work.When a cassette producer had approached him to do a cassette he had refused and recommended a friend in the \u2018reflex\u2019 band Marceline to sing in the alternative also that he will compose music and even play free for the recordings, so was George! .He was a rare species of a musician a similar of such cannot be found.It is heard that many not so talented and popular have been brought to fame by George. He has to date composed melodies for around two thousand songs some for himself and for others of course not all had become \u2018hits\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">George had made many \u00a0music melodies for Mercelline, Namel Udugama \u00a0(about eighteen melodies) Subhani Harshini. Roy Peiris, Ajith Ariyaratne, Damith Asanka ( many),Ajit Muttukumara ,Priyantha Rathnayake, Somasiri Medagedera,Lalith Ponnapperuma, Punsiri Soysa,Baby Shanika, Mangala Dilrukshi, Chandana Liyanarachchi , Kingsley Peiris etc etc..George recollects the lyricist late Shantha Deshabandu was familiar for making lyrics very abruptly for many songs especially lately for Damith Asanka\u2019s songs which were hits.George recollected him as a wonderful lyric writer, who is not living now, which were recorded with the help of Lalith Wasantha who worked at Nilwala Company producing cassettes. One of his latest hits is the song \u2018Beedi Kote\u2019 which could be seen in a music video with very meaningful lyrics relating to the poor folk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAyPnxZdPlk?si=h2hP9LmHv-KkKYra\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">From the foregoing it could be easily confirmed that George the accomplished unselfish unassuming humble musician \u00a0having made a major contribution to our music industry via singing as a music composer, director and sound engineer has made an indelible imprint in Sri Lanka\u2019s music tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">e mail <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:sthenabadu@hotmail.com\">sthenabadu@hotmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/At5QiT0r-Y0?si=VMpCepdAHWWsiPvT\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGE SENANAYKE AN UNSELFISH MULTI TALENTED MUSICIAN,MUSIC COMPOSER DIRECTOR, SOUND ENGINEER AT APEX OF FAME FOR DECADES \u2013By\u00a0Sunil Thenabadu George Senanayake was born in the family with two brother siblings a native in Dehiwala area close to the Zoo. 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