Sunflowers (band)

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

[8]

Current
  • Chalana Piumantha – guitar
  • Dilantha Dias – keyboards
  • Saraa - drums
  • Sudath Nawalage – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Shirantha Fernando – bass guitar
  • Chaminda hettiarachchi – octapad
  • Nelson Vaas – vocals
  • Kasun Chamikara – vocals
  • Jagath Sohantha - vocals

Former
  • 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 Adikari – keyboards, vocals
  • Anton Perera – keyboards
  • Lucien Alahakoon - drums
  • Mahinda Silva – drums
  • 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
  • Bob Koko
  • Amila - drums
  • Anuruddha perera-octapad

References
  1. Lilacs blossoming in popularity
  2. Chandrasena reaches musical milestone
  3. Love stands the test of time
  4. Some unknown facts about Clarence Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. A name etched in memory Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "If diversity is respected, the world will be beautiful: Neil Warnakulasuriya talks about the new 'Sunflowers'". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  7. පරණ සන්ෆ්ලවර් ආයෙමත් ඇවිදින්
  8. Sunflowers Musical Band

"Official site".

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.