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‘Gee Weenasa’, a Sinhala book analysing the poetic expressions of more than 50 popular songs sung by a collection of singers representing different generations, was released recently.
Written by Shashi Prabath Ranasinghe, a journalist and sub-editor at Lankadeepa newspaper, the book presents a deep analysis of some of the popular songs sung by veterans in Sri Lankan music scene including W. D. Amaradeva, Visharada Nanda Malani, Victor Ratnayake, the late Sanath Nandasiri, Sunil Edirisinghe, Gunadasa Kapuge, Karunaratne Diwulgane, Amarasiri Peiris, Edward Jayakody, Abeywardena Balasuriya, Malani Bulathsinghala, T. M. Jayaratne, Sunila Abeysekara, Sujatha Aththanayake, Freddie Silva, Kasun Kalhara, Indika Upamali and a number of young singers.
‘Gee Weenasa’ provides full lyrics of the songs featured and provides a deep literary analysis.
Published by S. Godage Publishers, the book is now available in all leading book stalls around the country.
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