Dharmadasa Walpola

Dharmadasa Walpola
ධර්මදාස වල්පොල
Born(1927-11-27)27 November 1927
Deiyannewela, Kandy, British Ceylon
Died25 December 1983(1983-12-25) (aged 56)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
OccupationSinger
SpouseLatha Walpola (1958-1983)
Children4 including
Dhammika Perera
Amith Walpola
Parents
  • Charles Appuhamy (father)
  • Karunawathie (mother)
RelativesMahinda Bandara (son-in-law)
Raju Bandara (cousin son)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals, flute, harmonium, tabla, violin
Years active1949–1983
Labels
  • Tharanga
  • HMV
  • Columbia
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Dharmadasa Walpola (Sinhala: ධර්මදාස වල්පොල) (27 November 1927–25 December 1983), was a Sri Lankan singer. He is the most prominent Sri Lankan male playback singer of the 1950s and 1960s in Sinhala cinema with a career spanning more than three decades. Walpola was an accomplished musician adept at playing the flute, harmonium, violin and tabla.