Amaradeva’s 10th Death Anniversary Commemorated at Amaradeva Centre

The 10th death anniversary of legendary Sri Lankan musician Dr Pandit W.D. Amaradeva was commemorated today at the Amaradeva Aesthetic and Research Centre, under the patronage of Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Dr Sunil Senevi.

The ceremony began with a Seth Pirith chanting conducted by members of the Maha Sangha. Chairman of the Amaradeva Aesthetic and Research Centre, Buddhadasa Galappaththi, welcomed the guests and delivered the vote of thanks.

The keynote address was delivered by Professor Sarath Wijesuriya.

Addressing the gathering, Minister Dr Sunil Senevi said the next anniversary commemoration would be held at the Amaradeva Aesthetic and Research Centre after all construction work at the premises had been completed.

He said the project had not faced any funding allocation issues under the present government, but that delays had occurred due to shortcomings on the part of the contracting company.

The Minister also claimed that during the previous period, an elevator had been brought to the site before significant construction work had been carried out, and that it had since deteriorated.

The event concluded with a musical programme featuring songs by Amaradeva, presented by the Amaradeva Academy.