Introduction to music sri lanka

                                         Folk music Caste -based folk poems,  Jana Kavi , originated as communal song shared within individual groups as they engaged in daily work. Today, they remain a popular form of cultural expression. Folk poems were sung by ancient people of Sri Lanka to minimise their loneliness, sadness, tiredness etc. There isn't a known author for the folk poems. Kavi was also sung to accompany annual rituals. These ancient rites are rarely performed in contemporary Sri Lanka, but the preserved songs are still performed by folk musicians. Another traditional Sri Lankan folk style is called the  Virindu . It involves an improvised poem sung to the beaten melody of a  rabana . Traditional song contests were held in which two virindu singers would compete through spontaneous verse. The Portuguese influenced  Baila  has been a popul...

Type of sri lanka music pattern 160 Chapter Six Music in Sri Lankan Society As a social artifact, art plays an important role in people‟s daily life-styles and reflects sociological, psychological and anthropological patterns and status of different cultures and traditions. In the same way, to some extent, sociological thoughts and other ideologies could be seen, understood and used to illustrate some of the artistic forms such as painting, dance, drama, film and so on. Considering the other art forms, the “art of listening” or music plays a significant role in people‟s everyday lives. People from different socio-cultural contexts and different ideologies commonly experience music as series of sound track of their everyday lives1 . The main function or the key factor behind listening to music would be the state of appreciation or sole mental satisfaction. However, on some occasions, it performs additional functions such as creating social identity. People generally encounter var...