Senaka Batagoda

Senaka Batagoda
සේනක බටගොඩ
Born(1958-06-25)25 June 1958
Seeduwa, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Died11 September 2024(2024-09-11) (aged 66)
Ragama, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, guitarist
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active1980–2024
Labels
  • MEntertainment

Senaka Batagoda (Sinhala: සේනක බටගොඩ; 25 June 1958 – 11 September 2024) was a Sri Lankan singer and music composer.[1] He has sung numerous songs in his singing career, where he rose to prominence and limelight for his ability to deliver songs with a mix of unique blend of folk influences, versatile vocals, and mastery of various genres.[2][3] He is often referred as "The Ancient of Our Time", where Batagoda had the best touch with emotional audience among the Sri Lankan western music culture after Clarence Wijewardena.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Senaka Batagoda Mp3 Songs | Senaka Batagoda Songs Mp3 Download ~ SongHub.lk". songhub.lk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "සේනක බටගොඩ... අසිරිමත් සංගීත ශිල්පියා තවත් අප අතර නැත". lankasara.com. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ "'සිහින මැවූ' සේනක බටගොඩ දිවි ගමනට සමුදෙයි". ceylonwire.com. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ "සේනක බටගොඩ සහ ලාංකීය ජනප්‍රිය සංස්කෘතියේ ව්‍යතිරේකය". divaina.lk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "සේනක බට‍ගොඩ කියන්නේ සංතෘප්ත වුණ පුරාවෘත්තයක් …". lankanewsweb.lk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.