PANDITH W.D. AMARADEWA.

             

He is a world famous singer, a university lecturer, a lyricist and the musician of the Maldives national anthem. According to the birth certificate his name is mentioned as Wanakkuwaththamitiwaduge Don Albert Perera. He was born in Moratuwa in 5th of December in 1927. He is the son of Mr.Don Ginoris Perera and Mrs. Baalaapuwaduge Magee Weslina Mendis , a Catholic lady. 

             He has done a great service to the field of Music. He has contributed in Music to a lot of films like ‘Ranmuthudoowa’, ‘Adata wadiya heta hoday’, ‘Sikuru tharuwa’, ‘Gamperaliya’, ‘Getawarayo’, ‘Saama’, ‘Laa dalu’, ‘Saarawita’, ‘Adarayay karunaway’, ‘Delowak athara’, and ‘Wesathuru siritha’. 

           He has sung a number of songs. Some of them are ‘Maha boo wannama’, ‘Kumariyaka paa salamba saluna’, ‘Maha wessaka pera nimithi penenawa