Vicumpriya Perera

Vicumpriya Perera
Born	Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Ananda College, St. Anthony's College, Wattala
Occupation	lyricist, poet, mathematician

Vicumpriya Perera (Sinhala:විකුම්ප්‍රිය පෙරේරා) (19 February) is a Sri Lankan born mathematician, lyricist, music producer and a poet.^[1][2] He has published two books of sinhala poetry Mekunu Satahan (Sinhala:මැකුනු සටහන්) [2001]^[3] , and Paa Satahan (Sinhala:පා සටහන්) [2013].^[4][5] He has produced eight sinhala song albums containing exclusively of his lyrics. These albums are Paa Satahan [2008], Weli Aetayak [2009],^[6] Ukusu Es [2010], Niwaadu Kaale [2011], Viduli Eliyak [2012], Mal Renuwak [2013],^[7][8]Siththaruwanani [2014], and Indikalaa Pem Medurak [2015]. He is credited with writing over 150 songs.

Life and career

Early life

Vicumpriya Perera is originally from Wattala, Sri Lanka. He is an old boy of St. Anthony's College, Wattala and Ananda College, Maradana, Sri Lanka. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with first class honours from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and continued his graduate studies at Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis and obtained a doctorate degree from Purdue University in Pure Mathematics with research concentration in Operator algebras and Functional Analysis in 1993.^[9]

Recent events

Vicumpriya Perera is working as a mathematics professor at Kent State University – Trumbull campus, Kent, Ohio since 1998. He is working in the area of Operator algebra, Pure mathematics. He resides in Ohio, United States of America.

List of audio CDs

• Paa Satahan (Sinhala:පා සටහන්) (2008)^[10] – This album contains 20 songs vocalised by Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka, Praneeth Mash, Sumith Vanniarachchi, and Indeevari Abeywardena. Music direction is by Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka, Shantha Gunaratne, and Lassana Jayasekara.
• Weli Aetayak (Sinhala:වැලි ඇටයක්) – Vicumpriya Perera Lyrics 02 (2009)^[6] is a collection of 18 songs sung by Nalin Jayawardena with duet singers Santhuri Waidyasekera, Sangeeth Wickramasinghe, Ananda Waidyasekera, Nijamali Jayawardena, and Sanduni Rashmika. Music directions are by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe, Ananda Waidyasekera, Rohan Jayawardena, Rukshan Karunanayake, Jayanga Dedigama and Sanuka Wickramasinghe.
• Ukusu Es (Sinhala:උකුසු ඇස්) (2010)^[11] – This album contains 18 songs by popular vocalists Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka, Nalin Jayawardena, Chimes of the Seventies, Vidarshana Kodagoda, Dammika Tissarachchi, Isuru Roshan, Anura Dias, Channa and Ravindra Kasturisinghe, Mahesh Fernando, Indeevari Abeywardena, and Praneeth Mash. Music directions are by Rohan Jayawardena, Sangeeth Wickramasinghe, Ananda Waidyasekera, Rukshan Karunanayake, and Shantha Gunaratne.
• Niwaadu Kale (Sinhala:නිවාඩු කාලේ) (2011)^[12] consists of 16 songs vocalised by Sanduni Rashmika. Music direction for 15 songs were by Ananda Waidyasekera. Tune composition for the title song, Niwadukale, was by Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka and music direction for that song was by Sangeeth Wickramasinghe. Duet singers for the album are Nalin Jayawardena, Santhuri Waidyasekera, and Jayanga Dedigama.
• Viduli Eliyak (Sinhala:විදුලි එලියක්) (2012)^[13] – This album contains 16 songs vocalised by the popular singer and actress Nilupuli Dilhara under the music direction of Ananda Waidyasekera. Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka composed music for one song in the album as well. Duet singers for the album are Keerthi Pasquel, Nimal Gunasekera, Nalin Jayawardena, and Sanduni Rashmika.
• Mal Renuwak (Sinhala:මල් රේණුවක්) (2013)^[14][15] is an album containing lyrical compositions of Vicumpriya Perera. All 16 songs in the album are sung by Nalin Jayawardena. The album contain duets with popular singers Amilaa Nadeeshani (second runner-up of Sirasa Superstar season 2 (2007)), Rupa Indumathi, Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka, Walter Fernando, and Thilini Athukorala. Music direction for the album are by Rohana Weerasinghe, Navaratne Gamage, Sarath De Alwis, H M Jayawardena, Nimal Mendis, Ernest Soysa, Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka, Rohan Jayawardena, Mervin Priyantha, Ananda Waidyasekera, Sangeeth Wickramasinghe and Rukshan Karunanayake.^[7][16]
• Siththaruwanani(Sinhala:සිත්තරුවාණනි) (2014)^[17][18] is the seventh lyrical composition album of Vicumpriya Perera released in July 15, 2014 containing sinhala classical musical genre (sarala gee). All songs included on this album are sung by Nalin Jayawardena, a Sri Lankan born versatile vocalist residing in Perth, Australia. Music composition and music direction for the album is by the talented music composer and director Sangeeth Wickramaisnghe. This album features two duets with Nimanthi Chamodini who is a talented Sri Lankan reality musical show star. Music orchestra for the album consists of renowned Sri Lankan musicians Mahendra Pasquel, Sarath Fernando, Dhananjaya Somasiri, Janaka Bogoda, Susil Amarasinghe, Rohana Dharmakeerthi, Shelton Wijesekera, and Dilusha Ravindranath.^[19]

Major productions

• Dhammapadaya (Sinhala:ධම්මපදය) (2005)^[20] – This compact disc set contains four compact discs containing complete Dhammapada stanzas in original Pali language followed by the Sinhala translations chanted by venerable Beruwala Siri Sobhitha Thero of Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara, Perth, Australia. This production under the Lanka Heritage label was produced by Vicumpriya Perera with Nalin Jayawardena, and Jaanaka Wimaladharma. Dhammapada is a widely read Buddhist scripture containing 423 pali verses spanning into 26 chapters called varga.^[21]

• Dhammapada (2006)^[20] – This compact disc set production is the English language edition that contains four compact discs containing complete Dhammapada stanzas in original Pali language chanted by venerable Beruwala Siri Sobhitha Thero of Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara, Perth, Australia followed by the English translations written and rendered by Dr. Gil Fronsdal,^[22] director and resident teacher Insight Meditation Center, Redwood City, California, US. This production was by Vicumpriya Perera, Nalin Jayawardena, and Jaanaka Wimaladharma under the Lanka Heritage label.

• Kulageyin Kulageyata (Sinhala:කුලගෙයින් කුලගෙයට) (2012)^[5] is the first Sinhala novel converted to an Audiobook produced by Vicumpriya Perera in collaboration with Nalin Jayawardena under the Lanka Heritage, LLC. The production runs to a total length of five compact discs and is published by Sarasavi Publishers,^[23] Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. Kulageyin Kulageyata (2009) is a Sinhala novel written by Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka and the main reader of the book is the author himself.

References

1. "Digital legacy of Sinhala songs". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
2. "Vicum Priya Perera – mathematician, translator and electronic recorder". Sunday Island. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
3. "Mekunu Satahan ebook". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
4. Perera, Vicumpriya (2013). Paa Satahan. Nugegoda, Sri Lanka: Sarasavi Publishers. ISBN 9789556717921.
5. "A homeland in cyberspace". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
6. "Weli Aetayak': Nalin and Vicumpriya's joint venture". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
7. Thilakarathne, Indeewara. "Depicting life through songs". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
8. Perera, Charith. "Digitally-preserved Sinhala songs". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
9. Perera, Vicumpriya (1993). Real Valued Spectral Flow in a Type II-[infinity] Factor. Purdue University.
10. Paa Satahan – Bhadraji Mahinda Jayatilaka
11. Ukusu Es
12. Niwadu Kaale – Sanduni Rashmika
13. Viduli Eliyak – Nilupuli Dilhara
14. Mal Renuwak – Nalin Jayawardena
15. Thilakarathne, Indeewara. "Depicting life through songs". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
16. Madugalle, Dushyantha. "Promoting Lankan culture in and out of diaspora". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
17. Siththaruwanani – Nalin Jayawardena
18. Withanachchi, Thinani. "Nalin in Sri Lanka to release 11th CD". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
19. "Voice from Australia, Lyrics from America and Music from Sri Lanka". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
20. "Dhammapada at Lanka Heritage website". Retrieved 2 December 2013.
21. Müller, F. Max (1881). The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. X). Oxford University Press.
22. Gil Fronsdal, and Jack Kornfield (foreword) (2005). The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations, Boston: Shambhala. ISBN 1-59030-211-7.
23. "Sarasavi Prakashakayo". Retrieved 2 December 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of Vicumpriya Perera
• Vicumpriya Perera music on Google Play
• Home Page of Insight Meditation Center of Redwood City, CA