Ramesh Weeratunga
Ramesh B. Weeratunga (born November 30, 1951 in Colombo ; † June 18, 2017 ) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter , music producer , composer and sound designer .
Weeratunga emigrated to Berlin at the age of 20, where he performed as a singer for years. He mixed his Indian style with western elements from jazz and later from the pop genre. He later founded the band Feel Wheel , with which he recorded the album The Beauty of our Madness , which he produced together with Udo Arndt . Some of Weeratunga's songs were later covered by stars like Sally Oldfield , Justin Hayward , Veronika Fischer and Ulla Meinecke .
In 1990 Weeratunga recorded his first solo album called Open Wide ( Polydor ). In 1993 he began a collaboration with New York drummer Kenny Martin under the name Electric Rama, under whom both released the album Go Deeper ( Traumton Records , 1996). His next project The Visitor ( Laika ) together with Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay and Mr Hempala Perara reached the top 20 of the world charts. His last release is the album Two People ( Bluebird Café Berlin Records , 2015)
Web links
- Sound carrier by Ramesh Weeratunga in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ramesh Weeratunga at Discogs (English)
- Ramesh Weeratunga's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ramesh Weeretunga , message on Facebook from June 19, 2017 (accessed June 29, 2017).
- ↑ SALLY OLDFIELD FEAT. JUSTIN HAYWARD - LET IT BEGIN on austriancharts.at
- ↑ Sometimes you fall deep, text: Manfred Maurenbrecher
- ↑ Original album Classics by Ulla Meinecke on Schlaile.de
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| SURNAME | Weeratunga, Ramesh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weeratunga, Ramesh B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sri Lankan musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colombo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th June 2017 |