Department of Music and Creative Technology

17/05/2026

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYbE8s4lIfF/?igsh=OTZlaWFsaG5oeTV3

17/05/2026

This is the Jingle composed by me to give a . Sri Lankan identity to the Mastercard sonic theme.

13/05/2026

Music of the Commonwealth. The University of Sydney and the Australian Elizabethan Theater Trust with University of Sri Jayawardenepura.

11/05/2026

Music of the common wealth.

Sitarist and composer, Professor Pradeep Ratnayake of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura have been chosen as the musician from Sri Lanka to compose for the Australian saxophone and piano duo […]

27/04/2026

Dear Students
“Today I want to show how the sitar comes close to the human voice—it can bend and shape notes almost like singing.
I’ve taken a melody from Madhumati, (1958) originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar and composed by Salil Chowdhury, and added a short jazzy introduction with other musicians.
The idea is simple: don’t just play a song—think beyond it. Explore it, reshape it, and make it your own. That’s where creativity begins.”

Aaja Re Pardesi (Madhumati) – Sitar Fusion Reimagined | Pradeep Ratnayake | Pradeepanjalee Live 2025

01/03/2026

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11/02/2026

Dear friends,
So just releasing the 1st video of my recent concert Pradeepanjalee - the section after the interval where song melodies were played. This is Chinna China from the film Roja- composer A.R. Rahman - live with computerised music. I am using my own style of strumming and harmony in this song. The concert was at Bishop college auditorium on 5th of November 2025 . The computerised music track is by Ranga D. The concert was sponsored by Mastercard and Peoples Bank. I hope you enjoy it.

Chinna Chinna Aasai (Roja) – Sitar Fusion Reimagined | Pradeepanjalee Live 2025Experience a breathtaking Sitar Fusion reinterpretation of “Chinna Chinna Aasa...

04/02/2026

I am very happy to see the jingle I created for Mastercard used in their 78 th independence celebrations .

24/08/2025

A Hindi song - “Tu Jahaan Jahaan Chalega Mera Saya” based on the raga Nanda in the film Mera Saya” Music director Madan Mohan.
Sung by Lata Mangeskar.
A short alap, interlude with harmony using on the sitar, verse and chorus.

17/08/2025

Dear students

I am playing a song of the two time Grammy award winner A.R. Rahaman’s beautiful song “Jiya Jale” in the film “Dil Se“ on the sitar.
A song and a raga are two different things when you play on the sitar. I hope you can Identify the difference when you hear this.

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Re-imagined Music Arrangement and Sitar Performance: Prof. Pradeep RatnayakeRecording, Mixing, Mastering and VST instruments by Prof. Pradeep RatnayakeVideo ...

24/03/2025

Professor K. Shashi Kumar, former Dean Professor of Carnatic Music at the department of Vocal, Faculty of Performng Arts, Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His first visit to Sri Jayawardenepira University department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Performing Arts in 2019. The workshop was organised by the music section of the Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Performing Arts of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Here the students who are doing music -vocal and instrumental of all the years - participated in the workshop. This was on the 14 th December 2019 at the Sri Sumangala Reading Hall. Shastrapati Isuru Perera accompanied him on the tabla.

https://www.sjp.ac.lk/event/workshop-indian-music-mini-concert-carnatic-music-dept-languages-cultural-studies-performing-arts/