Department of Music and Creative Technology

30/05/2026

My Vesak Offering 🙏- “Adawan Vu Denethin” by Pandit Amaradeva
Is played on the sitar just a little clip.
Composer Pandit Amaradeva
Music for this clip arranged by me. “Sitar recorded in one take" Use headphones for best sound quality.
song Bhakti Gee # Vesak 2026

27/05/2026

This is Raga Misra Peelu.
Drut g*t in tala Teental.
Vadya Nipun Peshala Manoj is playing the tabla and Tanpura is played by Sangeet Nipun Manjula Seneviratne.

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24/05/2026

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17/05/2026

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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...