Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Clarence Wijewardena (Sinhalese: ක්ලැරන්ස් විජේවර්ධන; August 3, 1943 – December 13, 1996) was Sri Lankan musicians and one of the most respected musician in Sri Lanka, who pioneered the use of electric guitar in Sinhala music. He is said to have revolutionized Sri Lankan music in the 1960s and is often named as the father of Sri Lankan pop music - having influenced performers in ranging from W. D. Amaradeva, Premasiri Khemadasa to Athula Adhikari. His music is often characterized by simple melodies built around a melody that features the electric guitar - this style may be best illustrated by the song Malata Bambaraku Se."@en }
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- Clarence_Wijewardena abstract "Clarence Wijewardena (Sinhalese: ක්ලැරන්ස් විජේවර්ධන; August 3, 1943 – December 13, 1996) was Sri Lankan musicians and one of the most respected musician in Sri Lanka, who pioneered the use of electric guitar in Sinhala music. He is said to have revolutionized Sri Lankan music in the 1960s and is often named as the father of Sri Lankan pop music - having influenced performers in ranging from W. D. Amaradeva, Premasiri Khemadasa to Athula Adhikari. His music is often characterized by simple melodies built around a melody that features the electric guitar - this style may be best illustrated by the song Malata Bambaraku Se.".
- Q5126818 abstract "Clarence Wijewardena (Sinhalese: ක්ලැරන්ස් විජේවර්ධන; August 3, 1943 – December 13, 1996) was Sri Lankan musicians and one of the most respected musician in Sri Lanka, who pioneered the use of electric guitar in Sinhala music. He is said to have revolutionized Sri Lankan music in the 1960s and is often named as the father of Sri Lankan pop music - having influenced performers in ranging from W. D. Amaradeva, Premasiri Khemadasa to Athula Adhikari. His music is often characterized by simple melodies built around a melody that features the electric guitar - this style may be best illustrated by the song Malata Bambaraku Se.".