We pay tribute to Gunadasa Kapuge, a musician who understood people's feelings and aspirations, and contributed to sinhala music scene in various capacities! He died accidently on April 03, 2003 at the age of 58. We certainly believe his name will long live among millions of sinhala music fans and let this be a small tribute for his numerous contributions to the sinhala music. May he attain his ultimate wishes!

Kapuge was born on August 07, 1945 in the village of Miriswatte, in the Galle District and educated at Eramulla Kanishta Vidyalaya, Karandeniya Central, Nagoda College - Galle, and Dharmashoka College - Ambalangoda. He received Diploma from Bhthkande in 1966 and then "Sangeetha Visharadha" in 1969. He was married Prema Withanage in 1978.

His first song, released in 1973, Daesa Nilupul Thema was an instant hit. After that Kapuge was selected as a Grade "A" vocalist by the Radio Ceylon and started his three decades long music career. The First Stage Drama, he provided back-ground music was "Thuranga Sanniya" by Sugathapala De Silva. Since then he provided background music for the highly popular musical "Tharawo Igilethi" by Lucien Bulathsinhala and several other popular dramas. His first movie back-ground music gig was for the Stanley Perera's "Sandha."

In 1980, he released his first music cassette titled "Dhampatin Laa Sandha" with Malini Bulathsinhala. He released several cassettes during the decade of 1980s and most songs in these cassettes became very popular among the listeners. Among them were, Seethala Sandha Eliye (1981), Unmadha Sithuwam (1983), Mawathe Giithaya (1985), and Piya Satahan (1990).

He also staged a one-man musical show titled "Kampana" during the 1990s and during this time he also released a cassette and CD with the same title.

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