Ananda Samarakoon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ananda Samarakoon

Sri Lankan musician

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1911

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1962

Profession: composer, painter

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon (13 January 1911 – 2 April 1962) known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan composer and musician.
He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Sri Lanka Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Geeta Sahitya (Song Literature).