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Tharupathi Munasinghe | |
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| තරුපති මුණසිංහ | |
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| Born | 3 September 1975 |
| Other names | Tisara, Munasinghe Arachchi Lekalmlage |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Website | https://www.tharupathimunasinghe.com/ |
Dr. Tharupathi Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan ethnomusicologist, composer and sound designer. The Sunday Times describes him as a “veteran musician and aesthetic lecturer” who has published work on Sri Lankan sound studies[1]. As of 2018 he was serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Kelaniya and pursuing a PhD at Deakin University, Australia [1]. He has composed music for Sri Lankan films and stage productions (for example, the film Amawaka and Ariyaratne Athugala’s musical Maha Supina) [1].
Academic Contributions
[edit]Munasinghe’s academic work centers on sound and ethnomusicology. His Sinhala-language book Nada Sankathana (“Essays on Sound and Music”) is a collection of research articles on audio media and sound design in cinema . Similarly, his English-language book Sound Studies: With Special Reference to Sri Lankan Sonic Experience gathers ethnomusicological essays on Sri Lankan musical traditions (notably the low country drum) and new paradigms in sound design for storytelling . These scholarly volumes (published in 2017) include extensive bibliographies and frame Sri Lanka’s sonic heritage in an academic context.[1]
Media Coverage
[edit]Munasinghe has been profiled in Sri Lankan media. For example, a 2018 Sunday Times magazine article featured his launch of two sound studies books, noting his dual role as musician and lecturer [1]. More recently, the Sinhala daily Lankadeepa covered the planned 2024 launch of his book Shabdha Manavavanshawadaya (“Sound Anthropology”) [2]. Such independent coverage in major newspapers attests to significant attention on his work (beyond any self-published sources).
Awards
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Munasinghe’s achievements have been formally recognized. Notably, the Japan–Sri Lanka Friendship Cultural Fund awarded him its prestigious Bunka (Cultural) Award for Music in 2020 [3]. (The official announcement lists him as a “Music” awardee among five Sri Lankan artists .) He has also received Sri Lankan awards in music and literature (for example, a Raigam Tele’es award for best TV music direction and a State Literary Award for academic writing, as reported in press), indicating national recognition of his contributions.
| Year | Work/Production | Award/Achievement |
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| 2021 | Shabdika Cinamawa (Sound Design in Cinema - Theory and Practice)[4] | Best publication - State Literary Award (Film and Television), State Literary Festival, Sri Lanka. |
| 2020 | Sulanga Maha Meraka[5] | Best Music Director - Raigam Tele's Award[6] |
| 2014 | Cultural Exchange (Various contributions to music) | 'BUNKA' Japan Sri Lanka Friendship Cultural Award - Recognized for promoting cultural exchange between Japan and Sri Lanka.[7] |
Publications
[edit]Munasinghe has authored several books in Sinhala on sound studies in Sri Lankan cinema and theater:
- Sound in Cinema (Shabdika Cinemawa) (2020), which won the State Literary Award[8] for film and television literature.
- Trends in Sinhalese Theatre Music 1956-1996 (2018), exploring developments in Sinhalese theater music.[9]
- Discussions on Sound (Nada Sankathana) (2017), on the cultural role of sound in Sri Lanka.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Tharupathi launches books on sound studies". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "අපේ රටට තාමත් ශබ්ද මානව වංශවේදය ආගන්තුක විෂයක් - ප්රවීණ සංගීතවේදී ආචාර්ය තරුපති මුණසිංහ". www.lankadeepa.lk (in Sinhala). 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "Five Sri Lankan Artists Honoured With Bunka (Cultural) Awards" (PDF). www.lk.emb-japan.go.jp.
- ^ "SHABDIKA CINAMAWA - HC - ISBN 9553120814 | Buy Online at Sarasavi". www.sarasavi.lk. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Sudath returns with 'Sulanga Mahameraka'". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ "Sudath returns with 'Sulanga Mahameraka'". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Five Sri Lankan artistes honoured with Bunka (cultural) awards | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "State Literary Awards". www.culturaldept.gov.lk. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Dr Tharupathi Munasinghe". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Tharupathi launches books on sound studies". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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