Nihal Samarasinghe
Nihal Samarasinghe | |
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| නිහල් සමරසිංහ | |
| Born | 1937 British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 11 July 2017 (aged 79–80) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Saxophonist, Musician |
| Years active | 1965–1996 |
| Spouse | Felicia Samarasinghe |
| Children | Nuwan |
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Nihal Samarasinghe, (Sinhala: නිහල් සමරසිංහ; 1937 – 11 July 2017), popularly known as Sam The Man was a famous Sri Lankan saxophonist and singer, who was considered an icon of the Sri Lanka English music scene.[1] He played the Saxophone for Leonard Franke’s band “The Manhattans" (Sri Lankan", “The Jetliners” in the 1960’s, and also in his own band. He was active as a musician for 6 decades.[2] Nihal was considered by many Sri Lankans as the ‘King’ of the Sing Along, he is said to have introduced the first Sing Along Concert in Sri Lanka in 1997.[3]
References
- ^ We never forget dailynews.lk 21 July 2017 [dead link]
- ^ "Nihal Samarasinghe, popularly known as "SAM THE MAN" no more!". 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Sam the Man: Bang with 'Sing -Along'".
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- ^ "Nihal Samarasinghe, popularly known as "SAM THE MAN" no more!". 12 July 2017.
- ^ "The Man, they called him Sam". 2 March 2018.
- ^ "The passing away of "Sam the Man" in Sri Lanka". 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Sam the Man, Vol. 2". Amazon.
- ^ "Nihal Samarasinghe on Apple Music".
- ^ "Nihal Samarasinghe - Sam the Man, Vol. 2 | iHeart". January 2002.
- ^ "Ball rolls for Sam the Man".
- ^ "Sam the Man: Bang with 'Sing -Along'".
- ^ "Dancing to Sam the Man's band, Jetwing Blue, Negombo, Sri Lanka - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Sam the Man - You Are My Sunshine - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Nihal Samarasinghe".
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