Nihal Samarasinghe

Nihal Samarasinghe
නිහල් සමරසිංහ
Born1937
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 79–80)
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationS. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
Occupation(s)Singer, Saxophonist, Musician
Years active1965–1996
SpouseFelicia Samarasinghe
ChildrenNuwan
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Saxophone
Labels
  • Torana

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

  1. ^ We never forget dailynews.lk 21 July 2017 [dead link]
  2. ^ "Nihal Samarasinghe, popularly known as "SAM THE MAN" no more!". 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Sam the Man: Bang with 'Sing -Along'".

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