Tuesday, August 4, 2009

H R Jothipala Tribute Page


H R Jothipala Tribute



This page is created as a tribute to H R Jothipala, a singer with unique talent and abilities who raised to the top of the sinhala music arena from humble beginnings.
we thought to create this page as well, for your listening pleasure.
In the early parts of 1950s, H R Jothipala recorded his first song titled "Mage Ran Raajini" and became an instant hit. Before recording this song, Jothi had a single lyric "Thotiyo" in the background of Wasantha Sandanayaka's song - "Mahaweli Nadiyee." Jothi entered into an unparalleled career of Film background singing by recording "Siriyaa Me Sara" for "Surathali" in the latter parts of 1950s and continued to record songs for Sinhala Films until his untimely death on July 07, 1987.

Born as the first child of a middle-classed family from Southern Sri Lanka, Jothi had a natural talent for vocalising songs. The numerous songs he recorded for films, cassettes, LPs, and CDs, have created so many Hits and were well received by the fans of all ages and walks of life. The songs appearing in this site themselves speak volumes on his unique talent and versatility. We sincere hope that you will also enjoy his recordings

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