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  2. Christianity in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka. It was introduced to the island in first century. [ 2] Traditionally, after Thomas the Apostle 's visit in Kerala in AD 52, Christianity is said to have been introduced to Sri Lanka because of its close geographical and commercial ties. [ 3][ 4] Records suggest that St. Thomas Christians ...

  3. Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church - Wikipedia

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    The work was centered on the Tamil-speaking Hindus in the tea estate region central Sri Lanka. [2] In 1978, the churches were registered with the Sri Lankan government. [3] In 1998, the LCMS resident missionaries were withdrawn from the country. [4] The name Lanka Lutheran Church was adopted in about the year 2000. [3]

  4. Music of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Most of the musician in Sri Lanka have come out with their own creations The temple paintings and carvings used birds, elephants, wild animals, flowers and trees. The colors were made of nature. The traditional 18 dances display the dancing of birds and animals. Mayura Wannama – The dance of the peacock.

  5. W. D. Amaradeva - Wikipedia

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    டி. அமரதேவா; 5 December 1927 – 3 November 2016), better known by his adopted name Amaradeva, was a prominent Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist, violinist and composer. Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, he incorporated Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work. [ 5]

  6. List of Billboard Christian Songs number ones of the 2020s

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    Christian Songs number ones of the 2020s. Christian Songs is a record chart compiled and published by Billboard that measures the top-performing contemporary Christian music songs in the United States. The data was compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems based on the weekly audience impressions of each song played on contemporary Christian ...

  7. Calypso-style baila - Wikipedia

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    Calypso-style baila is a genre of Sri Lankan music and a subgenre of baila music. It grew out of Sri Lankan musicians' fascination with the music of the Caribbean in the 1960s, particularly Harry Belafonte and calypso music. It typically uses acoustic guitars, rhumba shakers and conga / bongo drums. Sri Lankan groups such as Los Cabelleros led ...

  8. Paul Fernando - Wikipedia

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    Torana. Musical artist. Madawela Hewage Paul Fernando ( Sinhala: පෝල් ප්‍රනාන්දු; 24 November 1951 – 16 November 2020), popularly as Paul Fernando, was a Sri Lankan musician and a Baila singer. [1] Often referred to as the "Prince of Baila", Fernando became one of the most popular singers in Sri Lankan western ...

  9. St. Mary's Church, Negombo - Wikipedia

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    The art and architecture of this church and a few similar other churches in Sri Lanka demonstrate the cultural amalgamation of the European practice with Sri Lankan art and architecture during the early years of the 20th century. Features. The church was built in neoclassicism style with columns and plain walls.