On Bus Music

It’s cranky, it’s raw, you know it when you hear it. And whether you like it or not, ‘bus music’ is here to stay. On this episode we explore the fundamental characteristics of the famed Lankan musical genre with connoisseur Indika de Silva.

Indika de Silva is a lecturer in IT at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University in Suriyaweva, Hambantota. He has been a double bass player since 1995 and was a part of the Sri Lankan National Youth Orchestra a while ago. He has a pronounced interest in Sri Lankan ‘bus music’ in general, and calls himself a fan.

He is also a huge geek, and is the proud owner of an expansive library of comics, graphic novels, and other memorabilia.

Indika can be found on Twitter at @saintgif.

Show Notes

1. Sudu Araliya Mala (Ajith Muthukumarana): https://youtu.be/okHjqFeGEzs

2. Roland Octapad (demo by Craig Blundell): https://youtu.be/BoZq15USPso

3. Kundumani (Freddie Silva): https://youtu.be/f7FLOpRbXFQ

4. Egodaha Yanno (Shelton Perera): https://youtu.be/EecnC4cviDY

5. Weherahena Wihaaraye (Ajith Muthukumarana): https://youtu.be/wVbKgZ21U1E

6. Saka Karala (Jude Rogans): https://youtu.be/oT3zqWG9uNs

7. Bageta Salun Doren (Damith Asanka): https://youtu.be/SlzFAf1RbTA

8. Thaniwee Sitinnai (Milton Mallawaarachchi): https://youtu.be/dnslaxgpE0w

9. Adi Seeye Para Gawa (Chamara Weerasinghe): https://youtu.be/KP6uULLEVEc

10. “බස්රියේ සංගීතය පීඩාකාරී නම් , ඔබට එයට, එරෙහි විය හැකිය” Facebook post by Sisira Karunaratne: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1426793240708290&set=a.375876722466619&type=3

11. Flashback Vegetable Night 2014 (YouTube playlist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paTpmGtto6k&list=PLaW_a9SLOwslDiStxoMtj6eLojgM0uazX

12. Ahasa Usata (Gunadasa Kapuge): https://youtu.be/b_Lrppeyy7I

13. 1 2 3 4 5 (Ahasa Usata cover song by unknown artist): https://youtu.be/FSLiNG3LgTE

14. Sapaththu Mala La Rathu Patai (Subani Harshani): https://youtu.be/_Vlh3BqGzys

15. Hambantota Muhudu Werale (Subani Harshani): https://youtu.be/J3ZEPpKl7u4