Aluth Iskole (අලුත් ඉස්කෝලේ)
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April 22nd, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual celebration of the environmental movement.
This video was created using audio/video recordings from mobile phones by a community of Sri Lankan artists collaborating in a time of isolation amidst the COVID-19 crisis
Song: අලුත් ඉස්කෝලේ
Artist: Various (United in Global Lockdown)
Lyrics: Upul Shantha Sannasgala (Sinhala)
Mariazelle Goonetilleke (English)
K.Mahindakumar (Tamil)
Music composition and Arrangements: Mahesh Denipitiya
Mixed & Mastered by Mahesh Denipitiya
Video Production & Editing: Sagara Lakmal De Mel
Chief Coordinator: Shakila Perera
Musicians
Piano/Strings: Mahesh Denipitiya
Fretless Bass: Hussain Jiffry (USA)
Percussion: Rakitha Wickramaratne
Sri Lankan percussion: Jananath Warakagoda
Violin: Thushani Jayawardena
Veena: Wageshan Sivanathan
Piano: Eshan Denipitiya (Singapore)
Tamil percussion: Ratnam Ratnathurai & Abhinav Ratnathurai
Recorder: Ajith Kodikara
Flute: Daminda Athauda
Pads/synth/geoshred: Priyal Dissanayake
Drums: Rachitha Vithanage
Bassline on Tamil verse: Sandaru Mudalige
Piano: Rivindu Wanniachchi
Acoustic guitars: Suran Kuruppu (UK)/ Saliya Illangasinghe
Acoustic Nylon guitar: Nisha Peiris (South Africa)
Electric guitar: Lashel Perera / Nifal Ibrahim
Electric guitar (Harmony): Ashan Indrajee De Silva
Vocalists (In Order Of Appearance):
Ravindra Randeniya
Malini Fonseka
Jackson Anthony
Kelum Srimal
Upul Shantha Sannasgala
Amarasiri Peiris
Latha Walpola
Nirosha Virajini
T. M. Jayarathna
Kasun Kalhara
Mariazelle Goonetilleke
Bathiya Jayakody
Umaria Sinhawansa
Santhush Weeraman
Keerthi Pasquel
Ridma Weerawardena
Peshala Manoj
Edward Jayakody
Uresha Ravihari
Devashrie De Silva
Jaya Sri
Charitha Priyadarshani
Chandeepa Jayakody
Shashika Nisansala
Raween Kanishka
Kushani Sandarekha
Praneeth Perera
Anushka Madubashini
Desmond de Silva
Sunil Perera
Chandralekha Perera
Rookantha Goonatillake
Arjuna Rookantha
Shyamen Nishantha Dangamuwage
Peter Rosairo
Sidath Nanayakkara
Kalpa Sena
Apeksha Chandrasena
K. MahindaKumar
A R Jithendra
R.Sriwathsala
Nilukshi Jayaweerasingam
Chitral Somapala
Umara Sinhawansa
Corrine Almeida
Rajitha Rupasinghe
Sohan Weerasinghe
Kumari Sandalatha
Akhila Dhanuddhara Anthony
Amanda Vanderwert
Milan Silva
Madhavee Wathsala Anthony
Nanda Malini
Vijaya Corea
#EarthDay #AluthIskole #CoVID19
Special Thanks
• Kelum Srimal, Shehan Galahitiyawa, and Sanjaya Epa Senevirathna for their unstinted support and consent to proceed with the present lyrics.
• Akash Hewarathna, Ranura Perera and Avi Mendis for all facebook ads and campaigns.
A project and teamwork of
Mahesh Denipitiya, Upul Sannasgala, Mariazelle Goonetilleke, Kelum Srimal, Sagara Lakmal De Mel and Shakila Perera
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