• Rhythms of Resilience: Traditional Drum Production as a Response to Climate Change in Sri Lanka 

  Samarasinghe, K (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024-07)
• Sinhalese Distinct Singing Style: An Exploration of Musician W. B. Makulloluwa 

  Samarasinghe, K (4 th China-Sri Lanka Communication, 2023-12-06)

  Traditional music, as an essential aspect of Sri Lankan civilization’s long-term growth system, inherits its cultural heritage in a number of ways. Throughout human history, music has been an important cultural and social ...
• Re-study of Arnold Bake’s Recordings of Vedda Music in Ceylon (Sri Lanka): 1938-2024 

  Samarasinghe, K; Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy (The 2nd symposiumof the ICTMDstudy group on Indigenous Music and Dance with a joint day With the ICTMD study group on Music and Minorities- Taiwan, 2024)

  Arnold Adriaan Bake (1899–1963), a Dutch ethnomusicologist, dedicated his scholarly pursuits to the investigation of the music and cultural intricacies of South Asia. Bake meticulously documented and studied traditional ...
• Safeguarding Sri Lanka's Musical Heritage: Restoration and Digitization of W. B. Makulloluwa's Historical Field Recordings 

  Samarasinghe, K (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, 2024-09-23)

  Renowned musicologist William Banda (W. B.) Makulloluwa (1922–1984) played a pivotal role in safeguarding Sri Lanka's rich folk music traditions. Recognizing the intrinsic value of village songs and the traditional ...
• Music Emotion Classification: A Literature Review 

  Dhanapala, Samadara; Samarasinghe, K (University of the Visual and Performing Arts, 2024)

  Music, as an art form, combines rhythm and sound to form a functional melodic structure, uniquely capable of conveying emotions non-verbally. Within the domain of Music Information Retrieval (MIR), Music Emotion Classification ...
• Conservation and Preservation of Traditional Folk Music in Sri Lanka 

  Samarasinghe, K (2024-06)

  Folk music traditions are appreciated across the world for their capacity to maintain and convey cultural identities while exhibiting the different manifestations of communities. This research aims to examine the ...
• Exploring the Socio-Cultural Significance and Community Dynamics of the Ankeliya PattiniRitual Game in Sri Lanka 

  Samarasinghe, K (Department of Anthropology, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, 2024)

  In this paper, the Ankeliyaserves as a case study for examining how drumming, dancing, singing, and horn pulling form part of ritual action designed to worship the Goddess Pattini. The purpose of the study is to ...
• Exploring the Potential of Virtual Reality in Traditional Music Education 

  Samarasinghe, K. (2023-11)

  The preservation of cultural legacy and the advancement of musical comprehension are both greatly aided by traditional music instruction. Virtual reality (VR) technology has become a promising tool with the potential to ...
• Marginalized Moor’s Music and Misunderstanding 

  Sanjeewa, M.; Samarasinghe, K.; Nethsinghe, R. (University of Kelaniya, 2023-12)

  This research video documentary presents the story of a marginalized ethnic/cultural minority group in Sri Lanka that lives in the Eastern Province. This people, known as Moors, originating from Middle Eastern countries ...
• Ankeliya: Beyond a Game Methodology and Tradition 

  Samarasinghe, K.; Nethsinghe, R.; Sandaruwan, N.; Ariyarathna, L. (2023)

  The main objective of this research was to study the cultural significance of Ankeliya (horn-pulling game) or Ang Aedeema, a ritual practice dedicated to worshipping the Goddess Pattini. Primary data were collected from ...
• Retrieving, restoring, and preserving historical field recordings of C. de S Kulatillake: A pioneering Sri Lankan ethnomusicologist 

  Samarasinghe, K.; Nethsinghe, R.; de Silva, S. (2023-09)

  C. de. S. Kulatillake (1926-2005) was a ground-breaking ethnomusicologist, researcher, and pioneer of Sri Lankan traditional music. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he began utilizing reel-to-reel audio tapes to capture ...
• In search of distinctive Sri Lankan music: Cyril de Silva Kulatillake 

  Samarasinghe, K. (University of the Visual and Performing Arts, 2022)

  The history of Sri Lankan music is extensive and has changed substantially since then. Folk music from Sri Lanka portrays the diverse cultures and ethnicities of the country. Cyril de Silva Kulatillake was a pioneer in ...
• Reliance on AI Tools and Fostering Creativity among Sri Lankan ESL Learners: Special Focus to ChatGPT 

  Samarasinghe, K.; Prasangani, K.S.N. (2023)

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly advancing field of technology that has proven to be beneficial in various domains, including healthcare and education. AI tools have the potential to greatly enhance teaching and ...
• A Shift with a Twist: Transforming Experiences of Teaching and Learning Music Online 

  Samarasinghe, K.; Nethsinghe, R. (University of Colombo, 2022-11-25)

  Most of the teaching and learning in the performing and visual arts subjects occur in traditional classroom settings with face-to-face instruction methods, but the University of Visual and Performing Arts (UVPA) swiftly ...
• The Science behind the Art of Making the Gataberaya 

  Bandara, K.; Samarasinghe, K.; Embogama, S.; Nethsinghe, R. (2023-03)
• Preservation of traditional folk music in Sri Lanka: Conservation practices and key challenges 

  Samarasinghe, K. (2023-08)

  Folk music holds a significant place in the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka (SL), serving as a rich tapestry that reflects the traditions, beliefs, and diverse ethnic communities of the country. However, the preservation ...
• Keeping the Tradition Alive: Analysing the Work of C. De S. Kulatillake 

  Samarasinghe, K. (2023-06-23)

  The present review focuses on the vision, philosophy, and methodology of C. de S. Kulatillake’s exemplary contribution to the subject. The methodology of this study is based on a qualitative approach narrative method, and ...
• Promoting learner-centeredness in creative arts education: the use of flipped classroom approach and technology-integrated blended Learning 

  Samarasinghe, K.; Nethsinghe, R. (Proceeding of the 34th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (2021), 2021-06)

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• Improving Quality through Review: Case of University of the Visual and Performing Arts 

  Samarasinghe, K. (Pan-Commonwealth Forum, 9-12 September 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2019)

  Most of the higher education institutions employ the practice of internal and external reviews and external quality assurance to improve and ensure the quality of tertiary education. According to the available literature, ...
• Traffic through - An effective right-turn-bay of signalized intersections for busy hours 

  Jayasiri, Anusha; Seneviratne, W.Y.H. (International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering - SCSE 2018, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2018)

  Sri Lanka, as a developing country, the traffic congestions are becoming severe day by day because of the population and the economic background. To overcome the congested areas, the traffic controlling light systems were ...

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