Veteran singer Lakshman Wijesekara passes away
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on November 12, 2021 - 6:17 pm

Veteran Sri Lankan singer and musician Lakshman Wijesekara has passed away at the age of 73.
According to reports, he had suffered from cancer for a period of time.
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Goodbye and thank you for many years of fabulous songs I listen and enjoyed from my childhood. You are another great musician we had during the golden era of Sri Lankan music along with Victor, Amaradea, Nanda Malini, TM, Niranjala Sarojini and so on.