කුමාරි මුණසිංහ
3 songs performed
Kumari Munasinghe (කුමාරි මුණසිංහ, also written Kumari Sandalatha Munasinghe) is a Sri Lankan singer and stage performer, widely recognised for her duets with the actor and artist Jackson Anthony, to whom she was married. Her warm, expressive voice carries a set of much loved wedding and New Year songs that remain staples at Sri Lankan celebrations.
Kumari Munasinghe is best known as a duet partner alongside Jackson Anthony, with whom she recorded several songs that pair his deep delivery against her higher line. Among the most popular is Poruwe Mage Daruwane (පෝරුවේ මගෙ දරුවනේ), a wedding song written by Bandara Eheliyagoda with music by Darshana Wickramatunga, performed from the imagined voice of parents addressing a child on the poruwa, the traditional Sinhala marriage dais.
Another well known pairing is Lande Ukula Uda (ලන්දේ උකුල උඩ), a bright Sinhala Avurudu (New Year) duet that the two have performed in numerous stage and televised shows. Kumari Munasinghe has long been an active live entertainer, appearing in concerts across the island.
For listeners searching under the fuller form of her name, Kumari Sandalatha Munasinghe, these are the same recordings. Each Lyrics-lk page presents the Sinhala lyrics alongside an English transliteration and translation, so the meaning of these wedding and celebration songs is accessible to bilingual and diaspora audiences.
Every Sinhala lyric, composition, and song credit by Kumari Munasinghe.