Rohana Weerasinghe

Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe (born February 18, 1949), is a Sri Lankan musician, composer and singer.

[1] Weerasinghe was born on 18 February 1949 in Algiriya, Matara in southern Sri Lanka.

In 1977, Weerasinghe married to Leela Beatrice De Silva, a dancing teacher in profession.

Weerasinghe became a key Sitar player for music concerts of prominent Singers in Sri Lanka such as Victor Ratnayake's Sa, Nanda Malini's Shrawana Aradhana and Sanath Nandasiri's Swarna Kundala.

[5][6] Weerasinghe has been the Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka in Cultural and Aesthetic Affairs since 2006.