Senaka Batagoda (Sinhala: සේනක බටගොඩ; 25 June 1958 – 11 September 2024) was a Sri Lankan singer and music composer.
[2][3] He is often referred as "The Ancient of Our Time", where Batagoda had the best touch with emotional audience among the Sri Lankan western music culture after Clarence Wijewardena.
In 2011, fellow musician Sangeeth Wijesuriya released the song Api Kawuruda along with his new musical band "Wayo".
[10] On 3 April 2024, an enjoining order was issued by the Colombo Commercial High Court preventing Batagoda from singing seven popular Sinhala-language songs including "Api Kavuruda", "Api Senasille", "Alu Yata Gini", "Rastha", "Heena Walata Panak Thiyenawa", "Senasuma" and "Hodama De".
[11][12] The court proceeded following a complaint filed under the Intellectual Property Act by musician Janath Kulathilake who insisted to restrain Senaka from singing his songs.