‘Mangala’, ‘Apeksha’, ‘Chathumadura’, ‘Chandi Shyama’ are some of the other films for which music direction was done by Clarence. “Dileepa Podi Puthu” the first song composed by Clarence and the first song performed by The Moonstones which was written by Karunaratne Abeysekara for his son. Radio Ceylon broadcasted the songs on a program named “Saturday Stars” which made them stars overnight. This marked the beginning of musical careers of both Annesley and Clarence and also the formation of the new band named ‘ The Moonstones’.Īfter several practice recordings at Sangabo’s house, Sangabo arranged a meeting with popular radio host Vijaya Corea of Radio Ceylon, who went on to record a few songs at the Radio Ceylon’s studios. Clarence contacted his friend Premasinghe Maramba for help and eventually was introduced to Annesley Malawana. Under the aegis of Sri Sangabo Corea he was offered the first opportunity to record music, however with the challenge of finding a suitable vocalist. Born in the rural hill station of Haputale in Central Sri Lanka, Clarence moved to Batugedara, Ratnapura with his parents in 1966.
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