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Ramesh Weeratunga

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Singer/songwriter, composer, music producer and sound designer Ramesh B. Weeratunga was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1951. He grew up in a musically, intellectually and politically rich environment. His father, a lawyer and lyricist, introduced his son to both eastern and western literature while his sister studied dance, eventually becoming a professional performer and teacher. The household radio regularly broadcast traditional Sri Lankan and Indian classical music while his mother's voice, she was a nationally famous singing star, was also often heard. Inspired by this creative family Ramesh began singing himself at a young age. When the Beatles took the world by storm his curiosity for the "exotic" West was ignited. He formed his own teenage band "The Buggs" and started performing in small clubs...

... At the age of twenty Ramesh could no longer contain his curiosity about the west. With less than $200 in his pocket and his old white guitar hung over his shoulder, he set off for Europe via the so-called "Silk Road". He intended to reach London to study music but after a arduous journey ended up in the politically divided city of Berlin in the midst of the Cold War. Berlin's reputation as a melting pot of intrigue, creativity, decadence, night life and "anything goes" tolerance was legendary. Ramesh was immediately accepted into the city's vibrant international music scene.

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