User:Athula Jayasekara

Sangeet Prabhakar Athula Jayasekara was Born on 19th August 1967, Kandy sri Lanka. He is belong to the Sangeet Visharad H.D.S.JAYASEKARA ( MR ) and Vadya Gandharva D.N.ATAPATTU ( MRS ), was Studying at the Hiland English medium nerserry school and Mahanama high school, Colombo Srilanka. Athula Jayasekara is trained mecanician from German Technical Training Institute, Rathmalana  Srilanka  and French National Agency for Adult Vocational Training Institute, Strasbourg France.

His Father was the head of the department of the music faculty of the Kelaniya university, Srilanka and His Mother was the senior Superintendant of the Teacher's training college Maharagama Srilanka.

Athula Jayasekara has got his Vocal ( khayal, thumri, qawwali and light song ), Esraj, Violin Sitar and harmonium knowledge from his father, also he was beginning to learn the tabla with PROF SANATH NANDASIRI then has continued more with famouse tabla player USTAD LATIF KHAN ( delhi gharana ) in paris and indian tabla player PANDIT KISHOR BENERGEE ( farukhabad gharana ),  Athula has got some of the knowledge of playing the Sarod with indian famouse sarod player SRI APRATIM MAJUMDAR then bhajan and ghazal knowledge from famouse singer KAKOLI SENGUPTA in paris Actually more learning the tabla with PANDIT NABANKUR BHATTACHARYA in france.

Athula was the one of the Bansuri Player of the eastern music band of the Mahanama College, also was a child singer in his childhood at SLBC Srilanka, He has got some knowledge of playing of the Bansuri with sangeet Wishard Swarna Pieris ( MRS ), at that time his own famouse songs were " ayyage athdiga kamisaya endala and Babuta baye duwagena giya athinniya "

He is the createur of the raga " DEEPPALASI " ( combination of the ragas patadeep and bimapalasi ) Also introduser of the instrument " SAROTAR " wich has not get leagal approval yet and it has made by MONOJ KUMAR SARDAR & BROS under the guidance of Athula.

Athula was beginning to Write a Wonderful book " THE HART OF THE HINDOUSTANI CLASICAL MUSIC " in the middle of the 2019th wich will be included precious secret methods of training voice for easily reach to the full of three OCTAVE also for the very fast singing of GAMAK THANS and for the PERFECT SHRUTI with some of RARE PALTAS, there are some of valuable methods for keep and correct the TAAL in the mind with very ancient perfect systems for IMPROVE YOUR HEARING too, so Athula is planing to publish his book the before end of the 2024th.

Athula is the inventor of the taal " TALKHANI " ( with seventeen and half matras and with two khalis ).

He is in excellent project of research to find and prove " IF THERE ARE MORE SHRUTIS THAN WHAT WE ARE KNOWING ACTUALLY IN HINDOUSTANI CLASSICAL MUSIC " and Athula is very happy to say that his research are going on success way.

Wife Suresni Jayathilake.

Living in Europe France.