A musical show has been organized at the St. Anthony’s College Auditorium, Katugastota to mark the 100th Birth Anniversary of singer late Kalashuri Mohideen Baig on November 3,2018 at 6. 00 p.m with a performance by Ishaq Mohideen Baig.
Baig was born in the Salem District of India on December 5, 1919. He was a well-known popular Sri Lankan musician throughout the country and sang in Sinhala, Tamil, Islamic and Urdu. Baig has sung duets with H.R. Jothipala, Rani Perera, Latha Walpola, Sujatha Attanayake and Jamuna Rani among others. He has sung well over 6,000 film songs.
Baig won the 1967 Sarasaviya Award for the Best Playback Singer for his singing in the film Allapu Gedera. He also won the Kalashoori Award in 1983 and 1987.
He achieved fame singing songs such as Buddhang Saranang, Maya, Adara Nadiya Gala, Pem Mal Mala, Thaniwai Upanne, and Loke Sihinayak Wageya.