Music is a universal language. It could be singing or playing instruments, music can be a great way to express the thoughts and feelings that arise in our minds and share it with others. Music also plays a great role in maintaining mental happiness. It has the ability to make the human heart happy and beautiful, even as babies in the womb our minds play close attention to the noise around us. Our ears are drawn to sounds such as pirith chanting and lullabies.
When we feel sad, listening to a song or a fun melody can help us forget that pain, music also has the great ability to boost our happiness when it brings us joy. There is such a beautiful bond between humans and music.
Today on Amazing Kids, we introduce the twin brothers who have an inborn talent for singing and playing instruments. Meet Anushitha and Anusara, the twin brothers who are about to embark on a big journey through their music.
Nissanka Mudiyanselage Anushitha Senula Nimalajeewa and Nissanka Mudiyanselage Anusara Savindu Nimalajeewa are twin brothers making waves in the world of music.
They reside in Mawathagama, and their father is Aruna Shantha Nimalajeewa who works for the Ceylon Electricity Board. While their mother is Yuganthi Dilinika Ranasinghe, a university lecturer. Anusitha and Anusara also have a sister named Ashchini Sehansa Nimalajeewa, who is studying in Year 6 at Hemamali Girls’ College in Kandy.
The two brothers studied at Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, Wariyapola, Kandy from Grade 1 to Grade 3 and at Mawathagama Central College from Grade 4 to Grade 5 during the Covid-19 pandemic. After passing the Grade 5 scholarship exam, Anushitha and Anusara returned to Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya for further education. They are now in Grade 8.
Anushitha says that as a child, he liked to listen to songs and dance to them, which later led to his passion for music.
Anusara says that he started singing when he was four years old and he was very fond of Michael Jackson’s songs. They both received outstanding support from their parents and sister at the start of their musical career. Anushitha and Anusara are studying vocals and tabla under their teacher Samantha Karunarathne and guitar under teacher Madhusanka Wijekoon.
Anushitha plays the guitar, sitar, mandolin, and organ, while Anusara plays the tabla and drums. Both of them are members of the school orchestra, and both of them sing songs in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
Their school principal, music teacher Champika Abeysinghe, school teachers, and friends are all cheering for our young friends to develop their musical talents. Do you know that they even have their very own YouTube channel called ‘Anushitha and Anusara’ with over 25,000 subscribers! Their first solo work is the song ‘Kurulleku Wagee.’ Its lyrics are by Sada Guruge, and the music is composed by Sandaruwan Jayasinghe.
Anushitha and Anusara also participated in different competitions and won second place in the Shanthikarma group singing zonal-level competition. They have also won competitions in Sinhala folk songs and folk dances, including Thalam.
They were also selected to the final 100 of the Duo Star reality show, although the competition has stopped for the time being.
They have done many cover versions of popular songs, and these little stars are quite popular as Anushitha and Anusara receive many invitations to sing songs and play musical instruments on concert stages.
Anushitha’s hobbies include reading books, drawing and cycling while Anusara’s hobbies are reading books, watching TV, cycling, and listening to music. In addition to music, Anushitha is interested in Science, Maths, English, Sinhala, and Geography, while Anusara prefers Maths, English, and Science. Along with music, Anushitha’s future hopes are to study well and become an engineer. Anusara plans on becoming a software engineer. The two brothers also have big dreams of creating original songs and becoming popular music artistes in Sri Lanka. We at Observer Kids Chronicle wish Anushitha and Anusara all the very best for all their future endeavours and hope that they will make Sri Lanka shine in the world of music with their talents.
