Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hévisi

Chinese translation:

锡兰鼓祭乐

Added to glossary by Lu Wang
Jul 22, 2006 12:41
17 yrs ago
English term

hévisi

English to Chinese Art/Literary Music buddhist music
name or variety of buddhist music
Proposed translations (Chinese)
3 +1 锡兰鼓[祭]乐

Proposed translations

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锡兰鼓[祭]乐

锡兰鼓[祭]乐

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Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka
Sometimes this kind of public Buddha-puja is accompanied by drumming and horns, called hevisi-puja or offering of music, which usually accompanies many ...
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/kariyawasam/wheel402.ht... - 157k - Cached - Similar pages


Musical Instruments of Sri Lanka - Craft Revival Trust
There are several types of drums made for the professional drummers playing hevisi music; the critical ones are the davula from Sabaragamuwa province, ...
www.craftrevival.org/SouthAsia/SriLanka/Crafts/Music1.htm - 19k - Cached - Similar pages


Lionel Ranwala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He popularised local music in schools and formed the first 'Hevisi' band in a school - at Pannipitiya Dharmapala Vidyalaya in 1964. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Ranwala - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
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