hévisi

Chinese translation: 锡兰鼓祭乐

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English term or phrase:hévisi
Chinese translation:锡兰鼓祭乐
Entered by: Lu Wang

12:41 Jul 22, 2006
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / buddhist music
English term or phrase: hévisi
name or variety of buddhist music
Lu Wang
Local time: 02:14
锡兰鼓[祭]乐
Explanation:
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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Naikei Wong
Local time: 02:14
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3 +1锡兰鼓[祭]乐
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锡兰鼓[祭]乐


Explanation:
锡兰鼓[祭]乐

There're no Chinese sources for this...

FYI:


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


Naikei Wong
Local time: 02:14
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PRO pts in category: 4
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