What key details about ananda samarakoon can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: egodahage george wilfred alwis samarakoon -lrb- january 13 , 1911 -- april 5 , 1962 -rrb- -lrb- known as '' ananda samarakoon '' -rrb- was a sri lankan composer and musician . he composed the sri lankan national anthem '' sri lanka matha '' and is considered the father of artistic sinhala music and founder of the modern sri lankan '' geeta sahitya '' -lrb- song literature -rrb- .
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- years active is 1938 -- 1962- birth name is egodahage george wilfred alwis samarakoon- origin is sri lanka- death date is april 5 , 1962- genre is sri lankan music- alias is ananda samarakoon- birth date is january 13 , 1911- name is ananda samarakoon- background is solo_singer- occupation is singer-songwriter teacher