Buddhi De Mal

Buddhi de Mal is an exquisite singer/songwriter originally born and raised in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka and currently living in Los Angeles, USA. His latest release ‘Colours of Hate (No More)’ is a wonderful introduction to his political and unifying single.

The track starts with sparse instrumentation and slowly builds. There are guitar strumming chords on 2 and 4 of the beat, and then the vocals, drums and bass kick in.

How do we describe the out of the ordinary Buddhi De Mal? On the one hand, anybody could tell about public facts that a Google search can quickly proffer up. Older archives will tell you about his old band ‘Wagon Park’, the blues-rock/ hard rock band he co-founded and fronted in Colombo. Or about his solo career experimenting with an intrinsic Sri Lankan flavour, he brought to western folk and country music. Buddhi is also a unique lyricist; love songs, sad songs and raging dirges are all created with signature wit and wisdom.

One search offered this description of Wagon Park: Six diverse musical influences, steadfast dedication, and a stroke of traditional spice come together to bring the Wagon Park experience, an experience so exclusive one has to live it to believe it. Founded by Buddhima De Mel and Mohamed Firaz in the Summer of 2007, Wagon Park have marched on from an unforgettable debut performance, to become Sri Lanka’s most potent Hard Rock outfit.

More recent news will tell that the Moratuwa-