Ashanti de alwis biography of william hill
About: Ashanthi De Alwis - DBpedia Association.
Ashanti de alwis biography of william hill
Ashanthi De Alwis
Sri Lankan rapper, singer and songwriter
Musical artist
Ashanthi De Alwis (Sinhala:අශාන්ති ද අල්විස්), known simply as Ashanthi, is a Sri Lankan rapper, singer and songwriter.
She is the only Sri Lankan female rapper who signed with international record labels Sony Music and Universal Music in 2006.[1][2][3] She began her career as a rapper with BnS, and continued that role after achieving solo success.
Career
Ashanthi's first major label album was as half of the duo Ashanthi n' Ranidu, with the album Oba Magemai released in 2002 through M Entertainments.[4] Her debut solo album Sandawathuren was released in 2006.[5][6] This was the first hip hop solo album to be released by a Sri Lankan female.[1] Her general style of music is ethnic hip hop with massive market appeal.
Sandawathuren was sung in Sinhala, with the exception of two English songs.[6]
Ashanthi has to