Ananda Samarakoon was a well know musician.Hestudies music and painting in the Shanthiniketana in India.He was very much influence by the poems and music of Country.Sinhala language.He colleted the flok song s of Sri lanka.He has also written immortal lyrics that are popular from generaction togenaretion.He is well known as the composition of the NAtional An them of Sri Lanka.