Arjuna Rookantha

Arjuna Rookantha is a multitalented musician, a singer-songwriter and a composer from Sri Lanka, whose talents and the passion to experiment has translated into a unique form of music and self-expression. Pursuing music at a very young age, he began his career at the age of 13 performing for the 1st time as a vocalist in a band. Raised in a family of musicians and with an early display of immense talent, Arjuna was trained musically and given opportunities to perform at a very young age. His breakthrough into the mainstream media came when he performed on Sirasa Super Star season 3 (A celebrated reality show in Sri Lanka) becoming the runner up in the competition. His performances left a memorable mark on the audience and his first single ‘Sodi Lama Hasa’ was a significant success in 2011 and his song 'Prathiraawe' achieved international reach within the South Asian diaspora when it was featured on the BBC Asian Network playlist in the UK. Arjuna’s musical journey and identity since then have significantly transformed into a more narrative and experimental approach where he is fully immersed in expressing his story and making powerful statements in both his lyrics and music. Music is now purely a platform to express the very essence of life, his story, raw and unfiltered emotions that are universal to humankind. He also experiments and creates advanced music with the objective of presenting it to future generations to be inspired and create meaningful music.