The twins, born on the 11^th of December 2000, named Sarith & Surith started their talent-filled musical career by becoming the champions of “Poddanta Puluwan” that aired on national television. Ever since then, they have stretched their musical ability all over the island and also overseas with most of the other popular local bands. At the same time, they are experimenting in the music mass arena by representing at many international events. The Vietnam ABU TV Song Festival and The Indian Philharmonic Festival are two of the most significant events among them. They have also performed at many national events and the CHOGM summit was one such memorable one.

They won many inter-school and national competitions. In parallel to academic music, they have completed their Grade 8 exams of the Trinity College of Music under both theory and practicals & the Audio Engineering Diploma with Maestro Ranga Dassanayake at Music Oven.

Despite their continuously growing and busy music career, they have been able to complete their school education with flying colours and are now doing their higher studies in the fields of Fashion Design and Interior Design.

Sarith and Surith started their band in early 2016. They are very passionate and dedicated to what they aspire and accomplish as musicians. They started their journey by performing at pocket concerts and parties. In the very same year, they released their 1st single and anchored their name in the local music industry. Soon after, they joined with the youth radio channel YFm and showcased their talents at the Y Unplugged Studio - Live. With the huge popularity and appreciation received, they were requested to be a part of the youth musical program on Sirasa TV called 16+.

With all the popularity, they were lucky enough to join hands with the National Television of Sri Lanka and the newly formed program in collaboration with the Brand CocaCola named “Coke Red” directed by Mr.Ravindra Munasinghe. On that stage, they had enough room to showcase their innovative music and reach the global audience.

The Band News consists of eight multi talented individuals. Rashmika Chanith on Keyboards, Vihara Hettiwatta on Rhythm Guitars, Venuk Pesara on Acoustic Guitars, Lehan Budvin on Bass, Thilina on Percussion, Sarith Jayawardena on Lead Guitars, Surith Jayawardena on Drums, Nadee Senevirathne on Vocals and KVN The Rapper.

News Adhimathra are the most favourite great music-filled sessions of News Fans. The initiative behind these sessions is to recall the memories of amazing hits of Sri Lanka back in the day. Each and every Adhimathra session became so trending that they were even able to grab the attention of amazing fans all around the world.

With the Adhimathra sessions, the News band reached a whole other exciting level of popularity and became the most popular young band which caters to all audiences today. The younger generation is so eager to wait for each episode's release. Therefore, the News family is always in touch with Olden and Golden music which also allows News, as a team, to pay their gratitude to the legendary music directors, lyric writers and singers who created the origins of what great music is in Sri Lanka today.

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Minutes of Sarith Surith is another new fun & interactive concept created by News. It's a vlog with a lot of fun & interesting events of the band in relation to special events like concerts, tours etc

It is a much known fact that the News fans eagerly wait to check out every episode. The vlog not only brings out the engaging elements but also helps to maintain a record of the gigs so the fans can understand the general life of the band. In the future, News expects to add more concepts & elements to add more color to Minutes of Sarith Surith.

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