. ▁It ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 3 – 4 ▁notes ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ordinary ▁people ▁for ▁pleasure ▁and ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁Nad ag am ▁music ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁developed ▁form ▁of ▁drama ▁influenced ▁from ▁South ▁Indian ▁street ▁drama ▁which ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁some ▁south ▁Indian ▁Art ists . ▁ ▁Phill ipp u ▁Sing ho ▁from ▁Neg om bo ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁Per formed ▁" Har ish ch andra ▁Nad ag ama " ▁in ▁H ng ur ank eth a ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁written ▁in ▁Tel ingu ▁language . ▁Later ▁" Man ame ", ▁" S anda ▁kind uru " ▁and ▁few ▁others ▁were ▁introduced . ▁Don ▁Bast ian ▁of ▁De hi w ala ▁introduced ▁No orth y ▁first ly ▁by ▁looking ▁at ▁Indian ▁dram as ▁and ▁then ▁John ▁De ▁Silva ▁developed ▁it ▁as ▁did ▁Ram ay an aya ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁Sin h ala ▁light ▁music ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁type ▁of ▁music ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁en rich ed ▁with ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁folk ▁music , ▁kol am ▁music , ▁nad ag am ▁music , ▁no orth y ▁music , ▁film ▁music , ▁classical ▁music , ▁western ▁music , ▁and ▁others . ▁Some ▁artists ▁visited ▁India ▁to ▁learn ▁music ▁and ▁later ▁started ▁introdu cing ▁light ▁music . ▁An anda ▁Sam ar ak one ▁was ▁the ▁pione er ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁also ▁composed ▁the ▁national ▁anth em . ▁The ▁classical ▁Sin hal ese ▁Orchestra ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁categories ▁of