According to the Sri Lankan Sunday Times, Noel, a PRS for Music member, was one of 12 artists to receive an award.
The singer songwriter has been performing this Calypso style and spreading the word of the music for the last 50 years. He received the prize on his 72nd birthday.
Noel told the newspaper: ‘It took a long time to recognise what I have created and I am at last pleased for recognising what I have gifted to this country.
‘Sri Lanka came to be known as a nation of calypso singers- musicians - the real live style which is popular to date. So many stage shows have also kept it alive. Like Rajive Sebestian’s Calypso Express - Calypso Carnival - and Chandimal Fernando's It’s all Calypso and many more.’
In his speech, Noel thanked all those who had helped him create the genre including his teachers at St. Thomas’ College.
The singer songwriter has been performing this Calypso style and spreading the word of the music for the last 50 years. He received the prize on his 72nd birthday.
Noel told the newspaper: ‘It took a long time to recognise what I have created and I am at last pleased for recognising what I have gifted to this country.
‘Sri Lanka came to be known as a nation of calypso singers- musicians - the real live style which is popular to date. So many stage shows have also kept it alive. Like Rajive Sebestian’s Calypso Express - Calypso Carnival - and Chandimal Fernando's It’s all Calypso and many more.’
In his speech, Noel thanked all those who had helped him create the genre including his teachers at St. Thomas’ College.
