Traditional acoustic heritage echoed through the Wayamba Cultural Complex in Kurunegala today, September 27, 2026, as veteran traditional drummers staged a symposium showcasing ancient Kohomba Kankariya percussion rhythms and classical Sinhala Vannam arrangements.

Featuring the resonant beats of the Geta Beraya, Yak Beraya, and Davula, master artists demonstrated nuanced rhythmic time signatures passed down through generations of North Western hereditary drumming lineages. The recital, attended by hundreds of university music students and cultural enthusiasts, highlighted the scientific acoustics of indigenous wooden drums and cow-hide tuning membranes. Heritage scholars commended the assembly for documenting vanishing regional folk compositions for national academic music archives.