# Kadawatha | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 11:35 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Kadawatha
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `kadawatha`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 11:35 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-0e1a5c398ca8f0ea
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 2
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2170
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 166
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 17
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Gonna Stay, and Whitest Tiger
- Current-month titles with activity: Gonna Stay, and Whitest Tiger
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Kadawatha formed in 1993 when friends from the suburb of Kadawatha in Sri Lanka started playing together. Their early listening included Led Zeppelin and Metallica alongside local acts like the Dharmaratne Brothers and Super Chimes. They developed a sound that mixed Sri Lankan rhythms with rock energy. Songs like "Gonna Stay" and "Whitest Tiger" became well-known. The band released albums including "Kadawatha" in 1998, "Samaya" in 2000, and "Sanada" in...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Gonna Stay — https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha/gonna-stay
2. Whitest Tiger — https://lyroverse.com/kadawatha/whitest-tiger