“PLAYING TO THE BEAT OF A SRILANKAN HEART ACROSS BORDERS” Born in (Colombo) in 1988, Sachintha De Silva is a graduate of the University of Visual and Performing Arts (Sri Lanka) and the founder of Beat Drummers. Both his parents comes from a performing arts background and they were professional dancers and dance instructors. Sachintha makes the imperative career decision in 2008 to form his own percussion ensemble together with the students of his very own academy. His love for Drum making made him produce three new drums on his own, adding to his already impressive list of accomplishments. 2011 saw the debut performance of Sachintha and the Beat Drummers. The Band had performed at a variety of local and international festivals, including the ICC World Cup, the World Percussion festival representing Sri Lanka and IIFA Awards. Celebrated as an outstanding percussionists and as a much sought after percussion teacher he continues to inspire young talent through his Percussion and Music school.