Baila
Bayila (also known as baila) is a form of music, popular in Sri Lanka and parts of India. The genre originated centuries ago among the 'Sri Lankan Kaffirs' or Afro-Sri Lankan communities (mixed communities of Portuguese, African and native Tamil and Sinhalese people). It utilises primarily European instruments and rhythms found in Iberia, Sri Lanka, Africa and India. Bayila songs are played during parties and weddings in Mangalore and Goa, accompanied by dancing.
Bayila music, as a form of folk art, has been popular for centuries in Sri Lanka. During the early 1960s, it entered into Sri Lanka's mainstream culture, primarily through the work of police officer turned singer Wally Bastian. He began adapting the 6/8 'kaffirhina' rhythms to accommodate Sinhala lyrics. By the 1970s musicians, including MS Fernando and Maxwell Mendis, had helped Bayila grow into a well known and respected style of Sri Lankan popular music. It is primarily considered dance music.
History
After their arrival in 1505, the Portuguese began to convert the Sinhalese and Tamils to Roman Catholicism, building their wealth and power through the spice and slave trade. As early as 1630, African Kaffirs were brought to Sri Lanka to work as slaves or soldiers. The Kaffirs were once described as a people 'steeped in opium and witless with drink'. The Kaffirs' carefree spirit inspired two music forms known as chicote and kafrinha infusing them with humour and satire.
Baila morena (Zucchero and Maná song)
"Baila morena" is a song recorded in 2001 by the Italian singer Zucchero. The song was released as a single twice : first in 2001 (under the title "Baila (Sexy Thing)"), reaching #1 in Italy, but achieving a moderate success in the other countries, then in 2006 as a duet with the Mexican rock band Maná, as the soundtrack of the film Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (English : French Fried Vacation 3 - Friends Forever), becoming this time a huge hit in France and Belgium.
On February 2, 2006, the single entered the French Singles Chart at #64, then jumped straight to #1, which is the third biggest jump to number-one in this country. After four weeks at #1, the singles dropped almost every week on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the top ten, 17 in the top 50 and 28 in the top 100. It was the 9th best-selling of the year and was certified Gold by the SNEP. As of July 2014, it is the 103rd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 299,000 units sold.
Baila (disambiguation)
Baila or Baïla may refer to:
Places
Music
See also
Podcasts:
Baila
ALBUMS
- Shall We Dance? released: 2000
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by Soundtracks (other tracks) soundtrack
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by Raul
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by Jennifer Lopez
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by Music of the Heart Soundtrack
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by Nuria Fergó
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by Ivan
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by Issa Gadala
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by Ima
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by Mdo
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by Zucchero
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by Alejandra Gúzman
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by Malu
Baila
by: Soundtracks (other tracks) soundtrack- Jennifer Lopez
Let's break all the rules
Come on baby me and you
(Baila, come on baby baila)
(Baila, come on baby baila)
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Let's break all the rules
Come on baby me and you
You took my love to a
Another level and
Boy I'm so happy
I don't have to settle
Nobody else but you
Cause everything you do
Breaks all the rules
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Let's break all the rules
Come on baby me and you
(Baila, come on baby baila)
I don't care what they say
Come on baby dance with me
1 - (Baila, come on baby baila)
Just come on home
(Baila, come on baby baila)
And dance with me
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Just move your feet
(Baila, come on baby baila)
And dance with me
Let's break all the rules
Come on baby me and you
Boy you're my destiny
My final ecstasy
There is no higher place
That I could ever feel
A love so strong, so real
The way I feel with you
Breaks all the rules
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Let's break all the rules
Come on baby me and you
(Baila, come on baby baila)
I don't care what they say
Come on baby dance with me
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Repeat 1 (2x)
breakdown
Like this
Fa la la la le lo la
(Fa la la la le lo la)
Fa la la la le lo la
(Fa la la la le lo la)
(Baila, come on baby baila)
(Fa la la la le lo la)
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Fa la la la le lo la
(Fa la la la le lo la)
Fa la la la le lo la
(Baila, come on baby baila)
Fa la la la le lo la
(Baila, come on baby baila)¡
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