Baila is a form of dance music popular on the island of Sri Lanka. The genre originated centuries ago among the 'kaffir' or Afro-Sinhalese communities (mixed communities of Portuguese, African and native Sinhalese people) and was later amalgamated with European instruments and eastern and western rhythms, especially rhythms found in Spain and northern European folk music.
Baila music, though popular as a folk art for centuries in the country, was introduced to Sri Lanka's mainstream during the early years of the 1960s when singer Wally Bastian (who was also a police officer), began adapting the 6/8 'kaffirhina' rhythms to accommodate Sinhala lyrics. By the 1970s, owing largely to the contributions of musicians MS Fernando and Maxwell Mendis, baila had grown to become a recognized (and respected) style of Sri Lankan popular music.
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The term "baila" is adapted from the Portuguese verb "bailar" meaning "to dance". The popular baila singer Wally Bastian was known as "Father of Baila in Sri Lanka." There is a popular baila song by Saman de Silva in tribute to him.[citation needed]
M.S. Fernando A.K.A. "Baila Chakrawarthi" was a key figure in Sri Lankan baila history. Nithi Kanagaratnam also started Baila's in Tamil in 1967 and was the key figure in the developmentof the same.
Baila music, as its etymology suggests, is deeply rooted in Sri Lanka's colonial history — particularly within the communities established by the Portuguese traders of the 16th century. These communities (consisting of Portuguese traders and the slaves that they had brought with them from the western coast of Africa) gradually combined with communities of native Sri Lankans. From this cultural interchange, emerged the musical style now referred to as "baila". The genre was quick to spread around the whole island of Sri Lanka and was even influenced by 'Habanera' a form of dance music in the mid 1900's.
Contemporary baila [link]
Today, this kaffirhina style (often referred to by its "6/8" time) has been adapted from violin, bongo drums, mandolin, box guitar and honky tonk piano to accommodate modern instruments — specifically the electric guitar and synthesiser/workstation keyboards, octapad, and drum kit. Due, in part, to this evolution, it is most often heard during parties, school reunions, charity dinner dances, hotel concerts, and weddings. Contemporary baila is also characterized by comical lyrics, often loosely adapted from themes derived from Sri Lanka's history and/or folklore.
Popular baila artists include M.S. Fernando, Ranjith Peiris (Magic Seeya), Anton Jones, Paul Fernando, Desmond de Silva, Nithi Kanagaratnam, Annesley Malewana, A.E.Manoharan, Dalreen, and late Clarence Wijewardene, Maxwell Mendis and many more.
There are two subgenres of baila.
- Chorus baila — typical baila song
- Waada baila — this is a contest between several baila singers. Judges give them a topic and competitors must compose their own lyrics for the specific baila rhythm. Judges select the singer with highest marks as the winner. Marks are given in different criteria: Meaningfulness, the flow, and rhyme are some of them.
Radio broadcaster Vernon Corea has been credited with having helped to spread baila music to the English-speaking world via English-language programmes aired on Radio Ceylon and BBC Radio London during the late 1960s and 1970s.
In December 2006 a nonstop dance CD with greatest baila hits titled Sri Lankan Open House Party was released in Sri Lanka. The music was directed by renowned composer Suresh Maliyadde while the music to the CD was provided by Niresh Perera (The Gypsies) on drums, Mahinda Bandara (Fortunes) on guitar, Tilak Dias on bass, Tissasiri Perera on key boards and Visharadha Monaj Pieris on percussion. Singers powering these all time evergreens are Kanishka Wijetunga, Ganesha Wijetunga, Mariazelle Goonetilleke and Suresh Maliyadde.
There are baila songs in Tamil also which was popularised by Nithi Kanagaratnam,Ceylon Manohar, M.P.Paramesh, Ramachandran, Amuthan Annamalai and many othes. Nithi Kanagartnam's song "Chinna Mamiye" (or "Sinna Mamiye") in particular is popular and the rhythm is quite like some of the konkani songs. Nithi started Tamil Baila in 1967 and was dubbed as the " Father of Tamil Pops" in Sri lanka.These songs are popular in Tamil Nadu, India and also in countries where the Tamils live.
See also [link]
- Cumbia
- Music of Goa (Konkani songs similar to baila)
- Sellankandal
- Vernon Corea
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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.
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