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to the traditional baila, is referred to as the "Father of Baila in Sri Lanka". There is a popular Baila song by Saman de Silva in tribute to him. M.S. Fernando A.K.A. "Baila
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on guitar, Tilak Dias on bass, Tissasiri Perera on keyboard, and
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Kanagaratnam, Stany Sivananthan, Tobel Ragal, Kanapathipillai, Emanuel, S Ramachandran, Ceylon Manohar (A.E.Manoharan), M.P.Paramesh, Amuthan Annamalai, et al.
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was released in Sri Lanka. The music was directed by renowned composer Suresh
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520:The Gypsies
500:Anton Jones
483:Bailatronic
476:bongo drums
441:Chorus song
427:bass guitar
415:synthesiser
403:bongo drums
197:dance music
193:MS Fernando
139:; from the
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447:Waada song
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241:Portuguese
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