Celebrating Sri Lanka Globally

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An awesome music video celebrating Sri Lankan independence day on Feb 4th made by Berklee College of Music in the US.. The ensemble comprising musicians from 17 different countries

Arranger: Shannon Jacob (Sri Lanka)

Lead Vocals: Sanchitha Wickremesooriya (Sri Lanka) & Harshitha Krishnan (India)

Pahatharata Beraya (Yak Beraya): Nalinda Pieris (Sri Lanka)
Gata Beraya: Uthpala Eroshan (Sri Lanka)
Devil Dancer & Thalampata (Hand Cymbals): Dilhan Pinnagoda (Sri Lanka)

Dancers: Shreya Navile (USA/Boston Conservatory), Carolina Salomon Simon (Mexico/Boston Conservatory), & Madeline Miller (USA/Boston Conservatory)

Voice: Dhruv Goel (India), Ryan LaForrest (USA), Caleb Kishan Savari (Malaysia), Sashank Navaladi (India), Razafindratandra Ny ony (Madagascar), Yaevin Lee (USA), Jenna Kohut (USA), Harshitha Krishnan (India), Wambura Mitaru (Kenya), & Sanchitha Wickremesooriya (Sri Lanka)

Trumpet: Nicholas Alleyne (USA) & Alonzo Ryan, Jr. (USA)
Alto Saxophone: Emery Mesich (USA)
Tenor Saxophone: Chris Allison (USA) & Nicholas Suchecki (USA)
Trombone: Yoshie Nakayama (Japan) & Amanda Fairbank (USA)
Baritone Sax: Gabriel Nekrutman (USA)
Bansuri: Srishti Biyani (India)
Flute: Missy Jaworski (USA)
Kelsey Rogers: Violin (Durban, South Africa)
Kailey Zercher: Violin (Santa Fe, NM, USA)
Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh: Violin (Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S).
Ethan Anderson-Carter:. Violin (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Gabriel Majou: Violin (Paris, France)
Antoine Beux: Violin (Paris, France)
Gerson Eguiguren: Viola (Quito, Ecuador)
Hyo Jin (Jina) An: Viola (Busan, South Korea)
Connor Frawley: Cello (Fairfield, Connecticut, USA)
Cristobal Cruz Garcia: Cello (Tijuana, Mexico)
Piano: Shannon Jacob (Sri Lanka)
Acoustic Guitar: Santheep Surendra (Sri Lanka)
Electric Guitar: Aleif Hamdan (Indonesia)
Electric Bass: Achal Murthy (Luxembourg)
Drum Set: Juan Felipe Mejia Tobon (Colombia)
Bongos, Chekeré, & Pandeiro: Laura A. Crespo (Puerto Rico)
Glockenspiel & Chimes: Brian Difrancisco (USA)
Orchestral Percussion: Phoebe Chou (USA)
Congo: Daniel Feldman (Mexico)
Doumbek: Berat Sahan Jazzar (Turkey)
Tabla: M.T. Aditya Srinivasan (India)

@HeinzG @Azizam @Godman @NGV-H .. The baila section is epic..

 

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Portuguese Creole Kaffringha songs of Ceylon, By it's African community known as the Kaffir community.. These songs were later adopted by the wider community and Sinhalized and now known as Kapirinna and Baila.. An integral part of Sri Lankan culture.. And like many things in Sri Lanka it's people have forgotten the roots

The original Creole song

The Sinhala Baila version

@HeinzG @Azizam @Godman @NGV-H @Nilgiri @jbgt90

 

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More about Kaffirs - African Lankans

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1712194808994618